Wednesday, 04 January 2012 23:12 Pioneer News Service | Ranchi
RS Sharma, Director General of the Unique ID Authority of India arrived in Ranchi on Wednesday on a three-day visit of Jharkhand to take stock of pilot project of payment of MNREGA wages in Jharkhand through UID number.
In the afternoon he held a review meeting with assistant DG Arvind Prasad, head of Jharkhand zone Sujata Chaturvedi, additional director general AP Singh and senior manager corporate communication Madan Kumar. In the evening Sharma along with officials met Jharkhand Governor Dr Syed Ahmed where he apprised the Governor about the activities of UID in Jharkhand.
He said that the authority has undertaken pilot project in four blocks Ratu (Ranchi district), Hazaribagh Sadar, katkam Sandi (Hazaribagh district) and Chandil (Saraikela district) where payments to NREGA workers are made through UID number. Sharma said that a total of 85 lakh people have been brought under the UDI which is an impressive performance.
Terming Jharkhand a model case for the rest of the country he said that payment of NREGA wages through UID number has been first started from Jharkhand. On Thursday, Sharma will visit Hazaribagh district to take stock of the pilot project.
RS Sharma, Director General of the Unique ID Authority of India arrived in Ranchi on Wednesday on a three-day visit of Jharkhand to take stock of pilot project of payment of MNREGA wages in Jharkhand through UID number.
In the afternoon he held a review meeting with assistant DG Arvind Prasad, head of Jharkhand zone Sujata Chaturvedi, additional director general AP Singh and senior manager corporate communication Madan Kumar. In the evening Sharma along with officials met Jharkhand Governor Dr Syed Ahmed where he apprised the Governor about the activities of UID in Jharkhand.
He said that the authority has undertaken pilot project in four blocks Ratu (Ranchi district), Hazaribagh Sadar, katkam Sandi (Hazaribagh district) and Chandil (Saraikela district) where payments to NREGA workers are made through UID number. Sharma said that a total of 85 lakh people have been brought under the UDI which is an impressive performance.
Terming Jharkhand a model case for the rest of the country he said that payment of NREGA wages through UID number has been first started from Jharkhand. On Thursday, Sharma will visit Hazaribagh district to take stock of the pilot project.