FRIDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2012 17:40 PNS | RANCHI HITS: 7
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Jharkhand has been selected as ‘Pilot State’ for implementing use of Unique Identification (UID) cards for delivering welfare schemes of Government. The State aims to have every person this card till 2013.
In the first phase of registration 83,56,657 people were enrolled against which 52,48,521 have been issued the cards. The second phase of enrolment has started in June this year. There are more than 2 crore people who have still not enrolled themselves.
In a meeting with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairperson Nandan Nilekani and Director General RS Sharma at Ranchi Chief Minister Arjun Munda stressed on the need of speeding up the process of enrolment.
Nilekani said, “The process of enrolment and issuing the cards could be achieved in stipulated time if 1 lakh people are enrolled per day at 2,000 enrolment centers across the State.”
He further said that Jharkhand would be first state to achieve hundred percent enrolments. “These cards will streamline the demographic database of the state population and facilitate the delivery of various Government run schemes,” he added.
The CM stressed that there was a need for monitoring the districts where enrolment ratios were low. “Constitute special task force speeding up the process,” CM said while directing Development Commissioner to coordinate efforts with all Divisional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for achieving the goal of hundred percent enrolment by 2013.
The CM opined that these cards could be instrumental in ensuring targeted delivery of welfare schemes. He directed the officials to use database collected through these cards for delivering welfare schemes in the districts where comparatively good number people own the cards.
Munda also directed other district officials to set targets for completing enrolment under stipulated period. “The district that achieves hundred percent enrolments first will be awarded by the State,” he said.
UIDAI Chief said that the State Government should make efforts to ensure that UID cards are used for delivering its services and assured all technical help to the State in that regard.