TNN | May 22, 2013, 06.26 AM IST
HYDERABAD: Around 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards are lying at the office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as the applicants concerned were not available at the residences when the cards were delivered by the postal authorities. The authorities have now decided to deliver the cards again with help of the district administration.
"We have about 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards lying with us which were returned as the persons were not found at the address. The postal authorities waited for seven days before returning such cards to us," MVS Ram Reddy, deputy director general, UIDIA, Andhra Pradesh, told TOI.
In fact, the UIDAI is unable to establish as to who exactly fall in this category as the status update options on the official UIDAI website does not take into account the cards that were returned due to the absence of the applicant at the time of delivery. "Therefore, it is not clear as to who these 2.75 lakh Aadhaar applicants are. This only prolongs the agony of the Aadhaar applicant," said an official.
Now, the authorities have decided to take the help of the district administration in ensuring that the 'returned' Aadhar cards are once again delivered to the rightful applicant. Within the next 10 days, the cards will be dispatched to the district administration which will further send it to the mandal authorities for distribution, officials said. Redistribution of the 2.75 lakh Aadhaar cards will be completed within one month, the officials added.
The UIDAI website does not take into account the cards that were retuned due to the absence of the applicant at the time of delivery and since the cards are being sent via ordinary post, it is not possible to track them unlike the Speed Post. The UIDAI had stopped delivering the cards via Speed Post as it was costing Rs 20 per card.
Comments:
s.k.das. (thane)
1 day ago
maximum of the small post offices are nonfunctional.they dont work. they dont delever. try other options.
So, What is or would be the base of disbursement of Cash Subsidy????????????? Everything in Scam????????????
Jaffar Zaidi (Hyderabad)
3 days ago
It is mind boggling the heights of Govt. apathy and short-sightedness related to the Aadhaar card. The UIDAI website says it is a VOLUNTARY card then how can the Govt. link subsidy to something so voluntary? 2.7 Lakh Aadhaar cards are undelivered because the postal department is not interested in doing its job; After all they will get their full pay even if the don't deliver. Remember the stash of Aadhaar cards found burning on the streets of Hyderabad not too long ago. UIDAI is a great idea but a failed scheme. Their budgets have been cut by the Govt.and their own attitude towards delivery of the UID scheme is questionable. After all why does nobody pick up the phones at their toll free number? Why does the e-Aadhaar portal not work? Why are the people at the enrolment centre not conversant in Hindi or English? Why are the forms being filled and options being ticked for the general public by the people at the desk as per their whims and fancies? These are data entry guys who cant even explain the fields in an Aadhaar application form. What is the basis for overenthusiasm in bringing Aadhaar linked subsidies? Numbers speak for themselves and what we need to look at is how many people got their Aadhaar cards not just how many have applied. This experiment is doomed at the moment and I hope the Govt. comes to its senses and puts on hold the subsidy scheme for the next few years until 100% enrolment and delivery of Aadhaar cards is done. I wonder if there is a dirty money trail linked to this Aadhaar business!
Swati Saini (Karnatka)
3 days ago
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rajan loknathan (chennai / trivandrum)
I have seen many cards just lying in the boxes kept for the individuals while the cards are to be delivered to their apartments directly. Many times the post men leave it outside ot do not care to hand them over to people even though they are sent by registered post.
FOR SURE ONE IS MINE.
observer (hyderabad)
3 days ago
Besides the lakhs of Aadhar Cards not delievered to the applicants, there are lakhs of people who are waiting for the authorities of the UIDAI to issue them new cards for the first time. Shamsabad was supposed to have a camp for the issue of Aadhar cards in the month of April, but, as usual, they do not have the staff, to process the cards & there are no bio-metric sets available with the government of Andhra Pradesh, these are the excuses, the public gets to hear. Just like they make a mess of the voters card, the same is happening with the Aadhar card, useless government, & useless government officials. So all we do now, is wait & watch, the drama of the government.
rao (hyderabad) replies to observer
3 days ago
Why the hell cards should go back to UIDAI office? If MVS Ram Reddy directs PO to retain aadhar cards at post office (pin code or colony-wise), then those who applied can personally visit nearby PO and collect the cards by showing SMS recd. from UIDAI. Why this simple procedure cannot be followed for effective delivery?