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UIA Chairman Nandan Nilekani with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in Bengaluru on Sunday. —Shashidhar B.
Bengaluru: The state government has decided to set up UID centers in all taluks in order to expedite registrations for ‘Aadhaar’ cards by people across Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Sunday.
Speaking to media persons after chairing a meeting with Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, UIDAI, chief secretary S.V. Ranganath and other senior officials, Siddaramaiah said these cards should be made available particularly for those belonging to the weaker sections so that they would be able to receive the benefits of various schemes of the Union and state governments.
He instructed officers concerned to set up registration facilities in all taluks to help people sign up for the cards. Nilekani said at least three crore people in the state had registered for UID cards so far while about 2.2 crore had received ‘Aadhaar’ cards. In the country, these cards were issued to 34 crore of the 40 crore people who had applied for them.