By Express News Service - KAKKANAD
Published: 22nd August 2013 12:24 PM
Last Updated: 22nd August 2013 12:24 PM
According to government agencies, very soon Aadhaar card will be mandatory to access welfare funds, LPG subsidy, pension, educational scholarships and other benefits. But if it is true, a good number of people will be out of the welfare schemes in the district. Of the 33 lakh population in the district, only 27 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been generated till now, according to an official estimate and data obtained from the district office of the Akshaya.
According to K M Ebrahim, assistant district coordinator, Akshaya, the Common Service Centre run by Kerala State IT Mission, the Aadhaar enrollment in the district has touched about 115 per cent. “Even if the enrollment is high, it does not signify that all residents in the district have got the unique identity number,” said Ebrahim.
He said that several people had enrolled more than once out of confusion and ignorance. “Some people enrolled for the National Population Register (NPR). According to an agreement with the UIDAI and NPR, all those who enrolled for UID will get Aadhaar number. But unfortunately, due to technical reasons the process is time-consuming. Many people who had enrolled with NPR got confused and enrolled themselves again with other enrolling agencies,” he pointed out.
Officials associated with the implementation of the project said that they have received several complaints stating that they are not able to access NPR data base that leads to the access of the unique number. It is also said that the cards have not reached the applicants. This is attributed to the staff shortage in post offices. However, K M Ebrahim said that Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has taken sufficient measures to ensure that all get the UID number.
“People who have not enrolled should contact the nearby Akshaya centres. The basic requirement is a photo address proof such as ration card, passport, driving license or voter ID card.
For those who do not have a valid address proof, a testimonial by a gazetted officer about the validity of the current address will do. There are also options for those who have enrolled but have not received the UID number,” he said.
According to Ebrahim, the latter can go to selected Akshaya centres with very basic data like name, date of birth, pin code and house name given during enrollment and get the printed copy of the Aadhaar card . “People can correct mistakes in addresses also,” he pointed out.
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