DDN Correspondent Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 at 01:26:PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the progress of Aadhaar project and held talks over the possibility of using the platform to resume Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfers of subsidised schemes.
The project could also be used to monitor attendance of government officials. The discussions were attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad during which talks were held over the possibility of resuming the Aadhaar linked direct benefit transfers in a bid to improve delivery mechanism. The scheme was suspended by the previous UPA government.
Sources said that the government is planning to conduct a dry run for Aadhaar-linked attendance system for the government officials on September 14. Among those who attended the meeting included Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Vijay S Madan. The high powered meeting reviewed progress of the Aadhaar project in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as some other schemes of the government are facing difficulties due to low enrolments.
A total of 66.99 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued so far. In Uttar Pradesh, about 4.62 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued against a population of 19.95 crore. In Bihar, around 1.41 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued against a population of about 10.38 crore.
The Planning Commission and UIDAI, which implements the Aadhhar project, have jointly prepared a report on the Aadhaar-link DBT scheme. The officials of Commission and UIDAI had visited around 300 districts across the country to study the impact of the Aadhaar-based scheme. The officials have submitted the report on the Aadhaar- based DBT testing in these 300 districts.
Sources said that the government is planning to conduct a dry run for Aadhaar-linked attendance system for the government officials on September 14. Among those who attended the meeting included Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Vijay S Madan. The high powered meeting reviewed progress of the Aadhaar project in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as some other schemes of the government are facing difficulties due to low enrolments.
A total of 66.99 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued so far. In Uttar Pradesh, about 4.62 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued against a population of 19.95 crore. In Bihar, around 1.41 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued against a population of about 10.38 crore.
The Planning Commission and UIDAI, which implements the Aadhhar project, have jointly prepared a report on the Aadhaar-link DBT scheme. The officials of Commission and UIDAI had visited around 300 districts across the country to study the impact of the Aadhaar-based scheme. The officials have submitted the report on the Aadhaar- based DBT testing in these 300 districts.