Delhi govt orders expediting enrolment for Aadhar

Out of total population of 1.67 crore, so far Adhaar numbers have been generated for 43 lakh people

PTI | November 28, 2011



Not satisfied with pace of enrolment for Adhaar number, Delhi government on Friday directed the agencies concerned to expedite the process. Revenue Minister A K Walia reviewed implementation of the scheme in the city and strictly told all agencies concerned to speed up the enrolment process.

Officials said that out of total population of 1.67 crore, bio-metric details of 95 lakh people have been collected so far while Adhaar numbers have been generated in respect of 43 lakh people. The government has hired private agencies to collect bio-metric data and registration of citizens for issuance of Adhaar numbers.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners (Revenue) of all districts besides senior officials of concerned departments. He also instructed the departments to exhort the people to come out for their enrolment so that all residents of the city could be provided with the Aadhar number.

Aadhaar is a 12-digit number which the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is issuing for all residents in India. The UIDAI is storing basic demographic and biometric information - photograph, ten fingerprints and eye scan - of each individual, being issued the number, in a central database.

Walia said government would use the Adhaar database to identify actual beneficiaries for various schemes and plug the loopholes in the PDS as well as in implementing some other schemes.

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