UIDAI set to begin enrolment for UIDs in Orissa, Chhatisgarh

3.11 crore people to be covered in first phase in AP

PTI | October 8, 2010



Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is all set to begin enrolment of people in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the next few weeks, a senior official said here today.

The enrolment will begin in Orissa and Chhattisgarh this month and in Andaman and Nicobar Islands next month, Deputy Director General of UIDAI(Hyderabad region), V S Bhaskar said.

"In Andhra Pradesh, UIDAI has a target to cover 3.11 crore people in the first phase, covering seven districts. It would cover 50 lakh people in Chhattisgarh and all of the 3.5 lakh people in Andaman and Nicobar by March 31 next year," Bhaskar told reporters.

The Authority had covered 24,000 people in a village in Chittor District and soon they will receive Aadhaar letters.

The country is divided into eight regions, each headed by a DDG. The other seven regions are Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Ranchi, Lucknow and Guwahati, he said.

Hyderabad region covers Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Andhra Pradesh was selected for proof-of-concept studies in Medak and Krishna districts to test various procedures for UIDAI scheme, Bhaskar said.

According to him, about 45,000 samples were collected in association with Food and Civil Supplies Department of Andhra Pradesh.

The Department proposed to issue smart cards that would eventually become multi-purpose cards for various schemes.

 

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