Chennaites rush to enroll for Aadhaar cards
Posted on: 22/Jul/2013 11:19:37 AM
10 Lakhs of Chennaites have already enrolled for Aadhaar cards. With more than 10 lakhs people in the city having enrolled for Aadhaar, the Census Directorate has assured that none would be left out of the unique identification project.
Although 31 lakhs more people have to be covered by September, Joint Director of Directorate of Census Operations (Tamil Nadu) M R V Krishna Rao said that the department was trying to cover 70 to 75 per cent of the total 41 lakhs people by September.
The State already has 20 lakhs Aadhaar cards issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India. The whole process was stopped as the State was keen to have it done through the National Population Registry.
First, the data will be verified by the registrars in the Corporation Office and the Police Department. The card is easily verifiable online and is unique and robust enough to eliminate the large number of duplicate and fake identities. The card will help prevent rigging in elections and widespread embezzlement that affects subsidies and poverty alleviation programmes such as NREGA.
It will also address the issue of illegal immigration into the country.
