Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2013 0:42:15 GMT 5.5
CHENNAI: The direct benefit transfer scheme is ready to roll out, but many residents in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu could lose more than 500 on every LPG cylinder and a few other benefits as they are yet to get Aadhaar numbers. The number is mandatory to avail benefits under the scheme.
Just 30% of Chennaiites have enrolled under the National Population Register (NPR), and half of them haven't got the number. Across the state, of the 4.5 crore people registered, two crore are yet to get it. The numbers are to be mailed to residents within 60-90 days of enrolment but many across the state have been waiting for months for them.
Under the NPR project, census department officials collect demographic details and biometric parameters — fingerprints and iris images — and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI ) issues Aadhaar numbers which are to be linked to bank accounts to get benefits under various central schemes.
Many residents who have enrolled with NPR and have not got the Aadhaar numbers fear they will lose subsidy for LPG cylinders. Consumer activists allege that Tamil Nadu has been ignored in the project as there is little information about the state on UIDAI or NPR websites.
"There is no coordination among the various government agencies involved," said consumer activist T Sadagopan , who has been receiving at least 10 complaints daily from residents yet to get the number.
Such residents, UIDAI officials say, can use e-Aadhaar . "They can log on to the UIDAI website, enter their enrolment number and take a printout of the e-Aadhaar card which can be used for various schemes till the actual Aadhaar number arrives ," said UIDAI deputy director-general Ashok Dalwai.
He denied there was any discrimination against Tamil Nadu, and said the backlog in the state would be cleared soon.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Slow-Aadhaar-enrolment-may-cost-many-Chennaiites-dear/articleshow/22385976.cms
Just 30% of Chennaiites have enrolled under the National Population Register (NPR), and half of them haven't got the number. Across the state, of the 4.5 crore people registered, two crore are yet to get it. The numbers are to be mailed to residents within 60-90 days of enrolment but many across the state have been waiting for months for them.
Under the NPR project, census department officials collect demographic details and biometric parameters — fingerprints and iris images — and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI ) issues Aadhaar numbers which are to be linked to bank accounts to get benefits under various central schemes.
Many residents who have enrolled with NPR and have not got the Aadhaar numbers fear they will lose subsidy for LPG cylinders. Consumer activists allege that Tamil Nadu has been ignored in the project as there is little information about the state on UIDAI or NPR websites.
"There is no coordination among the various government agencies involved," said consumer activist T Sadagopan , who has been receiving at least 10 complaints daily from residents yet to get the number.
Such residents, UIDAI officials say, can use e-Aadhaar . "They can log on to the UIDAI website, enter their enrolment number and take a printout of the e-Aadhaar card which can be used for various schemes till the actual Aadhaar number arrives ," said UIDAI deputy director-general Ashok Dalwai.
He denied there was any discrimination against Tamil Nadu, and said the backlog in the state would be cleared soon.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Slow-Aadhaar-enrolment-may-cost-many-Chennaiites-dear/articleshow/22385976.cms