During the first phase, 120 stations will be set up across the city. This will be increased to 1,100 stations during the last phase.
Considering the city’s vast population, services will be available for the general public from 8am to 8pm and 10pm to 6am at select BangaloreOne centres.
During the second phase of the registration process (August 30), day walk-in centres through appointment-based registrations will be available.
Centres will also be set up at various institutions for employees and their families. Institutions and corporate houses wishing to set up enrolment centres in their office premises can request the UIDAI for the same.
“This will be an opportunity for people to avail as they do not have to queue up at post offices. UIDAI will be coming to your locality. All you have to do is bring an address proof and an age proof and register yourself,” said MN Vidyashankar, principal secretary to the government, department of IT, BT, S&T and e-governance.
Each area or centre will have five to ten stations, based on the population of the area, where the general public can register for the UID.
“A call centre will be set up for people to enquire on the nearest enrolment centre details, status of enrolment and documents to be carried for enrolment,” Vidyashankar said. Aadhaar registrations were almost completed in Tumkur and Mysore districts, he said.
“The journey was a learning process for us. For instance, during the initial stages in Tumkur, some people used to sell registration forms. Responding to complaints, we booked criminal charges and arrested them. After that, there had been no problems,” he said.
Even though a few people opposed UID in these districts, perception towards the system was positive. “We have managed to complete registrations of over 95% of the population in these districts and the number speaks for itself. Aadhaar is a genuine scheme that will help us weed out malpractices in terms of multiple pan cards, multiple gas connections and so on,” he said.
UIDAI would also be setting up permanent centres in order to accommodate people who are living outside the state.
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Quelle/Source: Daily News & Analysis, 12.08.2011
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