The Authority has set up total 31 Centres so far for issuance and processing of such Cards in nearly all-major flood-hit districts including Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mirpur Khas and Tando Muhammad Khan while preparations are also underway for opening of additional sites in Tando Muhammad Khan and new centres in Sangarh, he told APP.
Tariq Malik said the basic purpose of opening more centres is to accommodate maximum affectees and to issue them Pakistan Cards as early as possible so that they could buy their daily use items after getting cash from the banks.
He said so far 115,000 Pakistan Cards to eligible heads of the rain-affected families in Sindh have been issued and the work was continuing in a smooth manner.
Answering a question, he said the Authority was working with Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and government of Sindh, adding that the relief aid beneficiary list is validated by PDMA which is carrying out registration of affected families with the assistance of district administration in calamity-hit areas.
While NADRA is technically assisting to ensure transparency in cash disbursement by using Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and Facial Recognition System (FRS), he added.
“We deploy communication networks, implement biometrics solutions and install hardware on sites,” he said and added Pakistan Card has a cash tab of Rs. 20,000 in two equal instalments of cash Rs. 10,000 each.
Besides processing the Pakistan Cards, he informed, NADRA is also processing the duplicate cards for those who have lost it in flood, and new Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) for those who never had it. NADRA has so far processed approximately 9161 CNICs in lieu of fresh and duplicate cards free of cost on emergency basis. NADRA has also mobilized its mobile registration vans (MRVs) in rain-hit areas in case any flood victim does not possess CNIC, he/she could approach MRV to apply for the one free of cost, said Tariq Malik.
He advised only head of family belonging to the rain affected district should visit Pakistan Centres to avoid problems. Tariq Malik said that the strict actions will be taken against those involved in taking money at the centres for token issuance.
People should inform the authorities about such people so that they could be brought to justice, he added. He warned the culprits not to exploit the vulnerability of flood victims with meagre offers against their cards or for issuance of token as severe actions will be taken against them.
He also warned them not to commit identify fraud otherwise they will be handed over to law enforcement agencies. He advised the flood affected people who lost or sold their cards by mistake, should contact the relevant banks to block their lost or sold card and get the new one as replacement on their CNICs.
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Quelle/Source: The Nation, 09.10.2011
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