Sluggish Aadhar enrolment in hills peeves chief minister

IMPHAL | Sept 19

Displeased with the sluggish rate of Aadhar enrolment in the hill districts of the state, chief minister N. Biren has given instruction to the officials concerned to intensify the drive. He chaired a review meeting on the progress of enrolment at the cabinet hall today.  

During the meeting, N. Biren instructed the respective MLAs of hill districts and DCs concerned to co-ordinate with MANITRON and In-Media to complete the entire process of biometric capturing by December 31.

Mentioning that the DCs concerned are responsible for the completion of Aadhar enrolment in the State, he informed the DCs to communicate with him when they face any issues or problems so that immediate intervention can be made.

He stated that he would also personally monitor the whole process. There will be procurement of additional Aadhar kits to complete the whole process of biometric enrolment within this year, he added.

Stating that the rate of biometric enumeration in almost all the hill districts is very low when compared with valley districts, the chief minister observed that Aadhar cards/numbers are necessary to get the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of various welfare schemes of different departments.

Biren further directed the DCs to organise awareness campaigns for the enrolment of Aadhar and set up teams and co-ordinate with MANITRON and In-Media for timely completion of Aadhar enrolment in the State. Department of Information Technology should open more CSCs to the hill districts of the State, he added.

He also directed the DCs of hill districts to use satellite imagery maps to verify bogus census data of the hill districts.

1. Biren directed the home department to sanction the required money in the next 3-4 days for the completion of Aadhar enrolment in the State. The meeting decided to provide training for the teachers and staffs of the DCs to equip with the technical know-how to operate the Aadhar machines so that they could pass the test conducted by UIDAI.

Minister for agriculture, V. Hangkhanlian, minister for social welfare, Nemcha Kipgen, minister for IFCD, Letpao Haokip, chairman of HAC, T.T. Haokip, MLA of Thanlon A/C Vungzagin Valte, MLA of Tipaimukh A/C, Dr. Chaltonlien Amo, MLA of Tengnoupal A/C, D. Korungthang, chief secretary, R.R Rashmi, additional CS, Dr. J. Suresh Babu, administrative secretaries of the State government, DCs of hill districts, assistant director general (UIDAI) and officials concerned attended the meeting.