Punjab generated 88 per cent Aadhaar cards till July 15

Chandigarh, July 20, 2014: The Punjab Government has generated 2 crore 43 lac 66 thousand 399 (2,43,66,399) Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar cards as on July 15, 2014, which is 87.95 per cent of the total population of the state. Similarly, out of total 2,77,04,236 (as per Census 2011) population, 93.32 per cent i.e. 2,58,53,902 citizen have enrolled for Aadhaar cards.

It was stated by Parminder Pal Singh Sandhu, Registrar UID-cum-Joint Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department, Punjab. The Nodal Officer for Punjab, Mr. Sandhu said that approximately 200 enrolment stations were operational in the state, where Aadhaar generating machines have been installed besides setting up of Permanent UID Enrolment Machines across all Suwidha Centres/SDM offices in the state for providing Aadhaar related services to the residents.

Sandhu said that Aadhaar was the first important nationwide attempt to provide identity to masses. “With Aadhaar enrolments nearing completion in the State of Punjab, the state is moving towards delivering services associated with Aadhaar”, he added.

He said that in enrolment stations/Suwidha Centres/SDM offices, enrolment, updation and e-Aadhaar download and print out services have also been provided. He further said that list of Suwidha Centres, where these machines were operational, was available at www.uid.punjab.gov.in for the easy access of the people. He said that setting up of permanent enrolment centres would assist in facilitating Aadhaar enrolment, Aadhaar data and biometric up-dation and conduct re-enrolment in case of rejection. He appealed citizen to get their Aadhaar linked with the services they were obtaining from government. He stressed that parents of the children below the age of 5 years, who were not enrolled as yet, should get their children’s Aadhaar card made. Similarly, elders, who have not got their aadhaar cards made, could also approach Suwidha Centres for Aadhaar enrolment.

He said that residents, who haven’t received their Aadhaar card as yet, could get a copy of the same, in the form of e-Aadhaar, from nearest Suwidha Centre. He said that in case of any query related to Aadhaar, anyone could contact on toll free helpline number 1800-180-2094, set up by the state government in April 2014./punjab news