MINOR AADHAAR DETAILS CAUSE MAJOR HEADACHES
Sabra Khatoon Ansari, Jagdamba Camp
Nine-year-old Sabra Khatoon’s sex on the Aadhaar card is mentioned as ‘male’. Due to the anomaly, she faces severe identity problems in getting benefits under various government welfare schemes such as Laadli and EWS medical card. Her father, MD Salam, attributes the error to “chaos” at the Aadhaar enrolment centre where his daughter got her biometric data registered in 2014. He says several attempts by him to rectify the mistake on the card for getting the benefits went in vain.
Swayam Gupta, Motilal Nehru Camp, Near JNU
The Syndicate Bank passbook of Swayam Gupta shows an entry of ₹1,200 as scholarship in his account. However, he cannot withdraw the money as his name in the Aadhaar card has been erroneously spelled. Despite having his school, birth certificate, he is still denied access
Rukampal, Jagdamba Camp, Malviya Nagar
Rukampal is not getting his monthly old-age pension because his age mentioned on the Aadhaar card is less than the pensionable age. As per the voter ID card, Rukampal’s age as on 1/1/2013 is 67 years whereas his Aadhaar card issued on 8/3/2012 mentions his year of birth as 1957, that makes him 55 years old at the time of the enrolment. To correct the mistake, Rukampal says he even paid ₹300 to a local agent for a new card. Nothing came out of it. He is now waiting for the pension window to re-open