NORTHWEST EXCEEDS NRCS ISSUANCE TARGET
THE North-western province has exceeded its initial target of issuance of National Registration Cards(NRCs) in the ongoing mobile exercise, area Minister North Western Province Nathaniel Mubukwanu has disclosed.
Mr Mubukwanu said that the initial target was to issue 80,000 NRCs but that the province had exceeded by over 5,250.
The Minister said 57,304 NRCs had been issued under replacement while 27 946 people acquired the cards as first timers.
"As at Monday, we had exceeded our target of 80,000 by 5,250 people, and the broken down as follows; 57,304 for replacements and 27,946 is for those that are getting their National Registration Cards for the first time," Mr Mubukwanu said.
He said the exercise had gone on very smoothly despite the minimum challenges experienced at the programmes rolled out across the country.
"Without this important document, one does not qualify to access the various empowerment programmes Government has initiated to uplift people’s welfare," he added.
He urged all eligible citizens to take advantage of the mobile issuance exercise to get the identity card.
Phase one of the mobile issuance of NRCs started on August 1 and was scheduled to end on September 10 2020 covering North Western, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northen and Eastern Provinces.
Government has since extended the exercise in the five provinces by 10 days, citing logistical challenges and to allow more people to acquire the documents