Aadhaar drive to restart in city

The civil supplies department has decided to relaunch Aadhaar enrolments in Hyderabad soon. The department is planning to set up 15 enrolment centres at various locations in the city for the purpose. However, the government is still undecided whether the enrolments for the National Population Register (NPR) should be done simultaneously with Aadhaar.

Aadhaar enrolments have stopped since February 15 this year following directions from the UIDAI authorities. Over 40 lakh people have been enrolled so far in the city, and an estimated 2 lakh people are yet to be enrolled.

In February, the UIDAI sent a communication to the state government to give a “six-week break” for Aadhaar enrolment. The UIDAI stated that it was conducting a thorough review on how to take this project forward in an effective manner following complaints of errors and duplication while uploading the data.

People who were not covered in phase-I of the Aadhaar enrolments will be enrolled in this phase

–– D. Sridhar Babu Minister for civil supplies

Even though the enrolments were scheduled to restart in May, there has been no indication from the government so far, which has led to doubts whether the Aadhaar project will continue.

D. Sridhar Babu, state minister for civil supplies, said: “We are in the process of finalising the tenders to identify the agencies. Nearly 15 enrolment centres will be set up in Hyderabad in nine circles. People who were not covered in phase-I of the Aadhaar enrolments will be enrolled in this phase.”

A majority of the people already enrolled have yet to receive their Aadhaar cards mainly due to the delays in dispatchment by the postal department.