Aadhar Card - ADDENDUM

Dear All

It was tiring time (5 to 8 PM) at the ward office yesterday to get the process completed.

We at last got it done after losing our patience a dozen times - getting completely exhausted and frustated (but helpless!!) - seeing the efficiency of the staff at the Ward Office -  but then I also realize that we need tons of patience in democratic form of Government....

Well, few clarifications which could be relevant; Mind you I learnt these facts only yesterday from the guy at the office who carried out the registration process.

1. The card that we got yesterday is NOT AADHAR card at all !! it is actually called as NPR card which is MANDATORY for all of us for getting direct subsidies from Government. 

Though it is getting issued only within city limits of chennai now, this process is bound to be rolled out to sub urban areas shortly. (Kabarthaar !!)

2. The card issued earlier is some thing that we can keep for our own satisfaction if we want :-) (I am just quoting). 

To pacify the people who got irritated about the new announcement (on NPR card), the Government has suggested on this but has also clarified that Aadhaar card issued earlier can only act as an additional proof of identification and there will not be practically any purpose and NOT MEANT to give us any other tangible benefits.

3. There was an article in Ananda vikatan by a lawyer (??) based at Bangalore who was critical about humiliation to the citizens who undergo the process of card issue.
He had lamented that people are treated like criminals as our finger prints and eye balls are scanned and recorded in the Government Records as though we are criminals.....!!
(yeah I mean "eye" balls....please don't misread as "balls" and get to wrong conclusions; He he he !!!) 

I understand that the need for Aadhaar card got arisen in Northeastern states of India where there is a huge problem of infiltration from Bangladesh and so such steps were decided for authenticity verification. (those states are fully covered already). 

Now when the same process is rolled out to rest of the country, they are following the same process (standardization) and I personally feel that the article in AV is not really justified.....

4. Last but not least, please be aware that NPR card (whenever it is getting issued to other localities too) is MANDATORY and AFTER getting the card, we have to update the reference number at our Bank where we intend to operate our financial transactions to get the subsidies from Government.

Suren

post script:- I was smiling at myself when I started off writing this post. I had always been particular to write only for my personal expressions (sharing pearls of wisdom I acquired / newly acquired) and keep away from any general subjects - particularly political and practical matters - out of AGANDAM. There are already enough of such blogs which seem to focus on generic subjects like social causes, contemporary news etc.,

This particular post is quite unique as it is an aberration from my original vision about the scope of AGANDAM. But then, considering the rich experience of knowledge on these card issues, I had a strong urge to write "addendum" to the original post on the subject.

Lets close on this topic....!! I will revert back to my original scope in future - I swear :-)