71,325 UIDs in 43 days: Mission impossible?

Updated On: 17 January, 2013 07:48 AM IST | | Priyankka Deshpande

As only 5,041 beneficiaries have received Aadhaar cards so far, the district UID scheme department has Herculean task on its hands of issuing cards to the rest amongst originally targeted 76,366 people by March 1

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71,325 UIDs in 43 days: Mission impossible?

Despite Central Government’s directive to complete the process of issuing Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar cards to beneficiaries of various government schemes before March 1, only 5,041 of the 76,366-targetted persons have received the card from the district UID scheme department so far.

The Centre had stressed for speedy work because the government transfers money directly into the bank account of the beneficiary. For such a process, it is mandatory for one to posses UID/Aadhaar card. However, with just 43 days in hand, the district administration has a Herculean task of issuing cards to 71,325 people.