District Collector got his Aadhar card after 2 yrs, says Naib Tehsildar

If you are still waiting for your UIDAadhar card despite completing all formalities a long time ago there might be some consolation in knowing what the Naib Tehsildar claims about the District Collectorrsquos Aadhar experience If the Naib Tehsildar who works in the Collector Office is to be believed District Collector Vikas Deshmukh had to wait almost two years to receive his UID cardu00a0The District Collector is the topmost government official in the district and it is under his supervision that the Aadhar scheme is being implemented in the city Long wait District Collector Vikas Deshmukh who according to the Naib Tehsildar said in a meeting held this year that he had not got his UIDAadhar card despite having applied for it way back in 2010 Officials of the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI claim they provide the UID card to an applicant in three monthsu00a0According to the Naib Tehsildar Deshmukh told his staff in a meeting held around four months ago that he had not got his UID card despite having applied for it in 2010 when the very first phase of implementation of the scheme was kicked off across the countryu00a0 Registration for Aadhaar cards underway at a centre File Pics Asked about the Deshmukhrsquos UID card a tehsildar rank officer in the Collector Office was not aware whether he had received it or not u00a0ldquoI had also applied along with Deshmukh for the UID card in 2010 and received it long ago but I donrsquot have any idea whether Deshmukh has received his UID cardrdquo the officer said Deshmukh who is in Mysore for an official training programme said that he had received his UID card ldquolong agordquo but he did not reveal how much time UIDAI took to deliver his Aadhar card The procedure for registering and acquiring the UID card has been heavily criticised across the country Even at the district level the implementation of the Aadhar card scheme leaves much to be desired Delays are seen because of either shortage of UID machineoperators or inadequate machines MiD DAY has frequently highlighted the issue of delays in the processing of the UID cards On December 13 a MiD DAY report revealed that in the past one year only 30 per cent of the UID work had been completed in the rural areas of the district In the city only 44 per cent work has been completed in one year and in PimpriChinchwad it is only 36 per cent ldquoAlthough there is no specific rule about the duration it is expected that citizens will get the UID card in three monthsrdquo Aadhar Yojana district incharge Apurva Wankhede said Social activist Vivek Velankar said ldquoIt seems itrsquos not only the common citizens who are trapped in redtapism while getting the benefits under a government scheme but now top officials are also suffering the same When the collector has had to wait for the last two years it is best to not even talk about the common peoplerdquo Another social activist Vijay Kumbhar said that the government should blacklist the companies that are not able to provide efficient machine operators or enough machines for the scheme This reporter also found that despite a state government order issued in September for the appointment of nonregistered companies to speed up the UID card work the old private companies are still carrying out the UID card work In an order on December 5 the state government allowed the acquiring of online UID cards that can be used on a temporary basis till citizens get their UID cards The government in its circular said that those who do have internet facility can acquire the online UID card from SETU and Sangram centre and through Maha ESeva centreu00a0