Aadhaar: State asked to restart registration

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ending all speculations over the controversy in the registration of Aadhaar identity cards, the Union Government has directed Kerala to restart the process.The registration through Akshaya centres and Keltron had been stopped since February 15. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) deputy director general Anil Kachi has sent a communique to the State Government in this regard.Akshaya director Korath C Mathew said that Aadhaar registration in Kerala had already restarted and that it would be in full steam within a week. “Those who already have UID Aadhaar cards need not go for biometric enrolment again at the National Population Register (NPR). The additional enrolments beyond February 15, 2012, will be subject to rate of financial reimbursement per successful Aadhaar generation to be approved by the Union Government’’, he said.Earlier, Union Home Ministry expressed serious concerns over the project citing its implications on the nation’s security. Home Minister P Chidambaram had said that the issue should be discussed by the Cabinet committee concerned before going ahead with it.Now the Planning Commission has put up some conditions for implementing the project again. Registrar General of India, coming under Union Home Ministry, would make sure that proper document verifiers are available at all times at the enrolment centres to ensure the fidelity of the enrolment process.The document verifiers would sign and stamp the enrolment form in token of having verified the documents and ensured correctness of the entries. It was also decided to share the enrolment  centre roll-out plans with the regional office of UIDAI.It will also ensure deployment of adequate resources for performance monitoring of data quality and compliance with the UIDAI processes, instructions and guidelines for all enrolments.Proper document management would be ensured by the Registrar along with handing over it to the UIDAI document management service provider.Aadhaar card with a 12-digit number can be used as a valid proof of address and full identification for many things in day to day life.