Aadhaar card coverage among Uttarakhand’s 18-plus group is 72 per cent while it is 24.21 per cent for those ranging from five to 18 years of age and it is 3.56 per cent for those falling under the below five age group category.
The Centre had earlier asked the State Government to complete the process of making Aadhaar cards by December 31. later, the deadline has been extended till March 31.
Uttarakhand Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) official S Khan said that works on making Aadhaar card are being done on war-footing. Camps for making Aadhaar card have been made at block level and Anganwadi centre in the state. He expressed hope that state would be able to achieve 100 per cent target of aadhaar card making by March 31, he added.
Department website report revealed In Haridwar district, the 12-digit number has been issued to 17.5 lakh people while 16.83 lakh in Dehradun, 16.26 lakh in Udham Singh Nagar, 9.66 lakh in Nainital, 6.6 lakh in Pauri, 6.14 lakh in Almora, 5.93 lakh in Tehri, 4.78 lakh in Pithoragarh, 3.7 lakh in Chamoli, 2.91 lakh in Uttarkashi, 2.72 lakh in Bageshwar, 2.51 lakh in Champawat and 2.42 lakh in Rudraprayag. Other official said that Chandigarh was the first UT (without legislation) in the country to achieve 100 per cent Aadhaar saturation. Delhi, Telangana, Haryana and Punjab are other states that have achieved the target.
He said that People should not fall to prey to unscrupulous entities who are charging somewhere between Rs 50 and Rs 200 for printing Aadhaar on a plastic card in the name of smart card, as the Aadhaar letter or its cutaway portion or downloaded version of Aadhaar on ordinary paper is perfectly valid.
“Aadhaar card or the downloaded Aadhaar card printed on an ordinary paper is perfectly valid for all uses. If a person has a paper Aadhaar card, there is absolutely no need to get his or her Aadhaar card laminated or obtain a plastic Aadhaar card or so called Smart Aadhaar card by paying money. There is no concept such as smart Aadhaar card,” he added.
He further said that in case a person loses his Aadhaar card, he can download his Aadhaar card free of cost from https://eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/. The printout of the downloaded Aadhaar card, even in black and white form, is as valid as the original Aadhaar letter sent by the UIDAI. There was no need to print it on plastic card or get it laminated. He said that if a person wanted to get his Aadhaar card laminated or printed on plastic card, he may do so only at authorised Common Service Centres or Aadhaar Permanent Enrolment Centres by paying not more than the prescribed rate, which is not more than Rs30. He advised the public that for protection of their privacy they should not share their Aadhaar number or personal details to unauthorized agencies for getting it laminated, or printed on plastic card.