The day is not far off when every citizen above the age of 5 will have Aadhar card in Chhattisgarh. The State Food and Civil Supplies Department — the nodal agency that is monitoring the preparation of Unique Identification Number ‘Aadhar’ card for the citizens, has decided to go for a major drive in the State from May 21 to prepare the card for those who are not yet having one.
As per the drive, special camps will be held in every village and ward in the State in a bid to ensure that those above the age of 5 should make use the opportunity to get their Aadhar card prepared. A decision to this effect was announced in a workshop by Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department Vikassheel.
The Additional Director from Regional office of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Hyderabad, M Srinivasan was also present in the workshop among others.
The first phase of Aadhar Card enrollment had been going on in the State from the month of April this year and around 45 lakh persons got their Aadhar cards made. The districts such as Dhamtari and Korea marched ahead among other districts with more than 90 per cent of their population becoming Aadhar card holders.