MG Hegde deplores delay in issuing Aadhaar cards

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 19, 2013: M G Hegde, social activist has regretted the inordinate delay in issuing the Unique Identity  Number Aadhaar to the citizens.

Speaking at the press meet held at Press Club on July 19, Friday, he said though the  project of issuing Aadhaar Cards is welcome, the delay as well as the  harassment which the  people have to undergo in the process of registering and availing the card, is condemnable.

 

Even after 68 years of attaining independence we are struggling to prove our nationality, he regretted. He also said that the Government of India should promise the citizens that the information furnished  in the Aadhaar Card or other cards must be kept confidential, so that any other nation, private agency or anti- social elements do not take undue advantage of such information.

The Government must also constitute an independent department which may be called as ‘Card Issuing Authority of India’ having branches in all states  and Union territories to issue various cards like Voters ID card, ration card, Pan card, NPR  etc, he said. Hegde further urged for simplified procedures  and said the cards must be issued by the local authorities under the surveillance of Card Issuing Authority of India. All the cards must be made available through a single window mechanism, he urged.

Every new born child born to Indian citizen parents must compulsorily be given Indian Citizen Card at the time of issuing of birth certificate, he said.

Yogish Shetty Jeppu, Nithish CV and Yashvanth Mendon were present at the press meet.