Category: Aadhar

The Post Offices To Resume Work After Covid-19 Suspension

Corona affected every part of our life. Still, the pandemic is destroying our lives very badly. Millions of people have died due to this epidemic disease. The whole world is still finding ways to control this pandemic. But the situation seems to be uncontrollable. In various parts of the world, covid vaccines are being given to doctors, para-medical staff, and senior citizens, that is the reason, various tasks are being resumed. Apart from this, the start of summer also reduces the growth of coronavirus. Keeping in view these issues in mind, the post offices all over India are going to resume work related to Aadhar.

India is one of the biggest countries with respect to population. The management of the huge population is not an easy task. That is why the Government of India established the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) around a decade ago. Since then, UIDAI is working rigorously towards the attainment of its objective to provide hassle-free enrollment services to the residents of India. In order to perform the enrollment centers, Aadhar centers were established in both the public and private sectors. So that the enrollment process can be done with ease and avoid a public rush. Post offices are owned by Government and in order to facilitate the general public. For this purpose, Government uses post offices as Aadhar enrollment center.

In India, there are 373 designated branches of post offices. These branches were specifically set up to deliver Aadhar related services to residents of India such as enrollment and update. These Aadhar related operations were suspended due to covid-19 and lockdown orders from Government officials for the past several months.

Special camps have been set up in these 373 post offices to facilitate the enrollment process. These camps will operate from 8 am to 8 pm and tokens can be obtained from the post offices accordingly.

The post-office-based Aadhar center will charge Rs 50 for demographic changes such as name, address, mobile number, and date of birth. On the other hand, biometric updates will cost Rs 100. The children’s enrollment process is a little bit different than adults. For this purpose, parents have to submit their own Aadhar card, ration card, voter id, or passbook. One of the parents must be present with the child in order to successfully complete the enrollment process.

Please note that UIDAI has made the enrollment &updation process easy for everyone. Supporting documents are not required for every process or task. If you are going to change your name and address, then you must have to submit supporting documents. However, changes in details such as the mobile number and email address have nothing to do with supporting documents. Neither these are found on supporting documents, so UIDAI does not ask for any sort of documents for mobile number and email address updates.

Fake Aadhar Card Maker Arrested in Borivli

Borivli is one of the best residential areas in Mumbai. It is located in the north-west part of the city. That is why it is regarded as the golden place by property seekers. Borivli has produced a big name for India such as Rohit Sharma (International Cricketer), DrashtiDhami (Celebrity), Asha Bhosale (Singer), etc. Like any other part of India, Borivli’s residents are registered via UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) through the Aadhar enrollment center. Only Indian residents can obtain an Aadhar card upon submission of required documents. Any effort to make Aadhar on fake documents or without any document is a crime and has severe consequences. UIDAI enrollment process is very stringent. No one can bypass the SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) set by UIDAI. When there are some fraud issues going on with the enrollment process, there are high chances of staff involvement in the fraud.

The recent case came into light when police arrested an operator who was working with an agent for preparing Aadhar using fake and illegal documents. He did the enrollment process even without the documents. The city crime branch followed the case and arrested these two people for further investigation. According to the initial report, the operator was working in a center that was running under an outsourced agreement with a bank. The bank outsourced this center to make Aadhar cards for the people who come to open a bank account with the bank.

Usually, fraud is done only when the applicant does not have to support documents or does not meet the definition of a resident under Indian law. A resident is a person who is residing in India for at least 182 days or more in a year. So, if you live overseas and comes to India for less than 182 days, then you are not eligible for Aadhar. This means that you fall into the definition of NRI (Non-Resident Indian).

The operator worked with the agent to make income from people who do not have documents or do not fall into the category of the resident. So far, there are two fake cards have been prepared. One was issued to a Nepalese national and the other was given to NRI (Non-resident Indian) who just returned back to India from the United States. The agent & operator was charging money from people to do this illegal work. An operator whose name is UmeshChaudry was the main culprit. The police have found out several things from this person. Eye scanner, fingerprint scanner, credit cards, debit cards, mobile phones & currency of 5,000 Indian rupees were also found. Police have taken possession of these and doing further investigation to find out whether there are other people involved or not.

Later, Inspector Sunil Mane deployed at the crime branch explained the case in depth. He told the journalist about the case that UmeshChaudry was charging Rs. 4,000 per card. Those people who lack the supporting document and are not eligible for Aadhar cards are the main customers of this operator. When sources try to take the bank’s statement about this case, they replied that they were unaware of the illegal activities of the accused.

Rohingya Getting Illegal Aadhar Cards

India is one of the largest countries in the world and has mix population of Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims. Due to this, migrants from other parts of the world prefer India over any other country. In recent few years, the issues of Rohingya got a lot of attention from human rights organizations all over the world. Rohingya people are actually stateless and reside in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. Due to human rights violations by the Rohingya people from Myanmar Government, they decided to migrate from Myanmar to Bangladesh & India. As they migrate without any passport and legal documents, the proper record keeping of these Rohingya people is very difficult. As wast majority of these people want to become residents of India, it is the Government’s responsibility to handle the difficult situation.

In India, people are registered through UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) from thousands of Aadhar Enrollment Center all over the country. As Rohingya Muslims also want to become residents of the country, they are using unfair means to get the Aadhar card. There is a restriction from the state about enrollment as far as one follows the legal and fair means. In order to enroll for Aadhar, the applicant has to prove his or her identity and address. This can only be done if you have supporting documents.

Normally, people submit copies of their passport, Bank photo id, Kisan card, ration card to support their Aadhar application. If you do not have these documents, you cannot apply for Aadhar. Obviously, being an Indian, you will definitely have some sort of supporting documents. So getting an Aadhar card is not a big task. However, as Rohingya people migrated without any document and without any legal process, they cannot apply for an Aadhar card unless & until the Union Government of India sets up a new process to allow this. But there is news that Rohingya people are getting Aadhar cards.

To highlight this issue, BJP (Bharatiya Janata) leader D Arvind in Nizamabad, Hyderabad alleged that the Rohingya people in his constituency are getting Aadhar cards without biometric and Iris data scanning process. He was doing a press conference in which he made hard remarks about Rohingya and said that these people are a threat to national security. He further blamed the local police and said that both police and TRS are helping the hands of the Rohingya. Police should not be a part of the illegal process. If these people are not following proper guidelines set by the Government, they should be treated likewise like any criminal. But being a human, Government should set proper rules and procedures so that these people could be brought into the Government database. This will ensure reduced violence and security in the country. If these people are left without enrollment, they can create issues of peace and security for other Indian residents. BJP leader also shown his aggressiveness that if the Government of India does not intervene in this serious issue, he will launch an agitation. Now, we have to see how the Prime Minister (PM) will tackle the issue of Rohingya.

Linking Aadhaar With Driving Licence And RC

Transport & vehicle registration systems in India is controlled & monitored through RTO (Regional Transport Office) and RCO (Regional Certificate Office). There has always been a feeling of an inappropriate system in place in both of these offices as people have to waste their precious time standing outside these offices. Most of the time, people have to visit again and again to get their work performed. The situation has become worst as there are lots of agents working with the staff in these Government offices. The problems of people are increasing day by day, so there is a strong need to improve the whole system.

In an effort to minimize the rush at the RTO, the Union Government of India is thinking to link the aAadhar with a registration certificate and driving license. This will make the whole process very simple, comfortable, and quick. Apart from this, visitors to these offices will also get rid of touts who are making handsome money and looting people.
In India, RTO (Regional Transport Office) & RTA (Regional Transport Authority) issue driving licenses to the people. You cannot drive a bike, car or other four-wheelers otherwise you have to face legal actions from traffic police. Before getting a permanent license, one has to apply for a learning license first.

After one month of learning license, you can visit RTO and give the examination and driving test to obtain a full license.

The Government’s decision to link RC & Driving Licence will allow the uploading of the applicant’s detail on the Sarathi web portal. The same is the case with new vehicle registration whereby purchaser details will be uploaded to the Vahan web portal. The overall purpose of these future actions would be to eliminate time wastage, visits to RTO, and making the whole process paperless. As the process will be digitalized in such a way that the applicant can do all this by sitting at home.

The process to link your RC (Registration Certificate) & Driving license will be the same as that of any other services such as banks or any other institutions. You will have to make an account on the website of the driving license office. Upon successful login, you have to choose your vehicle and then enter your 12 digit Aadhar number. This 12 digits unique number is one step solution to all your demographic and biometric details. Any person who is living in India for 182 days or more can apply for the Aadhar as such a person will fall in the category of a resident under the rules and regulations of India. The next step will be the enter the Captcha or security code as shown in the image. Once you click the send OTP (One Time Password) button, you will receive OTP on your Aadhar registered mobile number. You will then have to enter this OTP on the screen to verify and link your Aadhar with your driving license and RC.

Government Provides Financial Support To Transgender During Lockdown

The government of India wants to improve the lives of its people. From time to time, it offers numerous benefits to the general people in order to lower the poverty level in the country. In a recent step towards eliminating poverty, the Government has launched financial support Program for the transgenders in the Dehli.

Delhi is also known as the administrative district of NCT India. The most important organizations of the country such as Parliament House and Supreme Court of India, are also in Dehli. The population of the capital of the city of India in 2011 was around 257,803.

The latest update is that the Indian Government is providing financial support to the transgender during the lockdown. Because of the bad circumstance and poverty issues during the lockdown as a result of COVID, all countries are facing similar health, poverty, and education problems. Many people have died in hunger because there is no work or employment in society. Since from past few months, there is a complete lockdown, so in this situation, the Indian government had decided to give some financial support to the transgenders. The government department had donated a huge amount of INR 98.5 lakh for the help of the transgenders. The amount had distributed all across the country. This amount is distributed by the two departments the National Backward Class Finance and Development Corporation and the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Welfare. They also clarified that this service is a one-time service, peoples cannot avail the amount again and again. They distributed INR 1500 to 6,940 transgenders in around 33 states. The department also released the statistics of such distribution. As per records, most of the amount was distributed in Tamil Nadu, (814) in West Bengal, (624) in Chhattisgarh, (561) in Karnataka, (510) in Maharashtra, and (215) in Rajasthan.

Not just that they took a further step by distributing ration packs to the transgenders. They gave this service in 5 states. There were (720) recipients in Dehli, (280) in UP, (94) in Assam, (72) in Chhattisgarh, and (63) in Manipur. The Union minister Rattan Lal Kataria said that there were thousands of requests through email from transgenders as they were also in link with some other Government departments. Other than that many peoples also appealed by saying that they have nothing to eat. Mr.Rattan said that that’s why we had to put this service in momentum.

One of the recipient transgender said that many NGOs had asked me to show my gender certificate as I had gender surgery. Transgender added that I had to face many problems but finally in the end I had received the amount. Transgender further said that the purpose of conveying this message is that the government should stick to one statement. After this statement of transgender, the government had delivered an online process registration service for the transgenders, so that they can easily get their Aadhaar cards and some other identity documents.

One of the other recipients who is a resident of Chandigarh said that they should be treated equally and have the same respect as everyone has. Transgender added that we are also apart of society and the government should make sure that we can also have the same advantages and allowances as any other Indian resident.

Strict Action against Fraudulent Activities Concerning Aadhaar

Aadhaar is a unique identification number that is a combination of 12 digits. It is the Indian Government’s responsibility to provide Aadhaar cards to their citizens. The residents of India can avail of this service and can easily get their Aadhaar card without paying anything, as it is free of cost voluntary service. A new case has been reported concerning Aadhaar in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru is the city of India which is commonly known as Bangalore. It is situated in the state of Karnataka and is the capital city of Karnataka State. It was established in 1537. The population in 2011 was around 8 million. It holds the 3rd rank in the populated cities of India. Bengaluru’s official language is Kannada.

Returning to the case, it is recorded that more than 10 peoples were arrested because they were involved in the case of using fraud documents of identification. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) department had arrested these peoples and the department found 64,000 fake PAN and Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and some registered documents of automobiles.

One of the culprits among those 10 were Kamalesh Kumar Bhavalia, whose age is 33 and he is the resident of Gubbalala Village which is located on Kanakapura road. Kamalesh was arrested on the 30th of December 2020 from his home. He worked as a hardware engineer in a private company. In his bedroom police found some unreal documents which were in a bulk quantity. The police took that documents under their custody. After arresting Bhavalia, police started to find out the other nine culprits who were also involved in this illegal work. And finally, on Sunday the police were able to find all nine of them. The name and age of those nine culprits were: S Lokesh, whose age was 37, and he is the resident of Putenahalli, Sudharshan age was 50 and Nirmal Kumar age was 56 and they both are the residents of Shantinagar, Darshan, age is 25 and is the resident of Kengeri, Chandrappa age is 31 and he is the resident of Jnanbarathi, Abhilash, 27, and Sridhar Deshpande, 35, both of them are from Vijaynagar, Tejas,30, of Basaveshwaranagar and Sridhara, 31, and he is from Hassan District.

On Monday the CCB workers arrest one more culprit whose name was Lohit. Lohit and Lokesk worked in a company that had won the order of printing identity cards for many Government and public sector organizations. The police commissioner Kamal Pant, said that both of the culprits were used to theft information from the company and used to make some fake documents. The arrested gang was used to print the unreal document mostly on Lohit and Bhavalia’s house.

As per the statement of CCB workers, they found 6,240 voter identity cards and 250 RCs which have the names and addresses of some people on them. It is also reported that the culprits have taken some advanced payment from the people. The police officers also found 9,000 blank Aadhaar cards, which have government logos, designs, and monograms. They also found some other documents like voter IDs and some PAN cards.

Aadhar Mandatory For Marriages In Ganjam District

Child marriages are one of the hottest burning issues in the world. In big cities, Government can control this issue significantly but in villages, it is very difficult to overcome this. There are several severe issues that child marriages can create. A lot of young underage girls gets died every year as a result of this issue. In order to overcome this problem, the Ganjam District administration has implemented a fantastic approach to stop this nonsense.

Ganjam is a district in Odisha district. As per 2011 censuses, it has around 3.5 million population. A major portion of the population consists of children. As the literacy rate is low, the rate of child marriage is very high in the district. In order to find out the solution to this problem, the administration of the district has made it compulsory to verify the Aadhar details of the bride & groom. This human rights initiative by the district administration will help greatly in controlling serious life-threatening issues caused by child marriages.

Due to increased cases of child marriages, the districts faced so many issues in the recent past. Some of the common problems that raised are as follows:

Sexually Transmitted Diseases – This is the most common issues seen in the couples getting married before achieving the age of adultery. The common type of diseases is HIV, Chlamydia, HPV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis, etc. Sometimes, the issue gets worsen with the passage of time and takes the life of the girl.

Cervical Cancer – Cancer disease is increasing in our society day by day. If your immune system is weak, then you are more prone to diseases such as cancer. Unfortunately, young girls getting married before the attainment of adultery are more prone to serious health issues. These complexities make her immune system weak.

Death During Child Birth – Girls who get married before reaching the adultery stage often die while giving birth to a child. As the girls do not have a strong and complete system to bear the heavy load of a kid in her ovaries, then leads to severe trouble in her overall health. In Ganjam district, there are various causes of this problem seen in the girls.

In order to strictly stop the child marriage cases in the district, district collector Vijay Amruta Kulange ordered Anganwadi workers to check the Aadhar details of the girl and boy. This step is very crucial so that no innocent life could be put in danger. Apparently, this step is seen as a threat to local cultures and traditions prevailing in the society. But actions like that should be taken to save the woman in our society. So that they can enjoy their life with full joy.

This step also enables the young girls to take proper education and build-up their minds. This will help the country in developing fantastic new generations in the decade to come.

Update Your Aadhaar Card At Your Doorstep

Aadhaar is the unique identity number that contains 12 digits and it is issued to the residents of India upon submission of supporting documents. The residents of India can easily get their Aadhaar cards without paying anything as it is a gift from the Indian government to their people.

The latest news that is quite appealing for the residents of Secunderabad is that now resident can easily update their Aadhar card details from the convenience of their home. Secunderabad is a city of India that is sometimes spelled as Sikandarabad. It is quite similar to Hyderabad and that is why it is also known as the twin city of Hyderabad. Secunderabad is located in the state of Telangana and touches the border of Hyderabad. In 1806, Secunderabadwas established as a British cantonment. The twin city population was recorded in 2011 and it was around 213,698. The languages which are commonly used in Secunderabad are English, Urdu, and Telugu.

Residents Welfare Association is a nonprofit organization operating in the public sector. It is abbreviated as RWAs. This organization has made this doorstep service possible for the residents of Telangana.

In a detailed report, it is reported that the people who are living in a flat or apartment which is controlled by the Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs), can easily get their Aadhaar cards updated at their homes. Currently, this service is only available in Secunderabad. This doorstep Aadhaar updated service has brought up some sort of revolution in the life of the local area people of Secundrabad. As per an estimate, a large number of people are not able to update their Aadhaar cards due to some time constraints, so these peoples can easily avail this service.

The senior superintendent of post offices (SSP) Santosh Netha Kairamkonda said that the residents who have not updated their Aadhaar card yet, now can easily change or update the demographic data like email, mobile numbers, address, fingerprint, date of birth, and some other information. While the SSP was describing the policy of doorstep Aadhaar update he said that the RWAs workers should visit us and grant us some details like the address and the number of families staying in the apartments so that relevant fees could be charged from them. The local workers who are working under the Aadhaar updating process are fully trained and authorized by the UIDAI (Unique Identification of India). The RWAs worker said that the workers who are working in this program are very loyal to their work. They reach the flat on time for the service to provide. Mr. Santosh added in his statement that the person who is availing of this service has to pay the amount of INR 50 to INR 100 for the changing and update of demographic data. He further added that the receipt will be given to the person so that the individual can pay the respective amount. It will take approximately 10 days to get the updated Aadhaar card.

Link Aadhaar And Mobile Number With Ration Card By The End Of January 2021

The latest news about Aadhar comes on a daily basis. Today’s news is linking Aadhaar and mobile numbers with ration cards by the end of January 2021. As we know that Aadhaar is a unique identification number that consists of 12 digits and its eligibility is only for the citizens of India. Just like a ration card which is provided by the Indian government to their residents who are in need and are not able to buy food for their families and themselves. This ration card is used to get an allotted food which is given by the Public Distribution System. This department works under the National Food Security Acts (NFSA). A ration card is also used as an identification proof in India.

Aadhar serves as a key document throughout India. No one can think to live without it. There are several benefits of registering and getting an Aadhar card.

The Nashik district management had passed the law by saying that the people who are getting allotted food by the public distribution system and Antyoday scheme, should have to associate their Aadhaar and mobile number to their ration cards. The management also said that the procedure should be done before the end of January 2021.

If the one who is getting allotted food, do not complete this procedure will not be getting any advantage as per the promise made by the public distribution department from February 2021 till ahead. The government passed the law by saying that, partially one mobile number and Aadhaar number should be recorded from each family to link their ration cards with them, so the PDS can easily extend to the respected family. If the person does not submit his/her Aadhaar card number, will be considered as an unreal ration cardholder. The Fair Price Shop(FPS) will automatically remove that person’s part from the allotted food. And in this case, the FPS will not grant the food the to ration cardholder.

The process of recording the Aadhaar enrolment will be done by a specific drive fulfilled by the fair price shop (FPS).  It is the shopkeeper’s responsibility to urgently inform the e-KYC (Know Your Customer) department if in January any of the ration cardholder or his family visits the shop to collect the allotted food.

People should keep in mind that the Government initiative to link Aadhar, mobile number with Ration Card is to increase transparency and overcome the corruption problems in the society. By doing this, more and more resources will be devoted to helping the people who are in need of Government grants. So, as an Indian resident, it is your responsibility to support the Government in completing the linkage or mapping process as soon as possible. If you wait for the last date, you may face trouble such as technical faults, etc. So, act now to avail the Government grants in the years to come.

Same Sex Couple Applies For Aadhaar Card For Their Child

Aadhaar is a unique identification number contain 12 digits and it is eligible for the residents and passport holders of India. Foreigners who are living in the states of India do not have the privilege to get their Aadhaar card free of cost, as the Indian residents have the opportunity to get their Aadhaar without paying anything, as it is a free gift from the government to their citizens. However, the foreigners have to go through some procedures to get their Aadhaar cards as well.

Aadhaar card is the basic thing in India and nowadays many cases had been reported with respect to Aadhaar from time to time. A new case had taken place in Gumla, India. It is located in the state of Jharkhand, India. Basically, it is a town. The religion which is followed by the people is commonly Nagpuri, Kurukh, and Munda. In 2011 the population which was recorded was around 51,265. The official language used in Gumla is Hindi.

Now coming back to the case it was reported that a couple had applied to get their child’s Aadhaar card. But the twist, in this case, was that the couple is a same-sex couple. It had been recorded that two women get married in Gumla town. It is declared by the Government that same-gender marriage is illegal in India.

As per the information by the Aadhaar department, in the couple, the one woman is blind whose age is 26 years old and the other woman age is 22 years old and they both consider themselves as husband and wife and they are parenting a young girl. The strange thing which happened was that The Aadhaar department had registered the couple’s application and advice the couple to visit the office of the superior which is located in Gumla Nagar Parishad. The Community Organizer whose name is Vimla conveys his remarks by saying that the elder woman who is 10th Class nonconformist considers herself as the child father whereas, the younger woman who did not complete her education after 8th grade, works as a domestic helper and consider herself as a mother. Vimla further added that both the women tied the knot in 2012 and were living on rent in BaraikMuhalla, which is in Gumla town. Both of them were parentless. The blind woman is a Nagpurisinger, however, the other woman belongs to Jashpur district, which is in Chhattisgarh.

Vimla said that the elder woman who is a singer was blind by her one eye since when she was born. She tied a knot with a guy and delivered a baby girl. Later on, in 2012 she lost her husband and became completely blind with her both eyes. After some time she met in a wedding ceremony she met a 22 years old girl with whom she fell in love. Vimla added that they got married at Happamuni temple in Gharghra, in the existence of a priest. The official report did not come up till yet that have got their child’s Aadhaar card or not.