Thursday, June 9, 2011

India UID Update: June 9, 2011

Only 5% enrol for Unique ID card in Mumbai (DNAIndia.com)
"We have been given a daily target but how is it possible to meet it if people are not coming forward. A majority of people don't know why UID is important and where to get enrolled. The lapse is both from the vendors' and the civic body's end," said an official from one of the enrollment centres, requesting anonymity.
It's not quite as bad as the headline makes it sound. They seem to be missing their goals by about 20% and 5% of Mumbai is a lot of people.

Now, get UID online (DNAIndia.com)
Once operational, citizens will be able to register through a government website and fix suitable appointments at the nearest centre for biometric registration. An official from the IT department of the state government said this will reduce registration time to less than 10 minutes.