Hamirpur-- Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, today formally launched the Unique Identity Project (UID) in commemoration of the 41st State Level Statehood Day celebrated with great pump and show at Hamirpur, thereby emerging the First State to start Aadhaar Enrolments and issuance of Aadhaar Numbers in the region.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said that preparation of Aadhaar Number (UID) had been started in the State with the launching of the project which was likely to be completed within one year duration. He said that the Aadhaar was a 12 digit unique number which would be made available to all residents, including migrants enrolling with the Authority. He said that a valid document for opening a bank account, easy verifiable in an online, cost-effective way unique and robust enough to eliminate the large number of duplicate and fake identities in Government and private data bases a random number generated, devoid of any classification based on caste, creed, religion and geography.
Prof. Dhumal said that the State was planning to use Aadhaar for various on-going state and central government schemes. He urged the residents of the State to bring ration card, PAN Card, Driving License, Bank Account Pass Book, LPG Book, MNREGA Job Card and a copy of the receipt of National Population Register for the enrolment at enrolment centre as proof of their identity to get themselves registered for the UID card issuance. He hoped that the project would bring about a turn around in the lives of people, the participation of all the stake holders had been ensured. He said that Himachal Pradesh had emerged as one of the States which had followed all the processes and systems of the project to ensure quality of data for sustainability.
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