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ZIRO, July 23: The Ziro-I ICDS Project in collaboration with department of Economics and Statistics, Lower Subansiri district started the 4- day Special Aadhar Enrollment Camps for pregnant women, nursing mothers, children (0-6 years) and adolescent girls at Punyo Panchayat Bhawan under Hong village here today.
Attending the program, Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Vivek H.P said today Aadhar has become a mandatory document to avail any government scheme and has also become an integral part of every department.
Citing examples of beneficiaries left behind and schemes getting lapsed due to non Aadhar enrollment, the DC informed under ‘Vidya Scheme’ started in 2015, a girl child reading in Class VI is provided with an incentive of Rs 10,000 as fixed deposit in SBI bank account till she completes Class-XII. But due to lack of certain mandatory documents such as Aadhar linked bank accounts, many girl children in the district are unable to avail the scheme, the DC informed.
The DC urged for educating the importance of Aadhar to all denizens in the district. All the departments should work proactively to ensure beneficiaries avail government schemes without any hiccups including lack of Aadhar cards, he said.
Lower Subansiri ZPC Pura Dollo appealed to the participants to avail the benefit of the camp by getting their Aadhar enrollments done and also to spread the news about the special camps to other villages.
Ziro-I ICDS Project CDPO Takhe Rinyo Bullo informed that during the four day camp, eight camps will also be set up at various Anganwadi Centres under Ziro-I ICDS project and the total targeted Aadhar enrollment of children was 439.
Resource person and Assistant Director of Economics and Statistics, Chiging Tamu informed that the activities of Aadhar enrollment in Arunachal Pradesh started with the process of National Population Register (NPR) updating in 2014. He also informed that the District Level Aadhar Monitoring Committee (DLAMC) meetings are held under the chairmanship of DC on quarterly basis where discussions on various issues pertaining to Aadhar enrollment are taken up. He also informed the participants that to get Aadhar enrolment three documents were mandatory consisting of proof of identity, address and date of birth.
While appealing to the ZPMs to identify if any person is still left out of Aadhar enrollment, the ADES said the department of Economics and Statistics is committed to achieve and provide an Aadhar number to each and every applicant whose documents are found correct and authentic.
ZPM Niichi Punyo Kathe also spoke on the occasion and thanked the District Administration and the nodal department for initiating such people friendly Aadhar enrollment camp. (DIPRO)