Amid stand-off, government officers hold meet to increase Aadhaar centres in Delhi

Even on a day when the AAP government continued to blame the bureaucracy for delaying the projects in the national Capital, government officers held an important meeting with an aim to expand the number of Aadhaar centres in the city.

With Delhiites facing trouble in updating the address and contact details in their Aadhaar cards, the Delhi government's revenue department held a meeting with the officials of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), district magistrate and registrars to resolve the issues. As of now, there are 451 listed centres in Delhi in various banks and schools.

"We want to expand the number of centres in Delhi, and for that, we have decided to tie up with the education department. As per the initial plan, we want to have mobile teams in schools for the enrolment of students. This will solve the problem at the first step itself," a senior government official said.

An action plan has been chalked out to expand the centres. "Many residents come to us complaining about the problems they face in updating the address and contact numbers in their respective cards. If the number of centres expands, it will help the residents," the official said.

Even the residents have appreciated the move. Many of them have been standing in long queues for hours to get their address updated.

"Some of the banks have even stopped providing the service. Other private centres are also closed. If the government increases the number of centres, it will solve many problems," said Aman Singh, a resident of IP Extension. Singh and his family have been making rounds of the Aadhaar centres for the last six months.