Unlike other parts of the country, AADHAR cards for residents of Assam will be linked to National Register of Citizens, which is the data base of citizens, as the state is facing the problem of illegal migrants. The AADHAR number is proof of residence only and not citizenship.
"The AADHAR enrolment exercise here would be government-driven. It is going to be different than other states," a source said.
The unique identification project is an initiative of the Planning Commission to provide identification for each resident across the country. This brand name of this 16-digit number of the unique identification number (UID) is Aadhaar. The objective is to issue every resident a UID linked to the resident's demographic and biometric information, which they can use to identify themselves anywhere in the country and to access a host of benefits and services.
"In Assam, the National Population Register (NPR) is now being digitalized. We are in the process of collecting fingerprints and iris scanning," the source said. He added that the AADHAR database will be merged with the NRC database. "Since AADHAR gives residence proof and the NRC gives the citizenship proof, the merger of the two databases would make the non-Indians (read illegal migrants), who are residing in the state stand out clearly," the source said.
The state government has removed all procedural hurdles for updating the NRC of 1951 and the first phase would cover 42 out of 126 legislative assembly constituencies. "The NRC update will be based on the electoral rolls of 1971, 1966, wherever there are no records of NRC of 1951," the source said. The state government is setting up an NRC directorate to undertake this massive exercise.
"The AADHAR enrolment exercise here would be government-driven. It is going to be different than other states," a source said.
The unique identification project is an initiative of the Planning Commission to provide identification for each resident across the country. This brand name of this 16-digit number of the unique identification number (UID) is Aadhaar. The objective is to issue every resident a UID linked to the resident's demographic and biometric information, which they can use to identify themselves anywhere in the country and to access a host of benefits and services.
"In Assam, the National Population Register (NPR) is now being digitalized. We are in the process of collecting fingerprints and iris scanning," the source said. He added that the AADHAR database will be merged with the NRC database. "Since AADHAR gives residence proof and the NRC gives the citizenship proof, the merger of the two databases would make the non-Indians (read illegal migrants), who are residing in the state stand out clearly," the source said.
The state government has removed all procedural hurdles for updating the NRC of 1951 and the first phase would cover 42 out of 126 legislative assembly constituencies. "The NRC update will be based on the electoral rolls of 1971, 1966, wherever there are no records of NRC of 1951," the source said. The state government is setting up an NRC directorate to undertake this massive exercise.
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