Jaipur: In a bid to plug loopholes in the implementation ofwelfare schemes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi launched the nationwide Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery from Dudu in Rajasthan, marking the second anniversary of the Unique IdentificationAuthority of India (UIDAI). This service will help integrate variousgovernment-run flagship programmes with the Aadhaar card system,
While addressing the function, Congress President and UPAChairperson Sonia Gandhi said the Aadhaar scheme gives identity to the commonman and is a tool to claim benefits. She also said that using the Aadhaar cardthe common man can claim his rights anywhere in the country. “The Aadhaar cardwill help the government in ensuring that subsidy reaches its intendedbeneficiaries directly and the poor will not have to run from pillar to post toclaim their rights,” added Sonia Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi said that this flagship project not only helpsthe common man with a proof of identity but also ensures his rights. “Aadhaaris not just a simple identification card. People can use this card to availother benefits also. It will help the marginalized sections of our society to earntheir rights. Further it would help to plug leakages and ensure that thebeneficiary directly gets the benefit” said the Congress President. “This cardhelps the aam aadmi to open bank accounts, avail mobile and LPG gasconnections”, she informed.
Explaining that the Aadhaar scheme is an extension of latePrime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s long term vision, Sonia Gandhi said, “RajivGandhi had a dream that the benefits of the modern technology should reach thecommon man. It was because of this long term vision only our country witnesseda revolution in technology especially in the telecom sector. The aam aadmi inour country have now been reaping benefits of the mobile phones, because of thepolicies of Rajiv Gandhi and taking inspiration from him only we have theAadhaar policy today”.
The Unique ID project is about to begin a new phase – thatof facilitating transactions. Aadhaar-enabled applications will be used forensuring direct payments like pension payments, wages under the Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Public Distribution System,Mukhyamantri BPL Gramin Awas Yojna, Pension scheme under social security, AshaSehyogini payment and Chief Minister’s Scholarship scheme, to the correctbeneficiary.
Apart from Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr ManmohanSingh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot,UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman MontekSingh Ahluwalia Minister of State for Communications Sachin Pilot, Sanjay Nilekaniwere also present..
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