Officials of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have written to the Post Master General, AP circle, seeking to know if any of its staff were responsible for the dumping of several Aadhaar cards in Chandrayangutta that were found earlier this month.
On Dec. 15, people living in Chandrayangutta found nearly 850 cards thrown near a mosque in the area. Some of the cards were burnt while others were new and intact in their envelopes. Local police were informed and after verification it was found that many of the cards belonged to people living in Bandlaguda mandal. Officials of civil supplies department told the police that they were only facilitators for UIDAI. Cops then intimated UID authorities who began an enquiry into the matter. An UID official said that the cards were printed last year and dispatched through the postal department. "We are trying to determine why these cards did not reach the respective applicants," said an official.
Officials suspect the role of the postal department staff and the printing services provider availed by the department. While they claim that the cards could be those that were not delivered by the postal department staff owing to the absence of the recipients at the given address, the mutilation of a few of them and the sheer number of abandoned cards at one location makes the premise implausible. "We suspect that these cards could have not been delivered. But it looks like a case of negligence of duty on part of the postal staff.
An official of the level of deputy director has been appointed to enquire into the matter. We are taking the matter seriously," said a senior official.
The UID has also urged the department to dispatch the cards with care in order to prevent such incidents from repeating in the future. UID officials are expected to approach Chandrayangutta police after gathering details of the dispatch.
On Dec. 15, people living in Chandrayangutta found nearly 850 cards thrown near a mosque in the area. Some of the cards were burnt while others were new and intact in their envelopes. Local police were informed and after verification it was found that many of the cards belonged to people living in Bandlaguda mandal. Officials of civil supplies department told the police that they were only facilitators for UIDAI. Cops then intimated UID authorities who began an enquiry into the matter. An UID official said that the cards were printed last year and dispatched through the postal department. "We are trying to determine why these cards did not reach the respective applicants," said an official.
Officials suspect the role of the postal department staff and the printing services provider availed by the department. While they claim that the cards could be those that were not delivered by the postal department staff owing to the absence of the recipients at the given address, the mutilation of a few of them and the sheer number of abandoned cards at one location makes the premise implausible. "We suspect that these cards could have not been delivered. But it looks like a case of negligence of duty on part of the postal staff.
An official of the level of deputy director has been appointed to enquire into the matter. We are taking the matter seriously," said a senior official.
The UID has also urged the department to dispatch the cards with care in order to prevent such incidents from repeating in the future. UID officials are expected to approach Chandrayangutta police after gathering details of the dispatch.
Source:-The Times of India
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