25 Jun 2011 07:49, Enrolment for Aadhaar Unique Identity (UID) has begun in Bangalore, with the General Post Office (GPO) launching the facility through 35 post offices in the city; one could also enrol for the number through seven post offices in Bangalore Rural. Ashok Dalwai, deputy director general of the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI), Vasumitra, post master general, Karnataka Circle, and P Raghavan, chief general manager of Karnataka Telecom Circle, launched the first enrolment in the city at the GPO on Friday. Dalwai said that apart from the post offices, the enrolment would also occur through state registration agencies. This facility would be available in a month. “The state has already floated tenders for finalising the agencies which would assist in the enrolment of people into Aadhaar. People could also walk into the nearest post office for this purpose. The GPO is one of our main non-state registrars,” Dalwai said, adding that details of 40 lakh people in the state had already been received, ahead of enrolment. In Tumkur and Mysore districts, 18 lakh UIDs had already been delivered. “We will next begin enrolment in Belgaum and Gulbarga divisions, and then come to Bangalore. After that, we could move on to complete Mysore,” Dalwai said. Source : An Hour Ago, DNA India
