After ensuring Aadhaar data integration with voter ID cards, officials are now planning to put in place a mechanism to validate voters based on their Aadhaar biometric data.
Incidentally, in Nellore district, Aadhaar details of 98 per cent of voters have been integrated with the electoral data as part of the digital drive aimed at using the unique identification data for error-free results.
“Under the digital India initiatives, the unique ID data has become very useful in ensuring transparency. It has proved effective even in the identification of school dropouts for their re-enrollment,” Joint Collector Md. Imtiyaz said.
Meanwhile, District Information Officer S.S. Sai, who also heads the National Informatics Centre (NIC) here, said 100 per cent Aadhaar seeding of voter ID cards would be achieved soon. “The process is expected to facilitate the usage of biometrics at polling booths to prevent impersonation and electoral irregularities,” he added. Officials are at work to extend the benefits of e-governance initiatives to various departments. As part of the initiative, beneficiaries are encouraged to make maximum use of the e-POS system at fair price shops, so that there will be no scope for diversion of commodities meant for the Public Distribution System.
“The digital initiatives are yielding good results when it comes to removing disparities between the rich and the poor, but they are also proving a little ineffective, with some employees not actively taking part in the process,” Mr. Imtiaz said.
Meanwhile, soil testing reports and weather updates from a particular region will be available real time at kisan centres and websites dedicated to farmers.
The process [Aadhaar seeding of voter ID cards] is expected to facilitate the usage of biometrics at polling booths to prevent impersonation and electoral irregularities.
S.S. Sai,
District Information Officer
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