Postmen to deliver Aadhaar sewa door-to-door

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is training 48,000 postmen of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) to go in the remotest parts of the country and link Aadhaar number with mobile numbers, update details and conduct enrolment of children at the doorstep.

To ensure smooth rollout of the plan, UIDAI will provide postmen with the necessary digital gear such as a desktop or laptop-based Aadhar kit to update the necessary details of Aadhar card holders. Officials said that all 150,000 postal officers will be covered in the second part of the plan.

The training is being provided as a part of UIDAI’s expansion plans aimed at reaching out to more people and enrolling as many citizens as possible. The UIDAI also plans to open an Aadhaar Sewa Kendra in each of the 755 districts of the country.

One of the officials said, “So far, we have run pilots on IPPB postmen using tablet and mobile-based kit for child enrolment. We will now expand that to enable them to also update Aadhaar details in remote areas using a laptop or a desktop.”

“We currently have 88 UIDAI Sewa Kendra in 72 cities. The plan is to reach even the remotest corners. We will also approach state governments to provide space in government premises where these sewa kendras can be opened,” he added.

The UIDAI is also planning to onboard nearly 13,000 banking correspondents currently working with the Common Service Centre of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.