KSITM intros new system to trace undelivered Aadhaar cards

KOCHI, INDIA: The Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) will introduce a new tracking system to trace undelivered Aadhaar cards stuck at various post offices and UIDAI centres.

The system will be rolled out within three months through which people can check their card status. The tracking system will have a special call centre with a tollfree number.

Around 1.16 crore Aadhaar cards remain undelivered across the state, according to KSITM officials. "Around 2.32 crore people i.e., 79 per cent of the population, in the state had enrolled under the Aadhaar scheme," a New Indian Express report quoted IT Principal Secretary, P H Kurian, as saying.

"As a solution, the IT Mission has decided to introduce a new tracking system which will check the card status on being provided with name, address and family details. The card status will be provided as an SMS to the given mobile number or through e-mail," added Kurien.

Delivery of cards was becoming quite a task for the postal employees. Even though the UIDAI provides an online facility to check the card status, there is no mechanism to to track the card in case the person forgets the number.

As most of the people in Kerala have lost their acknowledgement slip and forgotten their enrolment number, the KSITM had requested the UIDAI for permission to implement the special tracking system and UIDAI has approved it recently.