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[Taha Mehmood]

http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/06/stories/2006120605460300.htm

 The Hindu
Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Dec 06, 2006
ePaper

MNIC: Training programme inaugurated at Thiruvadanai

Staff Reporter

Verification process under way in Thondi and R.S. Mangalam town panchayats

RAMANATHAPURAM: Chandrakant Kamble, Director (Census), has sought the
cooperation of Thiruvadanai residents to complete the task of issuing
Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) to them.

Speaking at the inauguration of a training programme for field-level
staff, including Village Administrative Officers, at Thiruvadanai on
Monday, he said the Central Government selected Thiruvadanai taluk for
the pilot project to provide MNIC to all Indian citizens because of
the good track record of this taluk in successfully implementing
several pilot projects earlier.

Mr. Kamle said that the final phase of work was important to prepare
hundred per cent error-free list of Indian citizens. The people should
meet the VAO, `Makkal Nala Panialarkal' or panchayat assistant to
verify their name, family members' name and other details. If they
found any error, they should immediately intimate the officials
concerned with proper application forms.

Awareness campaign

Pamphlets, wallpapers, newspaper advertisements and others would be
issued to create awareness among the people. Tom tom (tandora) and
other public address system would also be used.

Collector K.S. Muthuswaamy said that verification process was
undertaken in Thondi and R.S. Mangalam town panchayats, 82 panchayats
and two panchayat unions. Forty-six VAOs, 82 panchayat assistants and
82 `Makkal Nala Paniyalarkal' were also engaged in the work. And 306
teams were formed for the verification process. Village Administrative
Officers were the custodians of these records.

Mr. Muthuswaamy said officials such as Revenue Divisional Officer,
tahsildar and deputy tahsildar would crosscheck the information in
order to ensure accurate details.

So far, 1,27,432 persons in Thiruvadanai taluk had been photographed
for the MNIC and nearly 32,000 persons were to be photographed. Out of
1.81 lakh verified persons, records produced by 1.67 lakh were found
to be valid. About 14,000 documents were proved to be invalid proof.

He said those who had not produced documents such as birth certificate
and land record could arrange individual affidavits. It would be
accepted as a valid record.