Shillong, Jul 28: The district administration of South West Garo Hills has launched a series of one-day enrolment drives-cum-awareness programmes to facilitate Aadhaar enrolment, birth and death registration, Aadhaar seeding and access to other essential citizen services across the district.
The initiative is being implemented under the Chief Minister’s Catalytic Fund for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It aims to bring important identity and civil registration services closer to people, particularly those residing in remote and underserved areas, while ensuring that eligible beneficiaries are linked with government welfare schemes through Aadhaar seeding.
The first enrolment drive was organised at Nogorpara PHC yesterday with nearly 1,000 people availing themselves of the various services offered during the camp.
The drive enabled residents to access several key services at one location, including birth registration, death registration, issuance of Non-Availability Certificates (NAC), Aadhaar enrolment and Aadhaar seeding support for different welfare schemes. The camp also served as an awareness platform to inform citizens about the importance of timely registration of births and deaths and maintaining Aadhaar-linked records for accessing public services and welfare benefits.
Similar enrolment drives will be held at Betasing PHC on July 31 and at Garobadha PHC on August 4.
Residents, especially those who have not yet registered births or deaths in their families, enrolled for Aadhaar, or completed Aadhaar seeding for welfare schemes, have been advised to carry the necessary supporting documents to ensure smooth processing of their applications.
