With the aim to create awareness among the rural population regarding the importance of ADHAAR cards and to ensure enrolment of left out population in the district, a Special Mobile Van was flagged off by the District Development Commissioner, Kathua, Ramesh Kumar today.Pertinent to mention here that Census Department J&K has pressed into service a special mobile van to ply across the state for capturing biometric enrolment of left out population in every district. The Special Mobile Van is fully equipped with biometric capturing machine along with technical team to facilitate the ADHAAR enrollment.
The district administration has formulated a 15 days schedule of special mobile van where Bio Metric Enrollment (BME) coverage is low.Under the schedule special mobile van will visit Chak Sardar Desa Singh, Changarn, Kanta and Domar villages in tehsil Kathua on 20th, 21st and 22nd January’2016. The special van will visit Chann Arorian on 23rd January whereas in tehsil Marheen. Village Ladwal and Gujjar Chak on 24th & 25th in Hiranagar tehsil. Gujroo Nagrota & Gurha of ramkote tehsil on 26th & 27th January.
The Special Van will visit village Dadwara of tehsil Billawar on 28th January, village Machhedi of tehsil Lohai Malhar on 29th January, village Dharkore of tehsil Mahanpur on 30thJanuary, village Bhoond of tehsil basohli on 30th January and 1st February. In its last leg the special van will visit village siara karode on 2nd & 3rd February 2016 for Bio Metric Enrollment (BME) coverage and awareness.The DDC while speaking on the occasion said that the district administration is committed to ensure 100 percent enrollment of Aadhar in the district and special mobile van will prove instrumental in achieving this target.ADDC Kathua Manmohan Singh, Joint Director (CPO) Kathua Ram Rattan, DSEO Kathua (Nodal Officer NPR) Vias Raj Verma, AD (P&S) Sardar Singh, Tehsildar Kathua Avatar Singh and other district officers were also present on the occasion.