'Suffering due to govt officers' mistakes': Rush for Aadhaar card correction getting murkier in Odisha

Despite Deputy CM Pravati Parida clarifying that there is no last date to apply for benefits under Subhadra Yojana, people are thronging common service centres in huge numbers for correction in Aadhaar cards.

With many reports claiming PM Narendra Modi to release the first installment of the Subhadra scheme on his birthday on September 17, applicants have been seen queuing outside post offices, Mo Seva, and Jana Seva Kendras as early as 3 am in the night.

The ’50 corrections a day’ policy in many correction centres has also added to the misery of the people. Hundreds have to return home empty-handed after standing in queue for the whole day. On the other hand, frequent power cuts have further added to their woes.

To get early appointments, people in several places are even spotted spending the night outside the seva kendras. Women and children are also spotted sleeping outside the gates of the post offices and seva kendras. Stampede-like situations were also witnessed in many places due to the heavy rush. 

“People have been standing in line since late at night 1 am. We have been running from pillar to post for the last three days. The problem is arising because people from all the panchayat depend on the post office and seva kendras in the block. The administration should open the seva kendras in all the panchayats. However, lack of network connectivity is affecting the Aadhaar corrections in panchayat offices,” alleged a woman applicant.

Similarly, another applicant said, “It is the government officers who made mistakes in the names and spellings of our Aadhaar cards. Now, we have to suffer because of their mistake. No government officials are accountable or doing their jobs right.”