Enrollment

A critical aspect of the UID enrolment process is that enrolment will not be through a mandate, but will be demand driven. The momentum for the UID will come from residents enrolling in order to access the benefits and services associated with it.

The Enrollment Process:

The enrolment process for the UID number will begin with a resident submitting his/her information to the enrolling agency with supporting documents. To make sure the poor are not excluded, the UIDAI has prescribed guidelines for applicants without documents.

The enrollment agency verifies an individual’s document as per the procedure laid down by DDSVP Committee Report. This information is then submitted through the registrar to the CIDR. A de-duplication check is run there using the demographic and biometric information before enrollment to avoid duplication.

A letter with a tear away portion or a card will be issued to the resident containing the UID number, name, photograph, 2D barcode of the finger print etc. using both English and the local language of the state as done by the Election commission of India.

  

Enrollment Costs:

This includes the registrars or agencies enrolling cost and also the cost to the people coming to enroll like forgoing the days wage, travel expenses etc. The Registrars have the option here of charging for the cards they issue residents to offset enrolment costs.

Ensuring clean enrollment data from the registrars:

The UIDAI will periodically carry out a process audit of the information that comes in from the Registrars, to ensure data quality and that agencies are following guidelines recommended by the UIDAI.