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Odisha woman, 62, denied aid for lack of Aadhaar
A 62-year-old woman in Kandhamal district, Odisha, has been unable to access government schemes because she lacks an Aadhaar card. Odisha TV reports the woman, from Kirabadi village under Gresingia Gram Panchayat,…
The Story in Brief
A 62-year-old woman in Kandhamal district, Odisha, has been unable to access government schemes because she lacks an Aadhaar card. Odisha TV reports the woman, from Kirabadi village under Gresingia Gram Panchayat, has visited the G. Udayagiri block office several times, but biometric failures have blocked enrolment.
The woman is unmarried, lives with her younger brother in a broken thatched hut, and has poor eyesight. The Gresingia Sarpanch has visited her and assured that efforts will be made to ensure she receives all eligible benefits.
The Indian Opinion
This is not an isolated biometric glitch. Each failed enrolment is a denial of rights, and the burden falls hardest on the old, tribal and isolated. Officials say they will help, but she has tried beforealertn. The real test is whether the block office revisits her enrolment with a mobile unit or camps, not just promises. How many more citizens wait while the system prints errors instead of cards? A date for her next enrolment would settle it.
Source: odishatv.in
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