TNN | Sep 21, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Jamshedpur: Three visually impaired teenagers were issued an Aadhaar card at a special camp organized by the district public relations department in association with the National Association for Blinds (NAB) in Baradwari area of Sakchi on Tuesday.
Balbir, Adarsh and Chotu, all aged between 10-15 years, received their unique identification number (UID) following a special arrangement made by the UIDAI team at the NAB office.
The development came after a series of complaints were registered, stating UID enrollment was being refused to the visually impaired. A special camp was immediately set up by the district administration to provide the facility.
"Visually impaired people often face difficulties in availing Aadhaar card under normal retinal scan, hence a UIDAI team was sent to generate the card by taking the print of all ten fingers," district public relations officer (DPRO) Sanjay Kumar said.
"We are looking forward to conduct more such camps and ensure that the visually impaired also get their Aadhaar card to avail government sponsored schemes," NAB official Preetpal Singh said.
The parents of the teenagers extended their gratitude to officials for their support in generating the card. "I am thankful to the district administration for making the Aadhaar card for my daughter," Satvinder Singh, father of 11-year-old Balbir Kaur, said.