Aadhaar enrolment, update process affected due to equipment shortage in Pune

PUNE: With only a limited number of kits available, citizens are struggling to enrol for Aadhaar and update their details. A Vimannagar resident, who recently visited two to three centres, said most facilities had limited equipment and insufficient staff.
Enrolment and updating Aadhaar details have been an issue in Pune district since the past two-three weeks.Most offices are undergoing migration of the server from ‘Mahaonline’ to ‘MahaIT’, which requires operators and machines to be re-registered.
An official said a government resolution was issued last month regarding the server migration affecting the enrolment and updating process.
Pune district nodal officer for Aadhaar Rohini Akhade said the server migration is leading to some issues at most offices and the staff is trying to resolve them. “The process will be streamlined in the next 15 days,” she said, adding that the district needs more machines too. “Pune needs at least 300 machines,” said Akhade.
Akhade said Pune district has slowly commenced Aadhaar enrolment and will be increasing efforts once the server migration is resolved. State government officials said efforts are on to speed up the process across Maharashtra and push for the proposal to take on more private operators.