The Income Tax department’s insistence on linking Aadhaar cards with PAN cards is creating a lot of confusion and misery for most people, especially senior citizens. Many got their PAN cards years ago and Aadhaar cards only very recently. Therefore, there is bound to be a mismatch in the data such as the names and initials of card holders. The centres offering corrections in the cards are unable to make the necessary changes. The IT department should come out with proper guidelines to solve the Aadhaar-PAN jinx.
A. Balagangadharan,
Pollachi, Tamil Nadu
When we registered for and got our Aadhaar cards made some years ago, it was done at a fast pace and dispatched quickly by post. Little did we know or realise that one’s biometric — the fingerprint — will be the key factor. This has resulted in tasks as simple as getting one’s mobile number incorporated becoming an impossibility. We have been told that fingerprints “vanish with age and are affected by skin blemishes and infections”. Another bizarre explanation is of “one’s biometrics being locked out after five attempts”. Someone needs to decipher all this. How easy is recording, usage and retrieval of one’s fingerprints? And are all these reasons given true? Most senior citizens have a difficult time using technology. Therefore, the officials in charge need to clear the air. Biometric data that can be used easily, especially by senior citizens, should be considered.
Revathi Sankar,
Chennai