Mangaluru city gets Aadhaar Seva Kendra at Hampankatta

Mangaluru: Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK), a one-stop destination for all Aadhaar services for residents, was inaugurated at the Crystal Arc building, Balmatta Road, Hampankatta, on Tuesday. This is the fifth ASK in Karnataka, after Bengaluru, Mysuru, Davanagere and Dharwad. There are 83 such centres in the country.
Aadhaar Seva Kendra regional manager G Gajendra said that the centre can process upto 500 Aadhaar enrolment and update applications per day.
People can avail of all Aadhaar-related services like enrolment and update of address, name, gender, date of birth, mobile number, email ID, photo and biometric update of fingerprint and iris, at the centre.
The centre functions on all seven days of the week, from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. The time will also be extended, depending on the demand from the people. Mysuru ASK has handled more than 1,000 applications per day, while the one in Davanagere has processed nearly 600 applications per day, he added.
People can also book online appointments at ask1.uidai.gov.in, and choose a convenient date and time to avail of services at ASK. Aadhaar enrolment and biometric update is free of cost, for those in the age group of 5 to 15. For other updates or corrections, a nominal fee of Rs 50 will be charged, while for the Aadhaar biometric, a sum of Rs 100 will be charged, said ASK, Davanagere head Prajwal.
Mangaluru ASK manager Balakrishna said that the ASK will hold camps in villages for Aadhaar related services in the coming days, to help the bed-ridden and sick, who are unable to travel to the Aadhaar service centre. In case people do not have any required documents to furnish, then they can get a standard format authorised by a gazetted officer to get the Aadhaar number.
Deputy commissioner Rajendra K V and Mangaluru South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath were present at the inaugural.