<p>In our country, obtaining a birth certificate, driving licence, passport, documents to avail benefits of government programmes etc is a difficult and time-consuming process and there are many hurdles involved in it. People have to spend a lot of time and money in an effort to get these. <br /><br />Also, with people relocating from one place to another, thanks to their jobs, maintaining uniformity in these documents has become a tough task. Which is why, Bangaloreans feel that there should be a simpler way to prove the identity of a person. <br /><br />While some documents, like ration cards, are issued by the state governments, some others are done by the central government. So it is not easy to verify a person’s identity and other details.<br /><br />“I had my voter identification card done at my native place. Later, I got a job in Mumbai. My company only assisted me in getting my driving licence. For the Pan Card, I gave the address of my company and of the rented house where I was staying. Whenever I need to produce two photo identity cards with the same address for any purpose, I find it difficult to do, in spite of having all the required documents. My identity cards lack uniformity. I strongly feel that bio-metric identity cards should be introduced as early as possible,’’ says Ranjeet Manhas, a professional.<br /><br />And in cities like Bangalore, where people come in from across the world, getting residence proof is a tough job. Not every member in the same house can have a rent agreement. <br /><br />And without the rent agreement, one cannot open a bank account, get a gas connection or a broadband connection. <br /><br />“At times, I feel that our life has become ‘document driven’. I have all the required documents, from driving licence to passport. But, my father who lived in a village, didn’t even have a birth certificate. My father’s name was spelt differently in my passport and bank statement, so when I applied for a visa to the US, my application was rejected on that ground. And the process was delayed till I submitted an affidavit from the notary,” recollects Mahananda Suttinamane, a retired school teacher. <br /><br />So whenever there is any discrepancy in the certificates one possesses, the person has to struggle to get the supporting documents to prove his or her claims.<br /><br />People also say that they should be able to update their residence address, designation and relationship status in an easier way. </p>.<p>“Like earlier, people are not sticking to one city all their life. So, the concept of ‘address proof’ has become vague. Ironically, I had an awful experience here in Bangalore when I applied for a private broadband connection. The system should be made simpler. Maybe the Aadhar card would provide a solution to this problem,” says Adarsh Hegde, a chartered accountant with a private company. <br /><br /></p>
<p>In our country, obtaining a birth certificate, driving licence, passport, documents to avail benefits of government programmes etc is a difficult and time-consuming process and there are many hurdles involved in it. People have to spend a lot of time and money in an effort to get these. <br /><br />Also, with people relocating from one place to another, thanks to their jobs, maintaining uniformity in these documents has become a tough task. Which is why, Bangaloreans feel that there should be a simpler way to prove the identity of a person. <br /><br />While some documents, like ration cards, are issued by the state governments, some others are done by the central government. So it is not easy to verify a person’s identity and other details.<br /><br />“I had my voter identification card done at my native place. Later, I got a job in Mumbai. My company only assisted me in getting my driving licence. For the Pan Card, I gave the address of my company and of the rented house where I was staying. Whenever I need to produce two photo identity cards with the same address for any purpose, I find it difficult to do, in spite of having all the required documents. My identity cards lack uniformity. I strongly feel that bio-metric identity cards should be introduced as early as possible,’’ says Ranjeet Manhas, a professional.<br /><br />And in cities like Bangalore, where people come in from across the world, getting residence proof is a tough job. Not every member in the same house can have a rent agreement. <br /><br />And without the rent agreement, one cannot open a bank account, get a gas connection or a broadband connection. <br /><br />“At times, I feel that our life has become ‘document driven’. I have all the required documents, from driving licence to passport. But, my father who lived in a village, didn’t even have a birth certificate. My father’s name was spelt differently in my passport and bank statement, so when I applied for a visa to the US, my application was rejected on that ground. And the process was delayed till I submitted an affidavit from the notary,” recollects Mahananda Suttinamane, a retired school teacher. <br /><br />So whenever there is any discrepancy in the certificates one possesses, the person has to struggle to get the supporting documents to prove his or her claims.<br /><br />People also say that they should be able to update their residence address, designation and relationship status in an easier way. </p>.<p>“Like earlier, people are not sticking to one city all their life. So, the concept of ‘address proof’ has become vague. Ironically, I had an awful experience here in Bangalore when I applied for a private broadband connection. The system should be made simpler. Maybe the Aadhar card would provide a solution to this problem,” says Adarsh Hegde, a chartered accountant with a private company. <br /><br /></p>
