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In a bid to establish proper identity of slum dwellers in Capital City, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is planning to conduct a biometric survey of people residing in slums. "We have already completed slum profiling of 377 slums in Bhubaneswar. We are in process of finalising the proposed biometric survey of slum dwellers living in the city," said BDA Vice-Chairman D. K. Singh here on a sidelines of a seminar on Friday. "The decision to conduct biometric survey is aimed at having actual position (number) of urban poor residing in the city. The survey would ensure that no duplication of identity takes place," Mr. Singh said. He said in future it would also help administration check bogus beneficiaries of various government schemes.

"BALANGIR: Chaos reigned supreme over the Unique Identification Card (UID) data procurement process in Balangir, with poor people queuing up eagerly hoping to be doled out more rations and old age pensions, only to be disappointed and irritated at the painstaking process of collecting their photographs, eye and thumb impressions. Even as BPL families left spaces meant for filling up PAN card number, DL, LPG card number, pension ID, health insurance number, etc., blank in the UID forms, they remained clueless about the purpose of the UID, trekking to the centres where the enumeration process for the multi-utility UID document is on, with the idea that they will be given immediate rewards like more rice under the Public Distribution System (PDS) or immediate jobs under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). Needless to say, the places were scenes of total chaos as villagers were seen losing their patience. Thay failed to understand the entire exercise and had little idea what the UID card is all about."