Ward officers say processing of too many applications per day damaging machines and overburdening government staff

The Centre may pat itself on its back for its 'unique' Unique Identification (UID) project, but it didn't foresee the massive public response and the ensuing strain on government agencies.


Stretched to the limit: A UID centre near Kamla Nehru Park in Deccan.
The centres change after work in a particular area is completed.
Pic/Krunal Gosavi

Municipal officers from the various centres throughout the city said there was acute shortage of processing machines. So, residents were flocking in massive numbers to the centres that are equipped with such machines thus putting additional strain on a single machine.