Corona treatment in Delhi: Aadhaar, voter ID accepted as residence proof

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the hospitals run by his government and private entities will only treat Delhiites during the coronavirus crisis

The Delhi government on Sunday outlined the documents city residents are required to furnish to avail treatment at hospitals run by it and those privately run. Delhi government-run hospitals will accept Aadhaar cards made before June 7, voter IDs, bank or post-office passbook, driving licence, income-tax return slips, latest water or telephone bill and postal department’s post as proof of residence in Delhi, it said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the hospitals run by his government and private entities will only treat Delhiites during the coronavirus crisis while the city’s borders will be reopened from Monday.

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Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said hospitals run by the Centre will have no such restriction, and if people from other states come to the national capital for specific surgeries, they can get medical treatment at private hospitals. “…transplantation, oncology, neurosurgeries will continue to function for all patients, irrespective of the place of residence.””Also, any Medico-Legal victims of road accidents, acid-attack happening within NCT of Delhi will continue for all patients, irrespective of place of residence,” the government said in the order.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Here’s how to change the address in Voter Id card

Need to change your address on your Voter ID card? Here’s your guide to doing it to be able to vote for your favourite candidate/party in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019 and future elections

Is it true that you are stressed over not having the capacity to cast a ballot in Lok Sabha races 2019 in light of the fact that you are progressing? Indeed, you’re not alone. India’s 900 million voters are relied upon to partake on the planet’s greatest vote based exercise, at the same time, as indicated by an examination distributed by Business Standard, in spite of a mammoth number of voters, India is behind a few nations with regards to the quantity of individuals swinging up to cast a ballot.

India had a record voter turnout of 66.4 percent in 2014. This is still lower than the worldwide middle of 68.03 percent. There could be numerous purposes behind this. One of the reasons for the ‘lost vote’ is that many enlisted voters are progressing or have migrated looking for occupations….

Follow these steps to change the address in your voter id card and you will be able to vote for your favourite candidate/party in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019and future elections:

Step 1: Visit National Voters’ Service Portal – http://www.nvsp.in

Step 2: Select the option to fill form 6. You will get two options here:

“I request that my name be included in the electoral roll for the above Constituency” –
a. As a first-time voter

b. due to shifting from another constituency

Fill in the state, district and constituency you want to vote from.

Step 3: Fill in all the mandatory details like name, address, phone number, date of birth, etc.

You need to upload a passport size photo, age and address proof document. (List of supported documents will be provided on NVSP website.)

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID may be mandatory: Here’s what you must know

Election Commission has halted seeding of voter cards with Aadhaar numbers for the time being

Latest News: Have you linked your voter ID with Aadhaar yet? Soon, linking of voter ID with Aadhaar maybe made mandatory. According to a report published in Economic Times, the Election Commission, in a shift in its stand, is preparing to pitch for the mandatory, legally backed, linking of voter IDs with Aadhaar number.

“The commission will propose amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, that will require citizens to link their Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) with the 12-digit Aadhaar, while ensuring privacy protection,” the report said…

EC’s U-turn|Aadhaar-voter id linking

In 2015, the commission had embarked on ‘voluntary’ Aadhaar linking. However, the Supreme court stalled the process over privacy concerns. By that time it had covered nearly 380 million voters. India currently has more than 750 million registered voters.

Benefits of Aadhaar-voter id linking

A PIL sought mandatory linking of voter id to Aadhaar. Petitioner M L Ravi sought linking of Aadhaar with electoral rolls and voter IDs to check entry of repeat, multiple, illegal, invalid, false voters. He submitted to the Madras High Court that the manual door-to-door verification process for the preparation of electoral rolls by the EC resulted in errors.

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