A total of 29,571 plastic Aadhaar cards were issued to the applicants in the district through the Common Service Centres functioning in 12 blocks in the district.
District Revenue Officer S. Selvaraj along with officials visited the centres in Pethanaickenpalayam and Vazhapadi blocks here on Tuesday.
Addressing media persons, he said that the e-centres run by the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation were started in February this year in Salem, Salem West, Salem South, Vazhapadi, Attur, Gangavalli, Yercaud, Mettur, Omalur, Sankari, Edappadi and Pethanaickenpalayam blocks. He said that people could fill up application forms for obtaining passport, register for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and also obtain plastic Aadhaar cards.
The DRO said that certificates issued by the Revenue Department including community, income and nativity certificates, certificates to first graduates of a family, destitute women and widow and certificates issued by Social Welfare Department such as marriage assistance for women and girl children assistance programme could be obtained at these centres. Also, people could pay their electricity bills at these e-centres.
People could also submit applications for obtaining pan card, making corrections in electoral identification card applications, and payment of premium to LIC and for taking copies of patta and chitta.
Since the inauguration of these centres, a total of 50,082 certificates and 29,571 plastic Aadhaar cards were issued, he added.