Several districts are lagging in Aadhaar cards and Aadhaar-linked bank accounts

Tuesday was the kick-off of the Union government’s Direct Benefits Transfer scheme and early reports show that despite scaling down the number of districts and schemes to be covered, much work still needs to be done to make the programme a success in the 20 districts in six States. Symbolic events marked the day and functions were organised. But many of the districts are still lagging in the basic requirements of the programme — Aadhaar card coverage and Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.