Dimapur, Sep. 19 (EMN): As part of effort to promote Aadhaar usage by states, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Regional Office Guwahati, organised a state-level workshop on ‘Recent initiatives for simplifying Aadhaar usage’ at Administrative Training Institute, Kohima, on Monday. According to a DIPR report, Nagaland Chief Secretary, J Alam, the special guest of the workshop in his address said Aadhaar is very essential to avail various social welfare schemes and urged the residents to get registered for Aadhaar to receive benefits under direct benefit transfer. The chief secretary also mentioned that special effort shall be undertaken to cover the left out population. CEO, UIDAI, Dr. Saurabh Garg, elaborated on the progress made by Aadhaar in the past decade. He highlighted that Aadhaar authentication provides an instant mechanism to prove one’s identity through online authentication. Garg also emphasised that UIDAI will continue its efforts for improving the ease of living for residents and urged the Government of Nagaland to implement DBT in every service delivery schemes to bring transparency, the report stated. Deputy Director General, UIDAI, RO Guwahati, Devajit Khound, explained how Aadhaar has become the core of India’s digital public infrastructure. He said Aadhaar with its inherent features...