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Aadhaar services launched at gram panchayat in UP

Lucknow Jan 21 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Department is continuously taking concrete steps towards digitally empowering the Gram Panchayats of the state and in this sequence, a significant digital initiative has been implemented at the ground level with the launch of Aadhaar services at the village level.
Aadhaar services have been successfully launched in Bhatganwan Pandey Gram Panchayat of Sarojininagar block and Sairpur Gram Panchayat of Chinhat block in Lucknow on Wednesday.
More than 40 rural citizens have already been provided with Aadhaar-related services in these two Gram Panchayats, providing great relief to the villagers and saving them from having to travel to cities.
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