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PANAJI
The state government has decided to drop ‘Aadhaar Card' from the list of valid documents as proof of residence to be produced by Goans for availing of free treatment at Goa Medical College, Bambolim and three other government-run hospitals.
Speaking to media persons, GMC Medical Superintendent Dr Shivanand Bandekar said, "It has been decided that Aadhaar Card be removed from the list of valid documents to be produced by Goans as proof of residence. The decision was taken after
PANAJI
The state government has decided to drop ‘Aadhaar Card' from the list of valid documents as proof of residence to be produced by Goans for availing of free treatment at Goa Medical College, Bambolim and three other government-run hospitals.
Speaking to media persons, GMC Medical Superintendent Dr Shivanand Bandekar said, "It has been decided that Aadhaar Card be removed from the list of valid documents to be produced by Goans as proof of residence. The decision was taken after
it was learnt that some of the Aadhaar Cards had temporary address specified which is not enough to prove that the patient was a Goan."
From January 1 onwards, the state government has started charging patients from outside the state for availing of treatment at GMC, Bambolim and three other government-run hospitals. However, the state government has also made it mandatory for all Goans to either provide their DDSSY card or at least a photo identity card for availing of free treatment at GMC.
Initially, Goans were asked to produce one of the six valid residence proofs - Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving Licence, DDSSY Card or Senior Citizen Card. But, once the implementation of the decision began, few chaotic scenes were witnessed at GMC wherein patients complained that authorities were not ready to accept Aadhaar Card as a valid proof of residence.
"Some of the patients came with Aadhaar Cards which had the residential address. But upon detailed inquiry, we learnt that it was a temporary address at which they were residing. Secondly, though Aadhaar is a valid document, it is not a proof that one is a resident of Goa," stated an
official.
From January 1 onwards, the state government has started charging patients from outside the state for availing of treatment at GMC, Bambolim and three other government-run hospitals. However, the state government has also made it mandatory for all Goans to either provide their DDSSY card or at least a photo identity card for availing of free treatment at GMC.
Initially, Goans were asked to produce one of the six valid residence proofs - Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving Licence, DDSSY Card or Senior Citizen Card. But, once the implementation of the decision began, few chaotic scenes were witnessed at GMC wherein patients complained that authorities were not ready to accept Aadhaar Card as a valid proof of residence.
"Some of the patients came with Aadhaar Cards which had the residential address. But upon detailed inquiry, we learnt that it was a temporary address at which they were residing. Secondly, though Aadhaar is a valid document, it is not a proof that one is a resident of Goa," stated an
official.
