Meghalaya CM seeks 6 months to complete enrollment & linking of SNP beneficiaries through Aadhaar

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 19, 2025

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday has requested the Centre to provide the state with a window of six months to complete the enrollment and linking all beneficiaries of the Supplementary Nutrition Programme through Aadhaar and eKYCand facial recognition system.

In a letter to Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi, Sangma said, “An intensive campaign for e-KYC and capturing facial recognition has already kickstarted in campaign mode. As such, I humbly request for providing us a window of 6 (six) months to enable us to enroll and link all our beneficiaries through Aadhaar and eKYC & facial recognition system which shall be a big support extended to the State.”

“I also humbly request if the State could be also allowed to cover all our recorded and registered MPR beneficiaries also for SNP till such time,” he also stated.

Highlighting the problems faced by the State with regards to Supplementary Nutrition Programme, Sangma said that as per MPR data the State has 5,85,254 beneficiaries whereas under POSHAN TRACKER only 4,00,572 POSHAN 2.0 beneficiaries are registered. This means that 1,84,682 beneficiaries are left out.

“This is a significant 31.56% of all our eligible and registered beneficiaries which are getting missed out due to a variety of reasons,” he said.

Further, the CM also informed that the State Government has stepped up its efforts for Aadhaar enrolment and seeding of these beneficiaries. The procurement of smartphones for Anganwadi Workers is in its final stages, he added.

Congratulating the ministry for its stupendous efforts towards welfare and well being of children and women, Sangma said that Meghalaya with its landmark & pioneering Early Childhood Development Mission also aims at the holistic development of children starting from conception till the age of 8 years.

“Our goals and vision are aligned with the vision of the Ministry of Women and Child Development as we strive to battle malnutrition and eradicate stunting and wasting in our State,” he stated.