360,000 Identity Cards Issued

This was announced by Ramah Rao, Project Director of Mauritius National Identity Scheme (ISMN), during a press conference Friday. "By next week we hope to surpass the 400,000. Averaged about 5,500 applications are received each day but now it is expected to have 6000 per day, "said Rao Ramah.

Applications can be made until 31 August and the new identity cards will be issued by September 15. From April 1, it is those aged 45 to 55 who will visit centers to remove their identity card. From 1 June to 31 July, it was the turn of those 56 years. It is, however, possible for those who are not in these age groups to go their cards.

New conversion centers have opened their doors, including Triolet, Curepipe, Emmanuel Anquetil Building in Port Louis and most recently Good Home "We have 10 mobile units that move in the island and in the companies that call us. From April 1, those that can not move will be visited by officers so they can have their identity cards. A Agalega, 175 people will receive their cards in May. Mauritians who are abroad can collect their ID card beyond the deadline of August 31, "said the Project Director.

Danny Bhujoharry from Civil Status Office said that the photo is gray because it is engraved on the inside of the card as a security measure. "To remove the card the first time, nothing must pay. However, some have already lost their new card, "he has said. The new identity card has many advantages, including accurate identification, secure and convenient, good for the next authentication transactions 'e-government' and 'e-business' own data and enabling framework to deploy a e-government platform.