Thursday, June 10, 2021

Fast Tag FUll KYC Upgrade

If you face the situation of not able to top up your Fast Tag (NICT) because you are on limited KYC, follow these steps to upgrade to full KYC

1. Contact your wallet provider for the full KYC form. The form is wallet vendor specific

2. Down load the form

3. Print the form

4. Fill in the form providing all required details 

5. Don't forget to affix photograph on the form and cross sign

6. Affix your signature at required places

6. Take photo copies of documents for verification 

7. If you are providing Aadhar as a document for verification, be sure to read and know that it is voluntarily provided.

7. Attest the documents with your sginature.

8. Scan them all again, including the form.

Send all the documents to NICT at

NICT - House

Plot No. EB- 109, Scheme no. 94, 

Opp. Bombay Hospital (Service line), 

Indore 

Madhya Pradesh- 452010

0731 - 2448800

 

Send all scanned copies and pages of the form to fastagkyc@nict.ind.in and CC to your wallet provider.

Monday, May 17, 2021

The corona home care diaries

Disclaimer: This is not an expert advice but a written down version of an experience. So do tax your brains and use your judgement

I was not in the best of minds after losing a couple of friends to covid-19 and learning that a few more people I know are affected by Covid-19. Then the shock wave hit me with the knowledge of Best half and my children being affected by covid. Soon I had 3 very (but not serious condition) ill people at home and I was spared the infection. The onus fell on me to handle a situation that was at once scary and laborious. In such times, one turns towards kith and kin for comfort and succour; but from that direction only despair and doomsday messages were forthcoming. Not very helpful. One even sent a meme of a drowning person and a bystander suggesting to keep the spirits high. So with a first step (after rolling the sleeves), I plunged into covid home management. Through the days a few close friends kept watch over me. Just that they called or messaged me was enough to keep the spirit high.They even addressed my sense of humour. More I could not ask of them. I did not inform parents or close relatives about what has transpired. My mom would have taken another upavasam to make the gods suffer for my trouble. So, what do you do when corona hits home and you are the caretaker? Some learning and a lot of wisdom I learnt which I think can help. 

  1. You need help and assistance. ASK and if needed pay. You cannot do this alone. Stop trying to be a hero. Heroes of this kind get people killed.
  2. Stop being a jerk, get everyone at home tested and not just the ones showing symptoms 
  3. Stop trying to figure out how they got infected. You will NOT find the answer. Even if you do, you might not like the answer.
  4. Consult a doctor. No! Your internet search and forwarded info on whatsapp is not research. it is stupidity. Consult point #1.
  5. Prepare a airy bright room with comforts (preferably with attached bathroom) like a laptop, wifi access, books for the infected people to isolate without feeling left out.
  6. Quit whatsapp groups. Most of them dont help you when you need it. Even after you tell folks on it to stop sending doomsday msgs, criticism of country's handlng of covid, memes of bad taste; you are bombarded by them. If you are glutton for punishment, stay on. 
  7. Stop following twitter, face book or what ever is your poison
  8. Lock the liquor cabinet and throw the key; you don't have the luxury of going into a drunk stupor.
  9. Get a lot of sanitizer.
  10. Stock up on emergency foods and caffeine. 
  11. Get a good quality thermometer and oxy-meter (your doctor will advice you to). Remember there is a difference between inexpensive and cheap. Choose your side carefully. You want to be sure of the reading.
  12. Once you have the above two equipment; learn how to use them and understand the readings as advised by your doctor and not by your internet search or whatsapp university study. Stop being a jerk.
  13. Don't stock oxygen, medicines unless told to do so It was quite difficult getting my hands on medicines since people without any issues were buying them handful at a time. You are an abominable waste of a human specimen if you hoard medication.
  14. If possible get food delivered home. Not from a restaurant but from a home caterer. You would need a balanced diet too and not just fat and protein.
  15. Keep washing used dishes. It is easier to manage a limited quantity of dishes than doing so in bulk.
  16. Keep washing those clothes and sheets
  17. Be hygienic and wash yourself too. A two day veshti is bad news.
  18. You are not infected; you are not in isolation; so wear that damn mask all the time. It will not kill you and will also not make your mouth resemble a pithecanthropus. In case that is your primary worry; it is worth to your family to be rid of you.
  19. When you get a break - sleep. Dont play selfie-selfie or some thing else with digital equipment. No you don't need stress busters. You will need sleep and rest.
  20. Work can wait or will be done by some else. Call your manager or skip level and explain the situation and why you cannot attend to your employment obligations.
  21. At this point, you family needs you full time. So much that you will have forgotten if you have had food.
  22. Happiness comes in small sizes. Become a alpa-santoshi. Celebrate small things, laugh at idiot jokes. What ever helps you smile you through the day - do that

This event in life taught and reinforced the belief that the collective is stupid and a few wise people are the reason I want to continue existence. To these few people I do a "naked head respect showing" i.e. नतमस्तक नमन

  1. A big thank you to my colleagues and  team members who ensured that I will not be missed and took on my employment obligations in addition to their own
  2. A big thank you to Soni, Kunju Sane, Renu and Karan, Babu bhai who kept messaging, calling, delivering stuff  to me through my days. Everyone SHOULD have the friends like I do.
  3. A big thank you to Dr. Sonali and Dr. Vijay Laxmi, our doctor who nagged me to keep sending signs of life in the form of daily temparature and oxygen level readings.
  4. A big thank you to Suchita, the pharmacy lady who made sure that I did not fall short of medicines (although they were delayed by a dosage). Some way or other she made sure we got the medicines.
  5. A big thank you to Sonali, the person who ensured we never stayed hungry.