"Old Govt. offices atleast used to work, and had forms in local languages."
I recently visited a Bangalore One office to get my Aadhar Card and my experience was one of convenience and pleasantness.
1) The forms were offered in English + Kannada.
2) The government workers who helped me out spoke English, Hindi, and Kannada.
3) To apply for the Aadhar card you didn't need to have anything scanned before you got there. If you had the original documents, they scanned it on site.