Lok Sabha Question No. 3176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Issuance of Aadhaar Card
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  Aadhaar  Cards  issued  till  the  end  of  December  2017,  State-wise, distinguishing separately between the urban and rural areas; and

(b)  the  total  percentage  of  cards  issued  State-wise,  including  the  urban  and  rural  section separately, till December 2017?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI K. J. ALPHONS)

(a) and (b): A total of 119.22 crore Aadhaar numbers were issued by 31 st December, 2017. Urban and Rural area- wise detail of Aadhaar numbers issued is not maintained at UIDAI. The details of total percentage of Aadhaar issued state/ UT- wise is attached as annexure. The percentage figures are higher than estimated population numbers in some states as it include the persons who may have died or moved to other states after obtaining their Aadhaar card.

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## Annexure

| Sl. No.     | State Name          | Total Population (Projected 2017)   | Total Aadhaar as on 31st Dec,2017   | %Total Aadhaar as on 31st Dec,2017   |
|-------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobars   | 414,057                             | 400,854                             | 96.81%                               |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh      | 52,375,124                          | 51,438,332                          | 98.21%                               |
| 3           | Bihar               | 117,153,097                         | 97,919,891                          | 83.58%                               |
| 4           | Chandigarh          | 1,110,820                           | 1,153,751                           | 103.86%                              |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh        | 28,125,421                          | 26,857,665                          | 95.49%                               |
| 6           | Daman &Diu          | 264,721                             | 214,502                             | 81.03%                               |
| 7           | Delhi               | 18,110,349                          | 21,542,075                          | 118.95%                              |
| 8           | Goa                 | 1,521,000                           | 1,598,346                           | 105.09%                              |
| 9           | Gujarat             | 63,000,000                          | 60,757,546                          | 96.44%                               |
| 10          | Haryana             | 27,443,256                          | 28,351,184                          | 103.31%                              |
| 11          | Himachal Pradesh    | 7,246,418                           | 7,573,898                           | 104.52%                              |
| 12          | Jharkhand           | 36,672,687                          | 34,946,984                          | 95.29%                               |
| 13          | Karnataka           | 65,426,566                          | 62,143,514                          | 94.98%                               |
| 14          | Kerala              | 35,043,531                          | 36,183,702                          | 103.25%                              |
| 15          | Madhya Pradesh      | 80,894,777                          | 74,517,571                          | 92.12%                               |
| 16          | Maharashtra         | 119,581,739                         | 113,671,060                         | 95.06%                               |
| 17          | Puducherry          | 1,356,199                           | 1,313,323                           | 96.84%                               |
| 18          | Punjab              | 29,344,896                          | 30,392,127                          | 103.57%                              |
| 19          | Rajasthan           | 76,802,294                          | 67,125,972                          | 87.40%                               |
| 20          | Sikkim              | 662,250                             | 601,895                             | 90.89%                               |
| 21          | Telangana           | 38,042,884                          | 38,285,316                          | 100.64%                              |
| 22          | Tripura             | 4,000,638                           | 3,713,943                           | 92.83%                               |
| 23          | Uttar Pradesh       | 224,558,257                         | 195,240,014                         | 86.94%                               |
| 24          | Uttarakhand         | 10,956,753                          | 10,930,611                          | 99.76%                               |
| 25          | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,506,749                           | 1,133,604                           | 75.24%                               |
| 26          | Assam               | 34,068,394                          | 2,537,644                           | 7.45%                                |
| 27          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 373,636                             | 366,984                             | 98.22%                               |
| 28          | Jammu &Kashmir      | 13,477,325                          | 9,745,370                           | 72.31%                               |
| 29          | Lakshadweep         | 70,214                              | 70,742                              | 100.75%                              |
| 30          | Manipur             | 2,966,130                           | 2,349,273                           | 79.20%                               |
| 31          | Meghalaya           | 3,230,132                           | 584,905                             | 18.11%                               |
| 32          | Mizoram             | 1,188,971                           | 930,966                             | 78.30%                               |
| 33          | Nagaland            | 2,158,431                           | 1,234,689                           | 57.20%                               |
| 34          | Orissa              | 44,912,901                          | 42,431,540                          | 94.48%                               |
| 35          | Tamil Nadu          | 75,844,451                          | 72,108,282                          | 95.07%                               |
| 36          | West Bengal         | 96,775,592                          | 91,880,287                          | 94.94%                               |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         | 1,316,680,660                       | 1,192,248,362                       | 90.55%                               |