Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Unique Identification Number Project
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-03-2018

## UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PROJECT

## 1954.     SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a) the present status of implementation of Unique Identification Number (Aadhaar) Project, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated additional funds for execution of this project and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether many of the States are lagging behind in the implementation of the project and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the time by which the above project is likely to be fully implemented, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (c): As on 15 th Feb, 2018 more than 89.2% of estimated population has been issued Aadhaar  all  over  the  country.  In  the  states  of  Assam  and  Meghalaya,  the  enrolment  has started  recently.  Hence,  Aadhaar  coverage  in  these  states  is  low.  The  State-wise  status  is attached at Annexure .
- (b): UIDAI was approved as a Central Sector Scheme in 11 th Five Year Plan (FYP) continued in 12 th FYP with approval to operate in project mode till March, 2017.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is now an independent statutory authority established and operating under the Aadhaar Act 2016 and as per Section 24 of the Act, 'The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, make to the Authority, grants of such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act'.

The approved budget at Revised Estimate Stage for Financial Year 2017-18 in the form of Grants in Aid is Rs. 1150 Crore.

- (d) : Enrolment, Updation and Authentication for Aadhaar is an on-going process.

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## Annexure

| State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 15th February, 2018   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 15th February, 2018   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 15th February, 2018   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 15th February, 2018   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 15th February, 2018   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                   | State Name                                             | Total Population (Projected 2017)                      | Numbers of Aadhaar assigned (LIVE)                     | Saturation% 2017 (LIVE)                                |
| 1                                                      | Delhi                                                  | 18,110,349                                             | 21260964                                               | 117.4%                                                 |
| 2                                                      | Goa                                                    | 1,521,000                                              | 1559819                                                | 102.6%                                                 |
| 3                                                      | Chandigarh                                             | 1,110,820                                              | 1133723                                                | 102.1%                                                 |
| 4                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 7,246,418                                              | 7377467                                                | 101.8%                                                 |
| 5                                                      | Haryana                                                | 27,443,256                                             | 27885649                                               | 101.6%                                                 |
| 6                                                      | Punjab                                                 | 29,344,896                                             | 29683047                                               | 101.2%                                                 |
| 7                                                      | Kerala                                                 | 35,043,531                                             | 35412010                                               | 101.1%                                                 |
| 8                                                      | Telangana                                              | 38,042,884                                             | 38386723                                               | 100.9%                                                 |
| 9                                                      | Uttarakhand                                            | 10,956,753                                             | 10805777                                               | 98.6%                                                  |
| 10                                                     | Lakshadweep                                            | 70,214                                                 | 68956                                                  | 98.2%                                                  |
| 11                                                     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                    | 373,636                                                | 361779                                                 | 96.8%                                                  |
| 12                                                     | Daman &Diu                                             | 216,981                                                | 208984                                                 | 96.3%                                                  |
| 13                                                     | Gujarat                                                | 63,000,000                                             | 59966937                                               | 95.2%                                                  |
| 14                                                     | A &NIslands                                            | 414,057                                                | 392888                                                 | 94.9%                                                  |
| 15                                                     | Puducherry                                             | 1,356,199                                              | 1278086                                                | 94.2%                                                  |
| 16                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                           | 28,125,421                                             | 26425471                                               | 94.0%                                                  |
| 17                                                     | West Bengal                                            | 96,775,592                                             | 90756521                                               | 93.8%                                                  |
| 18                                                     | Jharkhand                                              | 36,672,687                                             | 34248728                                               | 93.4%                                                  |
| 19                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                             | 75,844,451                                             | 70706500                                               | 93.2%                                                  |
| 20                                                     | Odisha                                                 | 44,912,901                                             | 41780628                                               | 93.0%                                                  |
| 21                                                     | Maharashtra                                            | 119,581,739                                            | 111177671                                              | 93.0%                                                  |
| 22                                                     | Karnataka                                              | 65,426,566                                             | 60679296                                               | 92.7%                                                  |
| 23                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 52,375,124                                             | 48423128                                               | 92.5%                                                  |
| 24                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                         | 80,894,777                                             | 72790907                                               | 90.0%                                                  |
| 25                                                     | Tripura                                                | 4,000,638                                              | 3596127                                                | 89.9%                                                  |
| 26                                                     | Sikkim                                                 | 662,250                                                | 582598                                                 | 88.0%                                                  |
| 27                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | 224,558,257                                            | 194552765                                              | 86.6%                                                  |
| 28                                                     | Rajasthan                                              | 76,802,294                                             | 66212256                                               | 86.2%                                                  |
| 29                                                     | Bihar                                                  | 117,153,097                                            | 97975172                                               | 83.6%                                                  |
| 30                                                     | Mizoram                                                | 1,188,971                                              | 956476                                                 | 80.4%                                                  |
| 31                                                     | Manipur                                                | 2,966,130                                              | 2375749                                                | 80.1%                                                  |
| 32                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 1,506,749                                              | 1149799                                                | 76.3%                                                  |
| 33                                                     | Jammu Kashmir                                          | 13,477,325                                             | 9799731                                                | 72.7%                                                  |
| 34                                                     | Nagaland                                               | 2,158,431                                              | 1219621                                                | 56.5%                                                  |
| 35                                                     | Meghalaya                                              | 3,230,132                                              | 660016                                                 | 20.4%                                                  |

| 36    | Assam   | 34,068,394    |    2611469 | 7.7%   |
|-------|---------|---------------|------------|--------|
| TOTAL | TOTAL   | 1,316,632,920 | 1174463440 | 89.2%  |