Lok Sabha Question No. 3873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Aadhaar Card
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3873

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## AADHAAR CARD

## 3873    SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a)   the numbers of people yet to be enrolled under Aadhaar scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether Aadhaar Card is mandatory for obtaining Government's service/ aid/ financial assistance etc.; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a): As on 30 th June  2019,  out  of  135.39  crore  projected  population,  Unique  Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued more than 123.93 crore  Aadhaar  (120.35 crore Live Aadhaar)  to the residents of the country. The State/UT wise details are at Annexure.

(b) and (c): In accordance to Section 7 of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016,  the Central Government or, as the case may be, the  State  Government  may,  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  identity  of  an  individual  as  a condition for receipt of a subsidy , benefits or service for which the expenditure is incurred from, or the receipt therefrom forms part of, the Consolidated Fund of  India, requires that such an individual undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or  in  the  case  of  an  individual  to  whom  no  Aadhaar  number  has  been  assigned,  such  an individual makes an application for enrolment:

Provided that if an Aadhaar number is not assigned to an individual, the individual shall be offered  alternate  and  viable  means  of  identification  for  delivery  of  the  subsidy,  benefit  or service.

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## Annexure

State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation

| State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 30th June, 2019   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 30th June, 2019   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 30th June, 2019   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 30th June, 2019   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                               | State Name                                         | Total Population (Projected 2019)                  | Numbers of Aadhaar assigned (2019 LIVE)            |
| 1                                                  | Delhi                                              | 18498192                                           | 21517082                                           |
| 2                                                  | Haryana                                            | 27793351                                           | 28585718                                           |
| 3                                                  | Kerala                                             | 35461849                                           | 36123023                                           |
| 4                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                   | 7384022                                            | 7499964                                            |
| 5                                                  | Punjab                                             | 29875481                                           | 30139476                                           |
| 6                                                  | Goa                                                | 1564349                                            | 1575798                                            |
| 7                                                  | Telangana                                          | 38919054                                           | 39006455                                           |
| 8                                                  | Uttarakhand                                        | 11140566                                           | 10997247                                           |
| 9                                                  | Chandigarh                                         | 1142479                                            | 1127741                                            |
| 10                                                 | Lakshadweep                                        | 72172                                              | 69756                                              |
| 11                                                 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                | 384058                                             | 369993                                             |
| 12                                                 | Gujarat                                            | 64801901                                           | 61606316                                           |
| 13                                                 | Daman &Diu                                         | 223165                                             | 209083                                             |
| 14                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                         | 77177540                                           | 71790154                                           |
| 15                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                       | 28989789                                           | 26924897                                           |
| 16                                                 | West Bengal                                        | 98662146                                           | 91599706                                           |
| 17                                                 | Maharashtra                                        | 121924973                                          | 112826290                                          |
| 18                                                 | Karnataka                                          | 66834193                                           | 61766416                                           |
| 19                                                 | Odisha                                             | 45861035                                           | 42370992                                           |
| 20                                                 | Puducherry                                         | 1394026                                            | 1283529                                            |
| 21                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | 37933898                                           | 34475207                                           |
| 22                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 53390841                                           | 48511452                                           |
| 23                                                 | A & N Islands                                      | 425606                                             | 386692                                             |
| 24                                                 | Tripura                                            | 4112223                                            | 3644280                                            |
| 25                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 83849671                                           | 74270966                                           |
| 26                                                 | Mizoram                                            | 1222134                                            | 1069409                                            |
| 27                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 233378519                                          | 201735768                                          |
| 28                                                 | Rajasthan                                          | 79584255                                           | 68296694                                           |
| 29                                                 | Sikkim                                             | 680721                                             | 578182                                             |
| 30                                                 | Bihar                                              | 122256981                                          | 101642134                                          |
| 31                                                 | Manipur                                            | 3048861                                            | 2468350                                            |
| 32                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 1548776                                            | 1222891                                            |
| 33                                                 | Jammu Kashmir                                      | 13748237                                           | 10544807                                           |
| 34                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 2218634                                            | 1247183                                            |
| 35 36                                              | Meghalaya Assam                                    | 3320226 35080827                                   | 939118 5139190                                     |
| TOTAL                                              | TOTAL                                              | 1353904751                                         | 1203561958                                         |

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