Lok Sabha Question No. 3793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Aadhaar Sewa Kendras inTamil Nadu
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3793

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## AADHAAR SEWA KENDRAS IN TAMIL NADU

## 3793. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  recently  operationalised  21  Aadhaar  Sewa  Kendras  (ASKs) within the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the number of operational ASK in Tamil Nadu;
- (c)    the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  by  the  Government  for  these Kendras;
- (d)  the details of the target set by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  the steps being taken by the Government to cover the far flung areas in Tamil Nadu through these Kendras?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a)  and  (b): Yes,  Sir.    As  on  04.12.2019,  25  ASKs  have  become  operational.  State/UT  wise details including Tamil Nadu are given in Annexure.
- (c):      The  payment  to  service  providers  is  based  on  actual  number  of  successful  Aadhaar generation and update.  The total sanctioned amount for three years is Rs. 390 crores. As these ASKs have been made operational recently, as on date, utilization of fund is NIL.
- (d): All the planned 114 ASKs in 53 cities are expected to be operational by June 2020.
- (e): In  addition  to  the  ASKs,  more  than  35,000  Aadhaar  Enrolment  and  Update  centres  are operational across the country, which cover the far flung areas including in Tamil Nadu.

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## List of ASK Operational Cities

| S.No   | AADHAAR SEVA KENDRA   |   Number of ASKs | State/UT               |
|--------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|
| 1      | VIJAYAWADA            |                1 | Andhra Pradesh         |
| 2      | BENGALURU             |                1 | Karnataka              |
| 3      | BHOPAL                |                2 | Madhya Pradesh         |
| 4      | NEW DELHI             |                3 | Delhi                  |
| 5      | HYDERABAD             |                1 | Telengana              |
| 6      | MYSORE                |                1 | Karnataka              |
| 7      | AGRA                  |                1 | Uttar Pradesh          |
| 8      | HISAR                 |                1 | Haryana                |
| 9      | CHANDIGARH            |                1 | Chandigarh             |
| 10     | CHENNAI               |                1 | Tamil Nadu             |
| 11     | LUCKNOW               |                1 | Uttar Pradesh          |
| 12     | PATNA                 |                1 | Bihar                  |
| 13     | DEHRADUN              |                2 | Uttarakhand            |
| 14     | JAIPUR                |                1 | Rajasthan              |
| 15     | GUWAHATI              |                1 | Assam                  |
| 16     | RANCHI                |                1 | Jharkhand              |
| 17     | SHIMLA                |                1 | Himachal Pradesh       |
| 18     | SILVASSA              |                1 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| 19     | NAGPUR                |                1 | Maharshtra             |
| 20     | KOLKATA               |                1 | West Bengal            |
| 21     | RAIPUR                |                1 | Chattisgarh            |
|        | Total                 |               25 |                        |

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## Annexure