Lok Sabha Question No. 3787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Aadhaar Sewa Kendra
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3787

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## AADHAAR SEWA KENDRA

## 3787. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) the number of Aadhaar Sewa Kendras (ASKs) operational across the country so far, State/UTwise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  whether the Government is planning to set up more ASKs as part of its plan to open 114 stand alone Aadhaar enrolment and update centres across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c)  the funds likely to be sanctioned by the Government for these new ASKs;
- (d)    the  target  fixed  by  the  Government  with  regard  to  setting  up  and  operationalisation  of  these ASKs; and
- (e)    whether  the  Government is also planning to set up ASK in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to be set up in the State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As on 04.12.2019, 25 ASKs have become operational. State/UT wise details including Tamil Nadu are given in Annexure-I.
- (b): Yes, Sir.  State/UT wise list is given in Annexure -II.
- (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.
- (d):   All the planned 114 ASKs in 53 cities are expected to be operational by June 2020.
- (e):    Yes,  Sir.  It  is  planned  to  open  114  Aadhaar  Seva  Kendras  in  53  cities  including  Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli in the State of Tamil Nadu as per annexure II.  One ASK at Chennai is already operational and the other planned ASKs are expected to be operational by June, 2020.

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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      | NEWDELHI              |                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 |                        |

Annexure II

| List of 53 Cities State/UT wise   | List of 53 Cities State/UT wise   | List of 53 Cities State/UT wise   | List of 53 Cities State/UT wise   | List of 53 Cities State/UT wise   | List of 53 Cities State/UT wise   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S.No.                             | City                              | State/UT                          | S.No.                             | City                              | State/UT                          |
| 1                                 | Port Blair                        | Andaman and Nicobar               | 28                                | Jabalpur                          | Madhya Pradesh                    |
| 2                                 | Vijayawada                        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 29                                | Mumbai                            | Maharashtra                       |
| 3                                 | Visakhapatnam                     | Andhra Pradesh                    | 30                                | Nagpur                            | Maharashtra                       |
| 4                                 | Itanagar                          | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 31                                | Pune                              | Maharashtra                       |
| 5                                 | Guwahati                          | Assam                             | 32                                | Imphal                            | Manipur                           |
| 6                                 | Patna                             | Bihar                             | 33                                | Shillong                          | Meghalaya                         |
| 7                                 | Chandigarh                        | Chandigarh                        | 34                                | Aizwal                            | Mizoram                           |
| 8                                 | Raipur                            | Chhattisgarh                      | 35                                | Kohima                            | Nagaland                          |
| 9                                 | Silvassa                          | Dadra and Nagar Haveli            | 36                                | Bhubaneswar                       | Odisha                            |
| 10                                | Daman                             | Daman and Diu                     | 37                                | Puducherry                        | Puducherry                        |
| 11                                | Delhi                             | Delhi                             | 38                                | Amritsar                          | Punjab                            |
| 12                                | Goa                               | Goa                               | 39                                | Jaipur                            | Rajasthan                         |
| 13                                | Ahmedabad                         | Gujarat                           | 40                                | Jodhpur                           | Rajasthan                         |
| 14                                | Surat                             | Gujarat                           | 41                                | Kota                              | Rajasthan                         |
| 15                                | Hisar                             | Haryana                           | 42                                | Gangtok                           | Sikkim                            |
| 16                                | Shimla                            | Himachal Pradesh                  | 43                                | Chennai                           | Tamil Nadu                        |
| 17                                | Srinagar                          | Jammu Kashmir                     | 44                                | Coimbatore                        | Tamil Nadu                        |
| 18                                | Dhanbad                           | Jharkhand                         | 45                                | Tiruchirappalli                   | Tamil Nadu                        |
| 19                                | Ranchi                            | Jharkhand                         | 46                                | Hyderabad                         | Telangana                         |
| 20                                | Bengaluru                         | Karnataka                         | 47                                | Warangal                          | Telangana                         |
| 21                                | Hubli                             | Karnataka                         | 48                                | Agartala                          | Tripura                           |

Annexure I

| 22   | Mysore                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                    | 49                                                                                                           | Agra                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23   | Kochi                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                       | 50                                                                                                           | Allahabad                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                |
| 24   | Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                       | 51                                                                                                           | Lucknow                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                |
| 25   | Kavaratti                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                                  | 52                                                                                                           | Dehradun                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  |
| 26   | Bhopal                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 53                                                                                                           | Kolkata                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                  |
| 27   | Indore                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               |                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              |
|      | 4 ASKs in 4 Metro Cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 2 each in all other cities. Total 114 ASKs | 4 ASKs in 4 Metro Cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 2 each in all other cities. Total 114 ASKs | 4 ASKs in 4 Metro Cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 2 each in all other cities. Total 114 ASKs | 4 ASKs in 4 Metro Cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 2 each in all other cities. Total 114 ASKs | 4 ASKs in 4 Metro Cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 2 each in all other cities. Total 114 ASKs |