Lok Sabha Question No. 1230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Process of Issuing Aadhaar Cards
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1230

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## PROCESS OF ISSUING AADHAAR CARDS

## 1230. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the process of issuing Aadhaar cards to the citizens of the country has been completed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the citizens have to wait for long for registration of Aadhaar cards and making corrections therein and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of machines at the registration centres to deal with the situation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) and    (b):No,  Sir.Aadhaar  is  the  most  important  identity  authentication  platform  used  in  India.  The Aadhaar  authenticates  every  resident  of  India  who  has  voluntary  enrolled  into  Aadhaar.    It  identity  is  not restricted to the citizens of the country.  Any resident of India or a non resident Indian (NRI, holding a valid Indian Passport), can enroll to obtain Aadhaar Card. 'Resident' means an individual who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in all to  one hundred and eighty-two days or more in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment. Currently UIDAI has enrolled over or more than 93% of the overall population (projected population 2021). The saturation report as on  31 st December 2021 attached  as Annexure-I .  The  enrolment  for  Aadhaar  is  an  ongoing  process.    Considering  the  new  birth  of children every year and left out population of other age group, the requirement for new enrolment for Aadhaar is a continuous process.
- (c):No, Sir. The Aadhaar saturation has reached 93% of the overall population (projected population 2021) as on today. The Aadhaar saturation amongst adult (> 18 years of age) has reached 99.82%. Accordingly, the requirement of Aadhaar related services has shifted to various updations (viz. name, address, date of birth, mobile number etc.) in existing Aadhaar and new enrolment of left out population, especially of children.
- (d) to (e):The Government has taken the following initiatives to deal with the enrollment as well as updation in Aadhaar:
- i. At present, more than 52,000 Aadhaar centres run by various Banks, Post Offices, State Governments, CSC e-Gov etc. are functional across the country. There has been a substantial increase in the number of functional  Aadhaar  centres  from  41,000  during  the  pre-COVID  level  of  February  2020  to  the  present level.
- ii. Residents who have linked their mobile number with Aadhaar can update their demographic details (i.e. name, address, gender and date of birth) online through myAadhaar portal from the convenience of their homes.
- iii. In  order  to  maximize the facility  for  updating  mobile  number in Aadhaar, UIDAI has onboarded India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) as Registrar, with target to onboard more than 1 Lakh postmen equipped with tablet/  mobile based devices to facilitate mobile and email update facility in Aadhaar. Once the mobile number is updated, residents can update their demographic details in Aadhaar online through myAadhaar portal. These IPPB operators will also do Aadhaar enrolment of children in the age group of 0-5 years.

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## Annexure-I

| State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 31-Dec-21   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 31-Dec-21   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 31-Dec-21   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 31-Dec-21   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation 31-Dec-21   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                         | State Name                                   | Total Population (Projected 2021)*           | Numbers of Aadhaar assigned (LIVE)           | Saturation% (LIVE)                           |
| 1                                            | A&NIslands                                   | 4,00,000                                     | 3,90,034                                     | 97.51%                                       |
| 2                                            | Andhra Pradesh                               | 5,27,87,000                                  | 5,14,48,812                                  | 97.46%                                       |
| 3                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 15,33,000                                    | 12,51,110                                    | 81.61%                                       |
| 4                                            | Assam                                        | 3,50,43,000                                  | 2,80,96,218                                  | 80.18%                                       |
| 5                                            | Bihar                                        | 12,30,83,000                                 | 10,60,35,286                                 | 86.15%                                       |
| 6                                            | Chandigarh                                   | 12,08,000                                    | 11,49,013                                    | 95.12%                                       |
| 7                                            | Chhattisgarh                                 | 2,94,93,000                                  | 2,77,56,729                                  | 94.11%                                       |
| 8                                            | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu**         | 6,38,399                                     | 5,98,182                                     | 93.70%                                       |
| 9                                            | Delhi                                        | 2,05,71,000                                  | 2,22,73,828                                  | 108.28%                                      |
| 10                                           | Goa                                          | 15,59,000                                    | 15,97,064                                    | 102.44%                                      |
| 11                                           | Gujarat                                      | 6,97,88,000                                  | 6,41,29,370                                  | 91.89%                                       |
| 12                                           | Haryana                                      | 2,94,83,000                                  | 2,97,14,800                                  | 100.79%                                      |
| 13                                           | Himachal Pradesh                             | 73,94,000                                    | 76,65,329                                    | 103.67%                                      |
| 14                                           | Jammu Kashmir                                | 1,34,08,000                                  | 1,14,16,877                                  | 85.15%                                       |
| 15                                           | Jharkhand                                    | 3,84,71,000                                  | 3,51,80,942                                  | 91.45%                                       |
| 16                                           | Karnataka                                    | 6,68,45,000                                  | 6,35,56,616                                  | 95.08%                                       |
| 17                                           | Kerala                                       | 3,54,89,000                                  | 3,68,26,246                                  | 103.77%                                      |
| 18                                           | Ladakh                                       | 2,97,000                                     | 2,32,993                                     | 78.45%                                       |
| 19                                           | Lakshadweep                                  | 68,000                                       | 72,973                                       | 107.31%                                      |
| 20                                           | Madhya Pradesh                               | 8,45,16,000                                  | 7,61,00,387                                  | 90.04%                                       |
| 21                                           | Maharashtra                                  | 12,44,37,000                                 | 11,61,30,271                                 | 93.32%                                       |
| 22                                           | Manipur                                      | 31,65,000                                    | 25,60,932                                    | 80.91%                                       |
| 23                                           | Meghalaya                                    | 32,88,000                                    | 18,49,789                                    | 56.26%                                       |
| 24                                           | Mizoram                                      | 12,16,000                                    | 11,51,302                                    | 94.68%                                       |
| 25                                           | Nagaland                                     | 21,92,000                                    | 13,27,729                                    | 60.57%                                       |
| 26                                           | Odisha                                       | 4,40,33,000                                  | 4,30,91,402                                  | 97.86%                                       |
| 27                                           | Puducherry                                   | 15,72,000                                    | 12,89,942                                    | 82.06%                                       |
| 28                                           | Punjab                                       | 3,03,39,000                                  | 3,07,55,530                                  | 101.37%                                      |
| 29                                           | Rajasthan                                    | 7,92,81,000                                  | 7,31,09,422                                  | 92.22%                                       |
| 30                                           | Sikkim                                       | 6,77,000                                     | 5,77,717                                     | 85.33%                                       |
| 31                                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | 7,64,02,000                                  | 7,32,21,267                                  | 95.84%                                       |
| 32                                           | Telangana                                    | 3,77,25,000                                  | 3,80,38,128                                  | 100.83%                                      |
| 33                                           | Tripura                                      | 40,71,000                                    | 37,35,127                                    | 91.75%                                       |
| 34                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                | 23,09,07,000                                 | 21,04,73,772                                 | 91.15%                                       |
| 35                                           | Uttarakhand                                  | 1,13,99,000                                  | 1,12,89,680                                  | 99.04%                                       |
| 36                                           | West Bengal                                  | 9,81,25,000                                  | 9,32,70,039                                  | 95.05%                                       |
| TOTAL                                        | TOTAL                                        | 1,36,09,03,399 1,26,73,64,857 93.13%         | 1,36,09,03,399 1,26,73,64,857 93.13%         | 1,36,09,03,399 1,26,73,64,857 93.13%         |

UT administration office of DD and DNH vide letter

COL/Aadhaar-Awareness/2021-22/3060 dated

02 Nov 21

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