Lok Sabha Question No. 1704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Aadhaar Enrolment Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1704

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## AADHAAR ENROLMENT CENTRES

## 1704.   SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has planned to open stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolment and Updation Centres across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the estimated funds and the likely target set for these centres;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  open  above  mentioned  centres  in  the  State  of Assam and if so, the district-wise details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the time by which these above said centres are likely to be opened?

## ANSWER

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

(a):Yes,  Sir. Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)  has  engaged  2  (two)  Service Providers  to  establish  and  operate  166  AadhaarSevaKendras  (ASKs)  in  122  cities  across  the country. As on date, 59 such ASKs are operational.

These  ASKs  are  stand-alone  Aadhaar  Enrolment  &  Update  centres  in  addition  to  more  than 50,000 Aadhaar centres already functional under various UIDAI Registrars.

- (b): The estimated cost of establishing ASKs as per the RFP is Rs 630 crore, which is to be borne by the Service Providers. UIDAI shall pay the Service Providers as per discovered rate, against the invoice raised on actual number of enrolment and update transactions carried out per month.

There is no specific target set for ASKs.  However, all ASKs are expected to carry out at least 15 transactions per day per kit.

(c):A total of 16 ASKs are planned to be set up in 15 cities across the State of Assam. The list of ASKs is appended as Annexure-I .

(d):2 (two) ASKs, one in Guwahati and another in Silchar, are already operational in the State of Assam. 4 (four) more ASKs are expected to be operational by March 2022. The remaining 10 (ten) centres are expected to be operational during 2022-23.

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Annexure-I

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|   S. No. | State   | ASK Location               | Status      |
|----------|---------|----------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Assam   | Guwahati                   | Operational |
|        2 | Assam   | Silchar (Cachar District)  | Operational |
|        3 | Assam   | Barpeta                    | Planned     |
|        4 | Assam   | Bongaigaon                 | Planned     |
|        5 | Assam   | Dhubri                     | Planned     |
|        6 | Assam   | Dibrugarh                  | Planned     |
|        7 | Assam   | Golaghat                   | Planned     |
|        8 | Assam   | Goalpara                   | Planned     |
|        9 | Assam   | Guwahati                   | Planned     |
|       10 | Assam   | Jorhat                     | Planned     |
|       11 | Assam   | Kamrup - Metropolitan      | Planned     |
|       12 | Assam   | Lakhimpur                  | Planned     |
|       13 | Assam   | Nagaon                     | Planned     |
|       14 | Assam   | Sivasagar                  | Planned     |
|       15 | Assam   | Tezpur (Sonitpur District) | Planned     |
|       16 | Assam   | Tinsukia                   | Planned     |