Lok Sabha Question No. 2689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Aadhaar Seva Kendras
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Chinta Anuradha, M V V Satyanarayana, Goddeti Madhavi, Talari Rangaiah, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2689

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## AADHAAR SEVA KENDRAS

## 2689. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Aadhaar  Seva  Kendras  (ASKs)  currently  in  operation  in  the  country, State/UTwise;
- (b) the kind of services provided by these ASKs;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to expand the services offered by these centres;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide the services of updating the Aadhaar card for free; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As on date, more than 55,000 Aadhaar Enrolment/Update Centres are functional across the country, operated by Banks, Post Office, State Governments, Common Service Centres (CSCs) as well as ASKs operated by UIDAI (State/UT wise details are annexed).

Presently, the services such as enrolment for Aadhaar, demographic update, biometric update, find Aadhaar, download & print out of e-Aadhaar services are available at the Aadhaar Enrolment/Update centres and the Aadhaar Seva Kendras.

(d) and (e):  Mandatory Biometric Update on attaining the age of 5 years and 15 years is free for residents. For other updates, based on resident's requirement, Registrars are permitted to collect a nominal fee of Rs.50/- for demographic update and Rs. 100/- for biometric update (with or without demographic update) respectively to cover the cost incurred by the Registrars, in providing such services.

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## Annexure

| List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   | List of Active Enrolment Centres   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No.                             | State                              | State Government                   | Bank                               | DoP                                | CSC                                | ASK*                               | BSNL                               | UTIITSL                            | Total                              |
| 1                                  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 22                                 | 1                                  | 1                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 24                                 |
| 2                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 506                                | 678                                | 471                                | 55                                 | 25                                 | 55                                 | 0                                  | 1790                               |
| 3                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 76                                 | 8                                  | 4                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 88                                 |
| 4                                  | Assam                              | 5104                               | 352                                | 191                                | 41                                 | 14                                 | 44                                 | 3                                  | 5749                               |
| 5                                  | Bihar                              | 849                                | 653                                | 276                                | 830                                | 19                                 | 41                                 | 0                                  | 2668                               |
| 6                                  | Chandigarh                         | 33                                 | 32                                 | 25                                 | 4                                  | 7                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 101                                |
| 7                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 723                                | 151                                | 108                                | 48                                 | 10                                 | 4                                  | 0                                  | 1044                               |
| 8                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli             | 17                                 | 11                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 4                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 32                                 |
| 9                                  | Daman and Diu                      | 14                                 | 5                                  | 4                                  | 0                                  | 4                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 27                                 |
| 10                                 | Delhi                              | 275                                | 319                                | 142                                | 10                                 | 51                                 | 0                                  | 4                                  | 801                                |
| 11                                 | Goa                                | 32                                 | 34                                 | 28                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 94                                 |
| 12                                 | Gujarat                            | 1252                               | 677                                | 647                                | 247                                | 17                                 | 4                                  | 0                                  | 2844                               |
| 13                                 | Haryana                            | 1052                               | 328                                | 233                                | 110                                | 5                                  | 1                                  | 0                                  | 1729                               |
| 14                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 328                                | 108                                | 170                                | 9                                  | 2                                  | 5                                  | 0                                  | 622                                |
| 15                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 650                                | 141                                | 13                                 | 32                                 | 0                                  | 6                                  | 0                                  | 842                                |
| 16                                 | Jharkhand                          | 372                                | 293                                | 81                                 | 212                                | 50                                 | 7                                  | 0                                  | 1015                               |
| 17                                 | Karnataka                          | 824                                | 892                                | 803                                | 255                                | 54                                 | 13                                 | 0                                  | 2841                               |
| 18                                 | Kerala                             | 1651                               | 418                                | 960                                | 13                                 | 4                                  | 28                                 | 0                                  | 3074                               |
| 19                                 | Lakshadweep                        | 14                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 14                                 |
| 20                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1933                               | 563                                | 458                                | 205                                | 31                                 | 17                                 | 0                                  | 3207                               |
| 21                                 | Maharashtra                        | 2625                               | 1062                               | 1077                               | 504                                | 23                                 | 10                                 | 4                                  | 5305                               |
| 22                                 | Manipur                            | 274                                | 8                                  | 10                                 | 4                                  | 0                                  | 2                                  | 0                                  | 298                                |
| 23                                 | Meghalaya                          | 339                                | 1                                  | 19                                 | 2                                  | 3                                  | 4                                  | 0                                  | 368                                |
| 24                                 | Mizoram                            | 44                                 | 4                                  | 7                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2                                  | 0                                  | 57                                 |
| 25                                 | Nagaland                           | 61                                 | 13                                 | 2                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  | 76                                 |
| 26                                 | Odisha                             | 489                                | 402                                | 379                                | 341                                | 0                                  | 11                                 | 0                                  | 1622                               |
| 27                                 | Puducherry                         | 52                                 | 25                                 | 22                                 | 2                                  | 0                                  | 1                                  | 0                                  | 102                                |
| 28                                 | Punjab                             | 452                                | 494                                | 331                                | 224                                | 9                                  | 10                                 | 0                                  | 1520                               |

| 29   | Rajasthan     |   3279 |   599 |   475 |   212 |   22 |   17 |   2 |   4606 |
|------|---------------|--------|-------|-------|-------|------|------|-----|--------|
| 30   | Sikkim        |     20 |     7 |     8 |     0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |     35 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |    788 |   891 |  1323 |   109 |   15 |   10 |   0 |   3136 |
| 32   | Telangana     |   1039 |   502 |   251 |   137 |   24 |   15 |   3 |   1971 |
| 33   | Tripura       |     54 |    24 |    21 |    22 |    0 |    8 |   2 |    131 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh |    949 |  1643 |  1308 |  1761 |   49 |  105 |   0 |   5815 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |    109 |   188 |   137 |   169 |   20 |    2 |   0 |    625 |
| 36   | West Bengal   |      0 |   661 |   688 |   245 |   44 |   35 |   4 |   1677 |
|      |               |  26301 | 12188 | 10673 |  5803 |  506 |  457 |  22 |  55950 |

*506 Kits functional at 48 ASKs.