Lok Sabha Question No. 2193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Connection of Smart Phones with Aadhaar Cards
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2193

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2025

## CONNECTION OF SMART PHONES WITH AADHAAR CARDS

## 2193. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  Aadhaar  numbers  issued  in  the  country  so  far  along  with  their status, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government outsourced help from private players for the issuance of Aadhaar cards;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has made it compulsory for all mobile phone users to connect the mobile sim card to Aadhaar card number;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government is aware of the multiple cases of poor beneficiaries being bereft of  the  various  scheme  benefits  owing  to  the  non-availability  of  smartphones  that  can  be linked to Aadhaar; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (c): Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system comprising more than 133 crore individuals. The State-wise details is annexed. Enrolment and update of information of an  Aadhaar  number  is  done  through  a  network  of  Registrars  and  enrolment  agencies, consisting of departments of the Central Government and State Governments, public sector enterprises,  Scheduled  banks  and  regulated  entities  including  private  players,  and  CSC  eGovernance Services India Limited and other special purpose vehicles created by the Central Government or State Governments.

(d) to (g): The use of Aadhaar for issuance of mobile sim is not compulsory. Further, there is also  no  requirement  that  a  smartphone  be  linked  to  Aadhaar.  All  eligible  beneficiaries  can avail various Government scheme benefits without linking sim with Aadhaar.

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| S.No   | State/Union territory              | Estimated numbers of Aadhaar assigned (Live)   |
|--------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 3,85,944                                       |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5,27,37,409                                    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 12,41,440                                      |
| 4      | Assam                              | 3,30,45,530                                    |
| 5      | Bihar                              | 11,40,44,083                                   |
| 6      | Chandigarh                         | 11,78,282                                      |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                       | 2,89,96,954                                    |
| 8      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 5,98,907                                       |
| 9      | Delhi                              | 2,29,67,482                                    |
| 10     | Goa                                | 16,36,210                                      |
| 11     | Gujarat                            | 6,61,50,548                                    |
| 12     | Haryana                            | 3,09,28,038                                    |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh                   | 78,48,089                                      |
| 14     | Jammu Kashmir                      | 1,19,45,371                                    |
| 15     | Jharkhand                          | 3,63,10,493                                    |
| 16     | Karnataka                          | 6,63,63,318                                    |
| 17     | Kerala                             | 3,78,10,093                                    |
| 18     | Ladakh                             | 2,48,997                                       |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                        | 75,387                                         |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                     | 8,02,58,761                                    |
| 21     | Maharashtra                        | 12,06,34,153                                   |
| 22     | Manipur                            | 26,65,848                                      |
| 23     | Meghalaya                          | 26,95,031                                      |
| 24     | Mizoram                            | 12,20,530                                      |
| 25     | Nagaland                           | 13,95,202                                      |
| 26     | Odisha                             | 4,45,37,382                                    |
| 27     | Puducherry                         | 13,00,764                                      |
| 28     | Punjab                             | 3,15,58,009                                    |
| 29     | Rajasthan                          | 7,72,96,870                                    |
| 30     | Sikkim                             | 5,83,243                                       |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                         | 7,53,04,874                                    |
| 32     | Telangana                          | 3,97,24,265                                    |
| 33     | Tripura                            | 38,93,159                                      |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                      | 22,36,28,656                                   |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                        | 1,17,38,904                                    |
| 36     | West Bengal                        | 9,94,76,901                                    |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                              | 1,33,24,25,128                                 |

## Notes:

1. The Aadhaar number figures are adjusted for estimated deaths.
2. The Aadhaar number figures are based on enrolments done in the States based on address recorded in Aadhaar. The figures do not take into account post-enrolment migration.
3. The Aadhaar number figures also include the figures for NRIs and resident foreign nationals enrolled.

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