Lok Sabha Question No. 3347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Issue of Aadhaar Card in Gujarat
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3347

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## ISSUE OF AADHAAR CARD IN GUJARAT

## 3347. SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

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

- (a) the total number of citizens to whom Aadhaar number is yet to be issued by the UIDAI in the country including Gujarat, district-wise; and
- (b) the efforts being made by the Government to issue Aadhaar number to persons to whom Aadhaar  Number  is  yet  to  be  issued  in  Gujarat  particularly  in  the  districts  of  Kutch  Lok Sabha constituency along with the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  provides  digital  identity  (Aadhaar)  and digital authentication services to all the residents of India. As per sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, every resident is entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number by submitting the requisite information  and  undergoing  the  enrolment  process.  Accordingly,  every  resident  who  is desirous  of  obtaining  an  Aadhaar  number  and  who  undergoes  the  enrolment  process  by submitting the requisite information is issued an Aadhaar number. As on 30.06.2023, after adjusting for the estimated number of deaths, the estimated number of living Aadhaar number holders is 130.20 crore across India, including 6.55 crore in the State of Gujarat. District-wise details of Aadhaar numbers issued in Gujarat are at Annex.
- (b):   As on 30.6.2023, over 63,000 Aadhaar centres were operational across India, including 3,393 centres in Gujarat. In addition, the facility of enrolment of children below the age of five years is available through around 28,000 handheld mobiles/tablets operated by postmen, hospital staff, etc., including 1,041 handheld mobiles/tablets in Gujarat. The details of such centres and mobiles/tablets available in the districts falling in the Kachchh(Kutch) Lok Sabha constituency are as under:

| District   |   Active Aadhaar centres |   Active handheld mobiles/tablets |   Total |
|------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------|
| Kachchh    |                      101 |                                44 |     145 |
| Morbi      |                       60 |                                26 |      86 |

In  addition  to  enrolment  at  the  centres  and  through  mobiles/tablets  as  above,  the  Unique Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)  organises  Aadhaar  enrolment  camps  through enrolment Registrars authorised/recognised by it to enrol residents. During the financial year 2022-2023, more than 9 lakh residents were enrolled in 70,750 camps held in the State of Gujarat,  including  2,596  camps  held  in  Kachchh  District  and  406  camps  held  in  Morbi District.

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Annexure

| Sl. No.   | District        | Estimated number of living Aadhaar holders (as on 30.06.2023)   | Estimated number of living Aadhaar holders (as on 30.06.2023)   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Ahmadabad       |                                                                 | 78,03,277                                                       |
| 2         | Amreli          |                                                                 | 14,99,643                                                       |
| 3         | Anand           |                                                                 | 23,43,220                                                       |
| 4         | Arvalli         |                                                                 | 4,22,960                                                        |
| 5         | Banas Kantha    |                                                                 | 34,76,908                                                       |
| 6         | Bharuch         |                                                                 | 16,77,326                                                       |
| 7         | Bhavnagar       |                                                                 | 28,93,649                                                       |
| 8         | Botad           |                                                                 | 2,35,034                                                        |
| 9         | Chhotaudepur    |                                                                 | 3,41,400                                                        |
| 10        | Dangs           |                                                                 | 2,95,809                                                        |
| 11        | Devbhumi Dwarka |                                                                 | 3,48,396                                                        |
| 12        | Dohad           |                                                                 | 23,59,445                                                       |
| 13        | Gandhinagar     |                                                                 | 15,76,096                                                       |
| 14        | Gir Somnath     |                                                                 | 4,25,008                                                        |
| 15        | Jamnagar        |                                                                 | 19,61,962                                                       |
| 16        | Junagadh        |                                                                 | 24,65,785                                                       |
| 17        | Kachchh         |                                                                 | 22,49,501                                                       |
| 18        | Kheda           |                                                                 | 23,93,222                                                       |
| 19        | Mahesana        |                                                                 | 22,35,068                                                       |
| 20        | Mahisagar       |                                                                 | 4,46,207                                                        |
| 21        | Morbi           |                                                                 | 4,29,051                                                        |
| 22        | Narmada         |                                                                 | 6,23,426                                                        |
| 23        | Navsari         |                                                                 | 13,78,011                                                       |
| 24        | Panch Mahals    |                                                                 | 22,68,860                                                       |
| 25        | Patan           |                                                                 | 15,48,706                                                       |
| 26        | Porbandar       |                                                                 | 6,26,260                                                        |
| 27        | Rajkot          |                                                                 | 38,78,860                                                       |
| 28        | Sabar Kantha    |                                                                 | 22,48,135                                                       |
| 29        | Surat           |                                                                 | 64,50,336                                                       |
| 30        | Surendranagar   |                                                                 | 18,64,548                                                       |
| 31        | Tapi            |                                                                 | 8,08,983                                                        |
| 32        | Vadodara        |                                                                 | 41,29,923                                                       |
| 33        | Valsad          |                                                                 | 18,19,014                                                       |
|           | Total           |                                                                 | 6,55,24,026                                                     |

## Notes:

1. The Aadhaar number figures are adjusted for estimated deaths.
2. The  Aadhaar  number  figures  are  based  on  enrolments  done  in  the  districts.  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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