Lok Sabha Question No. 1780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Issuance of Aadhaar Cards
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS  AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1780

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.07.2016

## ISSUANCE OF AADHAAR CARDS

## 1780.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state: -

- (a)     whether the Government has set the target of the next three months for issuing Aadhaar Card to all adult citizens in the country;
- (b)     if so, the details of Aadhaar cards issued upto 30th June, 2016 State/Union- Territory-wise and the percentage of work so far completed;
- (c)      the details of schemes so far linked with Aadhaar card;
- (d)     whether a large number of illegal migrants from Bangladesh have been issued Aadhaar cards; and
- (e)     if so, the necessary guidelines issued to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to check such cases?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a):  Although a target of universal enrolment is being pursued, enrolment of Aadhaar is voluntary and an on-going process. Aadhaar is issued to the residents of the country and is not a proof of citizenship.
- (b):  As on 30.06.2016, Aadhaar have been issued to 102.60 crore residents of the country. The State/ UT wise details are given in Annexure-I.
- (c):  The details of the schemes linked with Aadhaar as on 31.05.2016 are given in Annexure-II.
- (d):  No, Sir.
- (e):  Does not arise.

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Annexure -I

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|   S/N | State/UT Name    | Total Population as per 2011 census   | Total Aadhaar as on 30.06.2016   | %Total Aadhaar   |
|-------|------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|
|     1 | Himachal Pradesh | 6,856,509                             | 7,054,906                        | 103%             |
|     2 | Punjab           | 27,704,236                            | 28,671,294                       | 103%             |
|     3 | Chandigarh       | 1,054,686                             | 1,062,296                        | 101%             |
|     4 | Uttarakhand      | 10,116,752                            | 8,805,306                        | 87%              |
|     5 | Haryana          | 25,353,081                            | 26,498,293                       | 105%             |
|     6 | Delhi            | 16,753,235                            | 19,751,314                       | 118%             |
|     7 | Rajasthan        | 68,621,012                            | 59,019,274                       | 86%              |
|     8 | Uttar Pradesh    | 199,581,477                           | 155,089,263                      | 78%              |
|     9 | Bihar            | 103,804,637                           | 69,792,834                       | 67%              |
|    10 | Sikkim           | 607,688                               | 581,902                          | 96%              |
|    11 | Tripura          | 3,671,032                             | 3,575,927                        | 97%              |
|    12 | Jharkhand        | 32,966,238                            | 30,694,692                       | 93%              |
|    13 | Chhattisgarh     | 25,540,196                            | 25,490,996                       | 100%             |
|    14 | Madhya Pradesh   | 72,597,565                            | 66,191,287                       | 91%              |
|    15 | Gujarat          | 60,383,628                            | 50,368,784                       | 83%              |
|    16 | Daman and Diu    | 242,911                               | 197,366                          | 81%              |
|    17 | Maharashtra      | 112,372,972                           | 106,702,368                      | 95%              |
|    18 | Andhra Pradesh   | 49,378,776                            | 70,856,949                       | 143%             |
|    19 | Telangana        | 35,220,187                            | 16,807,510                       | 48%              |
|    20 | Karnataka        | 61,130,704                            | 56,109,239                       | 92%              |

| 21    | Goa                         | 1,457,723     | 1,431,869     | 98%   |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------|
| 22    | Kerala                      | 33,387,677    | 33,914,210    | 102%  |
| 23    | Puducherry                  | 1,244,464     | 1,249,860     | 100%  |
| 24    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 379,944       | 368,391       | 97%   |
| 1     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 12,548,926    | 8,282,867     | 66%   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 1,382,611     | 874,980       | 63%   |
| 3     | Nagaland                    | 1,980,602     | 1,066,673     | 54%   |
| 4     | Manipur                     | 2,721,756     | 1,710,427     | 63%   |
| 5     | Mizoram                     | 1,091,014     | 477,593       | 44%   |
| 6     | Meghalaya                   | 2,964,007     | 144,071       | 5%    |
| 7     | Assam                       | 31,169,272    | 1,279,771     | 4%    |
| 8     | West Bengal                 | 91,347,736    | 74,688,764    | 82%   |
| 9     | Odisha                      | 41,947,358    | 33,788,944    | 81%   |
| 10    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 342,853       | 306,582       | 89%   |
| 11    | Lakshadweep                 | 64,429        | 63,521        | 99%   |
| 12    | Tamil Nadu                  | 72,138,958    | 63,128,237    | 88%   |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                       | 1,210,126,852 | 1,026,098,560 | 85    |

Annexure-II Details of Schemes linked with Aadhaar(All states except UTs) as on 31.05.2016

|   S.No | Scheme                                                            |   %of beneficiaries seeded with Aadhaar |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|      1 | MGNREGA (Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) |                                    63.6 |
|      2 | DBTL(Direct benefit Transfer of LPG)                              |                                    75.8 |
|      3 | NSAP (National Social Assistance Programme)                       |                                    32.4 |
|      4 | PMJDY(Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna)                              |                                    45.4 |
|      5 | EPFO(Employees Provident Fund Organisation)                       |                                    20.9 |
|      6 | PDS(Public Distribution System)                                   |                                    56.1 |