Jan 27, 2017: With 68th Republic Day, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has achieved another landmark by generating 111 crore Aadhaar in a population of 125 crore plus, said Minister of Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad.
In a statement he said, Aadhaar generation has crossed the 111+ crore mark. It’s a great achievement towards inclusion of everyone into national development fabric. Aadhaar enrolment ecosystem with 135 registrars and 612 enrollment agencies working at 47,192 enrollment stations has been enrolling and updating 7-8 lakhs requests per day. Aadhaar has empowered people by increasing convenience and making their life hassle-free towards paperless and cashless environment.
As on date, Aadhaar’s total saturation percentage is 91.7% (as per Census 2011) while over 99% adult population above the age of 18 have been assigned Aadhaar numbers. Twenty two States/UTs have more than 90% saturation. Aadhaar has become an extraordinary institution to connect the ordinary people of India into the banking system in a flawless manner.
He also said, with the Aadhaar Pay, soon to be launched, any person with his Aadhaar number linked to Bank account, can make and / or receive payment, with his thumb impression alone. There is absolutely no need for him to have any phone, debit card etc.. This will be available to all the persons having Aadhaar linked bank accounts, whose number stands at 39 crores now, which was only 6.7 crores in May 2014. About 2 crore Aadhaar numbers are linked to Bank accounts every month.
