Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has reiterated that the target of 60 crore Aadhaar enrolments will be achieved by 2014. More than 40 crore 29 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been issued till date and the process is continuing at a healthy pace. Only in the month of July, 2013, about Two Crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated. It has also announced the setting up of permanent enrolment centres in various states to enroll residents who have been either left out in earlier enrolment drives or for those who wish to update their Aadhaar data. Recently, UIDAI also unveiled three new Aadhaar-Enabled Services viz. Authentication services using Iris, Authentication service using One Time Pin and eKYC ( Electronic-Know Your Customer) service, all of which have been developed to empower residents to authenticate anytime, anywhere using a digital platform.
State-wise Aadhaar generated data until 31st July ™2013
State | Cards Issued |
Jammu and Kashmir | 138,661 |
Himachal Pradesh | 5,887,076 |
Punjab | 18,252,336 |
Chandigarh | 861,734 |
Uttarakhand | 1,300,505 |
Haryana | 9,290,205 |
Delhi | 14,475,446 |
Rajasthan | 25,550,302 |
Uttar Pradesh | 11,913,950 |
Bihar | 2,880,470 |
Sikkim | 517,704 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 1,848 |
Nagaland | 715,670 |
Manipur | 671,512 |
Mizoram | 9,082 |
Tripura | 2,995,520 |
Meghalaya | 2,675 |
Assam | 36,490 |
West Bengal | 19,475,326 |
Jharkhand | 18,816,464 |
Odisha | 8,841,776 |
Chhattisgarh | 941,318 |
Madhya Pradesh | 27,773,394 |
Gujarat | 12,835,910 |
Daman and Diu | 151,248 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 51,894 |
Maharashtra | 62,697,942 |
Andhra Pradesh | 65,941,390 |
Karnataka | 26,125,496 |
Goa | 1,285,740 |
Lakshadweep | 47,704 |
Kerala | 27,472,963 |
Tamil Nadu | 24,452,774 |
Puducherry | 1,051,183 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 160,187 |
DBT and Aadhaar
Nearly seven months after the launch of Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT), the government has allocated about Rs 250 croreon various welfare programmes and made around 32 lakh payments through Aadhaar Payment Bridge.
Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery is linked to various government schemes such as Scholarship, Pension Scheme,Dhanalaxmi, Janani Suraksha Yojana, payment of social security benefits such as old-age payments, distribution of LPG subsidy etc. The DBT is now being implemented in 28 schemes across 121 districts and soon a review meeting will be done to take stock of its progress and to expand it in other schemes and the remaining districts of the country.
Status of DBT from 1st July 2013 till 31st July 2013 (* Excl. CPSMS) in 28 schemes across 121 districts.
State | No. of Schemes | Number | Amount (Rs.) |
Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1,11,758 | 3,01,27,900 |
Chandigarh | 3 | 44,918 | 2,78,87,235 |
Daman and Diu | 1 | 640 | 16,39,000 |
Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goa | 1 | 3 | 2,100 |
Haryana | 2 | 12 | 2,08,160 |
Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 274 | 17,10,829 |
Jharkhand | 8 | 18,993 | 1,16,24,165 |
Karnataka | 4 | 1,728 | 26,09,910 |
Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 329 | 3,91,950 |
Maharashtra | 4 | 753 | 24,39,315 |
Puducherry | 5 | 48,600 | 5,83,08,253 |
Punjab | 4 | 8,560 | 59,03,840 |
Rajasthan | 6 | 2,771 | 47,94,917 |
Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total for July 2013 | 2,39,339 | 14,76,47,574 | |
Total up to 30th June 2013 | 1,18,232 | 35,53,70,216 |
Scheme wise status on APB transfers on DBT paid from 1st July 2013 till 31st July 2013 (* Excl. CPSMS) in 28 schemes across 121 districts.
Scheme Name | No. | Total Amount paid |
DHANLAXMI | 0 | 0 |
FELLOWSHIP SCHEME OF AICTE | 27 | 20,10,634 |
FELLOWSHIP SCHEME OF UGC | 387 | 34,86,800 |
INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJNA | 2,410 | 39,46,500 |
INDIRA GANDHI WIDOW PENSION SCHEMES | 3,127 | 25,69,700 |
INDRA GANDHI DISABILITY PENSION SCHEME | 176 | 2,20,600 |
JANANI SURYAKSHA YOJNA | 287 | 3,69,300 |
MERIT CUM MEANS SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITIES | 0 | 0 |
NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME | 44,235 | 2,68,78,400 |
NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR POLICY | 100 | 70,950 |
Old Age Pension | 1,83,851 | 9,12,10,600 |
POST METRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR OBC | 353 | 11,40,576 |
POST METRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC | 1,075 | 1,02,07,273 |
POST METRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ST / Tribals | 677 | 32,20,445 |
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR MINORITIES | 10 | 83,557 |
PRE METRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNCLEAN PROFESSION | 127 | 635 |
PRE METRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC | 2,427 | 3,98,775 |
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP | 54 | 10,26,000 |
TOP CLASS EDUCTAION SCHEME FOR SC | 16 | 8,06,829 |
Total for July 2013 | 2,39,339 | 14,76,47,574 |
Total upto 30th June 2013 | 1,18,232 | 35,53,70,216 |