Question : Seva Kendras

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

(a) whether Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) propose to setup Seva Kendras all over the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these Seva Kendras will be opened;

(c) the details of locations that are proposed to be covered in the first phase;

(d) whether the Government proposes to establish such Kendras in remote and hilly areas also; and

(e) if so, the time by which these are likely to be opened?

(a) to (e): There are over 30,000 Aadhaar enrolment and Update Centers across the country in designated bank branches, post offices and Government premises. In addition, UIDAI has proposed to invite proposals from competent and eligible entities for engagement of Service Providers to establish and run the AADHAAR SEVA KENDRAS (ASK) and provide appointment based Aadhaar Enrolment, Update and other miscellaneous Aadhaar Services in 53 cities of the country. The list of proposed cities to be covered is at Annexure. The Aadhaar Seva Kendra are expected to be operational by August 2019.

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ANNEXURE
List of proposed cities for Aadhaar Seva Kendras
Sl. Cities Sl. Cities
1. Agartala 28 Jodhpur
2. Agra 29 Kavaratti
3. Ahmedabaad 30 Kochi
4. Aizwal 31 Kohima
5. Allahabaad 32 Kolkata
6. Amritsar 33 Kota
7. Bangalore 34 Lucknow
8. Bhopal 35 Mumbai
9. Bhubhneshwar 36 Mysore
10. Chandigarh 37 Nagpur
11. Chennai 38 Patna
12. Coimbatore 39 Port Blair
13. Daman 40 Puducherry
14. Dehradun 41 Pune
15. Delhi 42 Raipur
16. Dhanbaad 43 Ranchi
17. Gangtok 44 Shillong
18. Goa 45 Shimla
19. Guwahati 46 Silvassa
20. Hisar 47 Srinagar
21. Hubli 48 Surat
22. Hyderabaad 49 Thrivanthpuran
23. Imphal 50 Trichupalli
24. Indore 51 Vijaywada
25. Itanagar 52 Vizag
26. Jabalpur 53 Warangal
27. Jaipur

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