(a) the details of number of people covered under Aadhaar card, State-wise;
(b) the name of schemes that have been linked with Aadhaar card;
(c) whether instances of fake Aadhaar cards have come to the notice of the Government; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?
(a): As on 15.02.2016, a total of 97.85 crore Aadhaars have been generated. The status of Aadhaar generation State/UT wise as on 15.02.2016, vis-à-vis population as per 2011 census is given in Annexure.
(b): UIDAI is mandated to issue Aadhaar Cards to the residents of the country. Linking of schemes with Aadhaar is decided by the Ministry/Department which is implementing or monitoring that scheme. Various Ministries/Departments are leveraging Aadhaar for identification & efficient delivery of services. Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its orders dated 11.08.2015 and 15.10.2015 has permitted the use of Aadhaar in the schemes, namely, P.D.S. Scheme, L.P.G. Distribution Scheme, The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS), National Social Assistance Programme(Old Age Pensions, Widow Pensions, Disability Pensions), Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana(PMJDY) and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO).
(c) and (d): Aadhaar is generated after a number of quality checks and biometric de-duplication. Uniqueness of Aadhaar ensures that no one person can get two Aadhaars and same Aadhaar is never issued to two persons. Every attempt is made to ensure that fake or duplicate enrolments are identified through quality checks and biometric de-duplication process, and rejected. In a miniscule number of cases, where a duplicate or ineligible enrolment may slip through, there are provisions for taking action against the delinquent operator/supervisor/enrolment agency; financial penalties; and criminal proceedings by lodging of FIR, besides cancellation of such Aadhaars.
Aadhaar verification service is available on a public portal https://resident.uidai.net.in where any person can check the validity of an Aadhaar instantaneously.
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Annexure
S No. State /UT Total Population as per 2011 census Total Aadhaar generated as on 15.02.2016 % Saturation
1 Himachal Pradesh 6856509 6827733 100
2 Punjab 27704236 27920886 101
3 Chandigarh 1054686 1050067 100
4 Uttarakhand 10116752 8106182 80
5 Haryana 25353081 25754076 102
6 Delhi 16753235 19318658 115
7 Rajasthan 68621012 56284055 82
8 Uttar Pradesh 199581477 140747136 71
9 Bihar 103804637 65595289 63
10 Sikkim 607688 576642 95
11 Tripura 3671032 3539534 96
12 Jharkhand 32966238 29635903 90
13 Chhattisgarh 25540196 24257864 95
14 Madhya Pradesh 72597565 63094568 87
15 Gujarat 60383628 46710644 77
16 Daman and Diu 242911 192633 79
17 Maharashtra 112372972 103962403 93
18 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 84598963 86945413 103
19 Karnataka 61130704 53727187 88
20 Goa 1457723 1408151 97
21 Kerala 33387677 33139405 99
22 Puducherry 1244464 1240236 100
23 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 379944 353170 93
24 Jammu and Kashmir 12548926 7103255 57
25 Arunachal Pradesh 1382611 775639 56
26 Nagaland 1980602 1028566 52
27 Manipur 2721756 1619696 60
28 Mizoram 1091014 442218 41
29 Meghalaya 2964007 97167 3
30 Assam 31169272 845052 3
31 West Bengal 91347736 72660541 80
32 Odisha 41947358 32924091 78
33 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 342853 300383 88
34 Lakshadweep 64429 62034 96
35 Tamil Nadu 72138958 60283690 84
Grand Total 1210126852 978530167 81