Question : AADHAAR CARD FOR WITHDRAWAL OF PENSION

(a) whether the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it mandatory to submit Aadhaar Card details of employees for any PF transactions;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is being proved relevant to make Aadhaar Card mandatory in view of the delay in Aadhaar Card project and its lack of universality; and

(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto along with the measures taken by the Government to provide the said card to all the citizens speedily and in time?

MINISTER OF STATE(IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a): No, Madam.

(b) & (c): Do not arise in view of reply to part (a) of the Question above.

(d): Aadhaar Card is issued to residents of India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has taken the following steps for speedy and timely delivery of Aadhaar Cards:

(i) UIDAI has adopted a multi-registrar model for enrolments. Under this model, the State Governments and various non-State Government agencies, such as, banks, which, in the normal course of implementation of their operations interact with residents, are appointed as Registrars to enroll the residents. The Registrars, in turn, enroll the residents by deploying enrolment agencies appointed for this purpose. Over 71 crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated so far.

(ii) The enrolment of residents is carried out in camp mode as well as through Permanent Enrolment Centres established throughout the country, where the residents can avail the enrolment facility free of charge.

(iii) Multiple Printers to print the Aadhaar letters at scale and speed have been engaged, while the actual letters are delivered to the residents by India Post. Residents can also download the e- Aadhaar, the electronic copy of Aadhaar, from the Resident Portal of the UIDAI.

(iv) The UIDAI data centre has a capacity to process about 15 lakh enrolments packets per day for generation of Aadhaar.