(a) whether the Government proposes to start Aadhaar enrolment at banks and post offices;
(b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the infrastructure to enable them to collect biometric data;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the modalities finalised by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) Yes Madam.
(b) Department of Posts has set up Aadhaar enrolment centres in 13,261 designated post offices across the country. Banks have also set up 12,436 Aadhaar enrolment centres as on date. The objective of these Centres is to provide the convenience of Aadhaar enrolment and updation facilities to the residents.
(c) Yes Madam.
(d) Rs. 176.28 Crore has been spent by Department of Posts in Financial Year 2017-18, for setting up the required infrastructure at its centres.
(e) All the identified post offices and one out of every ten bank branches have been mandated to have Aadhaar Enrolment cum Updation facilities. The modalities prescribed by UIDAI are:- capturing biometric details like facial image, finger prints and iris scan. For Aadhaar Updation, demographic updates like Name, Age, Address, Date of Birth, Email ID & Mobile number are also taken.