(a) whether the Government Departments are not accepting Aadhaar Card as a valid document for
residence proof, age proof, etc. and insist on proofs such as voter card, ration card, etc.;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard ?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMNETARY AFFAIRS & PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)
(a) to (c) “The acceptance of Aadhaar as a Proof of Identity (PoI) and Proof of Address (PoA)
by different Central and State Government Departments is an ongoing process. Amongst others
the following have notified Aadhaar as PoI and PoA:
i. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has notified that Aadhaar
shall be taken as a valid PoI and PoA after confirming identity and address through
the Aadhaar authentication procedure for obtaining telephone and mobile connections.
ii. Ministry of Finance has recognized Aadhaar as an officially valid document as PoI and PoA
for opening bank accounts.
iii. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has recognized Aadhaar as a valid PoI and PoA for
obtaining LPG connections.
iv. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued necessary instructions for recognition
of Aadhaar as PoI and PoA for obtaining driving license and registration of vehicles.
v. Department of Health and Family Welfare has recognized Aadhaar as PoI and PoA for
extending financial assistance to patients below poverty line who are suffering from
major life threatening diseases for receiving medical treatment at any of the super
specialty Hospitals/Institutions or other Government Hospitals under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi.
vi. Ministry of Railways has recognized Aadhaar as a valid PoI for rail travel.
vii. Election Commission of India has accepted Aadhaar as an alternative PoI
and PoA at the time of polls in absence of Election Photo Identity Card.
viii. Some of the State/UT Governments viz. Sikkim, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Chandigarh, Nagaland, Haryana, Manipur and Rajasthan have also recognized Aadhaar as one of
the PoI and PoA for their various resident centric schemes.
The Government has urged all concerned to adopt Aadhaarâ€.