Question : AADHAR SCHEME



(a) whether the Government has formulated any special action plan to implement the Aadhar project in remote, inaccessible and naxal-affected areas; and

(b) if so, the details of the action plan and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)

(a) & (b): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been mandated to generate and assign Aadhaar numbers to 600 million residents of India by 2014. The implementation of the Unique Identification project needs flexibility to enrol residents across the country. To achieve this, the UIDAI has implemented the Aadhaar project through a Partnership model with various Central/State/UT Government, Public Sector Undertakings and Private agencies. The Registrars plan the enrolment related activities, which include the scope of coverage, the number of enrolment stations and the time frame by which they can cover the Population. UIDAI has not prescribed any State specific/region specific enrolment targets.