(a) whether the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI) has been implementing the
Aadhaar project through a partnership model;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the benefits accrued/likely to accrue as a result thereof; and
(c) the number of Aadhaar Cards issued so far, State-wise in the rural and urban areas?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND PLANNING
(SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)
(a) & (b) The UIDAI approach leverages the existing infrastructure of government and private
agencies across India. The UIDAI functions as a regulatory authority managing a
Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR), that issues UIDs, update resident
information, and authenticate the identity of residents as required.
In addition, the UIDAI partners with agencies such as Central Ministries and
Departments, State governments and other governmental agencies such as Banks,
Insurance Companies etc. who function as ‘Registrars’ for the UIDAI. Registrars
process UID applications, and connect to the CIDR to de-duplicate resident
information and receive UID numbers. These Registrars can either be enrollers, or
appoint agencies as enrollers, who interface with people seeking UID numbers. The
Authority also partners with service providers for authentication and electronic
‘Know Your Customer’ (eKYC) services.
(c) State/UT wise details of Aadhaar generated and assigned by UIDAI as on 31 January
2014 are given in Annexure.
Details of break-up according to urban/rural areas are not maintained.