MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH
SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a): Yes, Madam. UIDAI has enrolled about 20 crore residents since September 2010 till
March 2012 and has been given a mandate to enroll another 40 crore residents through
non-registrar General of India (RGI) registrars in specific States/UTs as per list at
Annexure-1.
Aadhaar number is an enabler and the purpose is to ensure better delivery of benefits and
services based on establishment of identity of the resident. The State Govt. and Central
Govt. Ministries have been advised to review the various schemes for service delivery
and utilize and leverage Aadhaar as a platform for service delivery. Aadhaar number has
been recognized as valid know your customer(KYC) document for opening bank
accounts and proof of identity and as proof of address for obtaining mobile telephone
connections and new LPG connections. Some of the State Governments have recognized
Aadhaar number as proof of identity and proof of address for their resident centric
schemes.
(b)& (c) : Aadhaar project is a developmental initiative and not a security related
initiative. UIDAI has a mandate to generate and issue an unique identification number to
every resident who enrolls. It does not confer citizenship nor does it guarantee
entitlements, which will be determined by the relevant statutory/implementing
authorities. A number of processes have been put in place to ensure that the data
collected by UIDAI is not accessed in any unauthorized manner. These include
encryption of data at source, immediately on completion of enrolment; transfer of data to
the data centre in encrypted and zipped format which is tamper proof; putting standard
security infrastructure such as virtual providers, firewalls and intrusion prevention system
in place and limiting physical access to UIDIAI infrastructure and data to authorized
personnel only. UIDAI has also issued data protection and security guidelines for
Registrars, Enrolment Agencies, Logistics Services Providers, UIDAI employees,
Authentications User Agencies, and Data Centre Service Providers. UIDAI will continue
to engage with experts and Stakeholders to further ensure protection of privacy and
confidentiality of information.
Annex-I
S.No. States/UTs
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Chandigarh
3. Daman & Diu
4. Goa
5. Gujarat
6. Haryana
7 Himachal Pradesh
8. Jharkhand
9. Karnataka
10. Kerala
11. Madhya Pradesh
12. Maharashtra
13. NCT of Delhi
14. Puducherry
15. Punjab
16. Rajasthan
17. SIKKIM
18. TRIPURA
