With plans to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar centres pan India, UIDAI operationalizes 21 Aadhaar Seva Kendras today

New Delhi, November 22: Viewing to enhancingly aid people pan India for the enrollments, updations, Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has operationalized 21 Aadhaar seva kendras as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar enrollment and centres across the country.

 

 

These are in addition to 35,000 Aadhaar Enrollment Centers run by Banks, Post Offices and State Governments. "These centres have a capacity to handle up to 1,000 enrollment and requests per day and will be operational all days of the week including weekends, from 9.30 in morning to 5.30 in the evening", the release read.

 

UIDAI plans to set up 114 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in 53 cities across the country. While Aadhaar enrollment is free, a nominal charge of 50 rupees is payable for updating details like adding mobile number to Aadhaar and updating address.

 

Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric ID system where the World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer described it as the most sophisticated ID programme in the world. Considered a proof of residence and not a proof of citizenship, Aadhaar does not itself grant any rights to domicile in India.

 

Despite the validity of Aadhaar being challenged in the court, the central government has pushed citizens to link their Aadhaar numbers with a host of services, including mobile sim cards, bank accounts, the EPFs, and a large number of welfare schemes including but not limited to the MGNREGA, the Public Distribution System, and old age pensions.