Aadhaar crosses 100 crore mark
Q. UIDAI has attained a landmark in covering what percentage of the population above 18 years of age?- Published on 06 Apr 16a. 92%
b. 93%
c. 94%
d. 95%
ANSWER: 93%
Unique Identification Authority of India has generated 100th crore Aadhaar registration on April 4, 2016. This marks the first such landmark.
- Recently a historic legislation Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits, and Services) Act 2016 has been notified by the Government.
- Aadhaar now covers 93% of the people above 18 years of age
Some of the other Aadhaar achievements:- More than 100 crore people have Aadhaar
- 3.96 Crores (93%) of adults in India have Aadhaar
- 22.25 Crore (67%) Children of age 5-18 Years have Aadhaar
- 2.30 Crore (20%) Children of Age 0- <5 years have Aadhaar
- Every day more than 5-7 lakhs people get enrolled for Aadhaar.
- Aadhaar is now the largest online digital identity platform in the world.