Thursday, August 4, 2016

10243 - Maharashtra posts 100% enrolment of adult Aadhaar Cards - TNN


Priyanka Kakodkar | TNN | Jul 18, 2016, 03.26 PM IST

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government claims to have achieved 100% Aadhaar Card enrollment in the state.

It also claims that 73% of the population has a bank account under the Jan Dhan Scheme.

The state also claims that it has started providing Aadhaar Cards for the new borne babies along with their birth certificate and also providing Aadhaar Cards for children below the age of five years at anganwadis. Children below the age of 18 years are also being provided the facility of Aadhaar Cards at school, officials said.