Residents successfully
updated 1.47 crore Aadhaars in the month of July, and till date (end of July)
63.55 crore Aadhaar numbers have been successfully updated following requests
from the residents. These updation requests are related to demographic as well
as biometric updates done at both physical Aadhaar centres, and by using the
online Aadhaar platform.
In July, 152.5 crore
authentication transactions were carried out via Aadhaar. A majority of these
monthly transaction numbers were done by using fingerprint biometric
authentication (122.57 crore), followed by demographic authentications.
As of end July 2022, a
cumulative number of 7855.24 crore Aadhaar authentications have been carried
out so far, as against 7702.74 crore such authentications by the end of June.
During July, more than
53 lakh Aadhaars were generated, of these, a majority were of children below
the age of 18 years (0-18 age group). Aadhaar saturation level among adult
residents is now near universal, and the overall saturation level is 93.41%. At
least 26 states and UTs have now a saturation of over 90%.
Aadhaar, a digital
infrastructure of good governance, is a catalyst of both ease of living and
ease of doing business. The digital ID is helping various ministries and
departments in the centre and at states in improving efficiency, transparency
and delivery of welfare services to the targeted beneficiaries. Around 900
social welfare schemes in the country run by both centre and states have been
notified to use Aadhaar till date.
Aadhaar Payment Bridge
(APB) has been playing a key role in delivering benefits via welfare schemes
including direct benefit transfer for LPG, MGNREGA, and national social
assistance program or NASP. All the APB transactions during the month of July
involved an amount of Rs. 12511 crore.
Whether it is e-KYC,
Aadhaar enabled payment system (AEPS) for last mile banking, or Aadhaar enabled
DBT, Aadhaar has been playing a stellar role in supporting Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India.
In July, the number of
e-KYC transactions executed via Aadhaar was 22.84 crore. The cumulative number
of e-KYC transactions so far increased from 1226.39 crore in June to 1249.23
crore in July. An e-KYC transaction is done following consent from the Aadhaar
holder, and eliminates physical paperwork, and in-person verification often
required for KYC registrations.
More than 1507 crores
of last mile banking transactions have been made possible through the use of
Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) and the network of micro ATMs. It has
enabled financial inclusion at the bottom of the pyramid. In July alone, 22.37
crore number of AEPS transactions were carried out across India.