GURGAON, September 4, 2015
Gurgaon now has the dubious distinction of having the lowest percentage of Aadhaar enrolment in the State, revealed the latest figures released by the Unique Identification Authority of India, regional office, Chandigarh.
With only 12.85 lakh people having enrolled themselves out of the total 15.14 lakh, as per the 2011 census, Gurgaon has Aadhaar saturation of 85 per cent, which is the lowest among the 21 districts.
Faridabad leads in Aadhaar generation, with 111 per cent while Panipat has achieved universal coverage with 100.3 per cent saturation. Ambala and Kurukshetra are at third and fourth position with 99.9 per cent and 97.9 per cent.
Speaking to The Hindu , Gurgaon deputy commissioner T.L. Satyaprakash said that the district administration was making efforts to enrol the remaining population. “We have been enrolling over one lakh people every month for the past eight months. But it is mostly migrants who are enrolling themselves and therefore the numbers do not reflect in the Aadhaar saturation of the district. The locals are reluctant to enrol because they have multiple gas connections, BPL cards or ration cards. Since holding Aadhaar is voluntary, we cannot force people to enrol themselves.”
He admitted that enrolling children in 0-5 years was a challenge. “People are reluctant to bring newborns to Aadhaar centres. We have now equipped the staff with tablets to visit the households with children in the 0-5 age group and enrol them,” said Mr. Satyaprakash.
The Aadhaar saturation in Haryana has reached 95 per cent. Delhi with 110 per cent is leading in Aadhaar saturation.