NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked private as well as public sector banks to set up Aadhaar enrolment facility in at least one out of 10 branches in the coming weeks, a top official has said.
Suitable changes have been made recently in Aadhaar regulations to facilitate this.
At present, there are 25,000 active enrolment centres across the country but they operate from their own premises. However, none of these centres are being operated from bank premises.
“We are asking all Scheduled Commercial Banks – both public and private – to set up Aadhaar enrolment and updation facility inside the bank branches…At least in one of ten branches by August-end,” Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO of UIDAI said.
There are 120,000 bank branches in the country and by this move 12,000 Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres will be set up in those branches, he pointed out. (AGENCIES)
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