Union Budget 2012-13: 40 cr Aadhaar enrollments by next year

The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget has expected that the number of Aadhaar enrollments would touch 40 crore by next year and would allocate adequate funds for the same starting April 1, 2012.

He has also expressed confidence that the UID-Aadhaar platform is now ready to support the payments of MG-NREGA; old age, widow and disability pensions; and scholarships directly to the beneficiary accounts in selected areas. Presenting the Union Budget for the year 2012-13, the Finance Minister informed the Lower House of Parliament that the enrollments into the other system have already crossed 20 crore and the Aadhaar numbers generated upto date has crossed 14 crore.