New Delhi Dec 21 PTI Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has inaugurated Aadhaar Seva Kendras at Gonda Varanasi Saharanpur and Moradabad an official release said on Tuesday Speaking on the occasion Chandrasekhar said around 313 central government schemes have been notified for using Aadhaar for leak-proof delivery of various social welfare benefits such as PM-KISAN PM Aawas Yojana PM Jan Arogya Yojana PAHAL MGNREGA National Social Security Assistance Programme PDS in-kind benefits through Aadhaar authentication among others Aadhaar coupled with Jan Dhan Yojana and mobile JAM trinity have created a robust platform for accelerating financial inclusion The minister further said due to the improvements in the overall law and order and infrastructure like road and air connectivity with new highways and airports coming up Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a preferred destination for investments With four more Aadhaar Seva Kendras opening on Tuesday at Gonda Varanasi Saharanpur and Moradabad Chandrasekhar said the march towards digital Uttar Pradesh will be swifter than before PTI MBI MBI ABM ABM

Ghaziabad Nov 21 PTI The Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI has made 58 out of the planned 166 Aadhaar Seva Kendras operational till now a top official of the organisation said on Sunday Residents can visit these Aadhaar Seva Kendras ASKs for Aadhaar enrolment and updation services like change in address and corrections UIDAI plans to operate 166 ASKs in 122 cities throughout India So far the establishment of 58 ASKs has been completed and they have started functioning UIDAI CEO Saurav Garg said at the launch of an ASK in Ghaziabad All the ASKs are air-conditioned designed with adequate seating capacity and also divyang-friendly he added Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation V K Singh jointly inaugurated the 5th ASK in Uttar Pradesh at Ghaziabad on Sunday an official statement said The ASK has a capacity to handle requests from 1000 residents per day Chandrasekhar said the use of Aadhaar for direct benefit transfer schemes has led to saving of Rs 178 lakh crore of public money Singh who is also Lok Sabha member of Parliament from Ghaziabad said this centre will make Aadhaar-related services for residents easier Now people can update their Aadhaar and also enroll for Aadhaar at the centre Singh said PTI PRS ABM ABM