New Delhi, October 30: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has planned to launch a mega project under which it will open Aadhaar Seva Kendra on lines of Passport Seva Kendra for enrolment and update services in 53 cities across India. According to a report, the cost of the entire project is being estimated in the ballpark of Rs 300-400 crore.

The UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendras will provide enrolment and update services to people in more convenient and secure manner, an official had told news agency PTI. At present, the Aadhaar-issuing body operates nearly 30,000 centres, being run by banks and post offices, and in government premises (offering similar Aadhaar services). Aadhaar Enrolment & Updation: RBL Bank Branches Offering Registration Service, Check List of Branches.

The Aadhaar Seva Kendras are being conceptualised as grander versions of existing bank or post office run units – each bustling centre will have eight or 16 stations depending on population of that city to deal with service requests and queries. The UIDAI is currently seeking proposals from various service providers to run these Aadhaar Seva Kendras in the selected cities. TRAI Chief RS Sharma, Who Threw Aadhaar Hack Challenge on Twitter, Gets Reappointed Till 2020.

The list of cities where these centres will come up include Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, Goa, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kota and Lucknow amongst others. Besides this, each of the four metro cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai — will have four such centres, and other cities two centres each.

In all, Aadhaar Seva Kendra will come up in 53 cities and will be operational by April 2019. As per some estimates close to 4 lakh people update their Aadhaar details (address, photo, mobile number amongst others) daily, while enrolments are pegged at about one lakh daily. Over 122 crore Aadhaar have been issued, so far.

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