UIDAI plans to open 166 stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolment and Update Centres across the country

55 Aadhaaar Seva Kendras are operational presently; Served 70 lakh people, so far

New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened 55 Aadhaaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as part of its plan to open 166 stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolment & Update Centres in 122 cities across the country.

These are in addition to about 52,000 Aadhaar enrolment centres run by Banks, Post Offices and State Governments.

These Aadhaaar Seva Kendras, which are open on all days of the week, have so far catered to over 70 Lakh residents including Divyang persons.

These centres have a capacity to handle up to 1,000 enrolments and update requests per day for Model-A Aadhaaar Seva Kendras, upto 500 enrolments and update requests per day for Model B ASKs and upto 250 enrolments and update requests per day for Model C Aadhaaar Seva Kendras.

These Aadhaaar Seva Kendras are operational from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, baring public holidays.  While Aadhaar Enrolment is free, a nominal charge of Rs. 50 is payable for Demographic Updates and Rs.100/- for Biometric Updates with or without Demographic updates.

The Aadhaar Seva Kendra has an online appointment system and token management system which guides residents to relevant stages of the Enrolment/ Update process in a hassle-free manner.