"Uniqueness of Aadhaar
ensures that no one person can get two Aadhaars and same Aadhaar is never
issued to two persons," Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
The minister said that every attempt is made to ensure that fake or duplicate
enrolments are identified through quality checks and biometric de-duplication
process, and rejected.
"In a minuscule number of cases, where a duplicate or ineligible enrolment
may slip through, there are provisions for taking action against the delinquent
operator/supervisor, enrolment agency; financial penalties and criminal
proceedings by lodging of FIR, besides cancellation of such Aadhaars," he
said.
In a separate reply, the minister said that 354 entities have applied and have
been approved for Aadhaar Authentication Services. Of these, 212 entities have
set up their infrastructure system and have been provided access for use of the
Aadhaar Authentication Services for their applications.
The other 142 entities are in the process of setting up their infrastructure
for integration with the Aadhaar platform. Out of 212 entities availing Aadhaar
Authentication Services, 134 are also providing Aadhaar based e-KYC services to
the residents.