With a tally of 6,59,41,390, Andhra Pradesh heads the list of States that have generated a maximum Aadhaar numbers in the country, closely followed by Maharashtra where as many as 6,26,97,942 have so far obtained Aadhaar numbers.
“More than 40.29 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued till date and the process is continuing at a healthy pace. Only in the month of July, 2013, about two crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated,” the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said in a news release here on Monday.
The UIDAI also announced the setting up of permanent enrolment centres in various states to enroll residents who have been either left out in earlier enrolment drives or for those who wish to update their Aadhaar data. Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra stand first and second in terms of generating maximum Aadhar numbers, the tallies of Aadhar numbers generated by other States as on July 31, 2013.