2 crore residents of Ktk to get Aadhaar number

Bangalore: Two crore residents of Karnataka would get Aadhaar numbers by March, a key official said on Saturday.

"We have crossed the one crore mark as on November 27. 97 per cent of residents of Mysore and Tumkur Districts have already enrolled", Principal Secretary in the e-Governance Department, M N Vidyashankar, said.

Enrolment has started in 23 districts of Natka including Bangalore city, he said.

"By the end of the current financial year, another one crore residents will be enrolled", added Vidyashankar,also Principal Secretary in the IT, BT and Science and Technology departments when asked about the update on the Aadhaar project in the state.

PTI