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He said out that the government has saved Rs 2.25 lakh crores by Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) to the genuine beneficiaries.
He said that UIDAI launched Aadhar a decade ago in India.
131 crore Aadhar cards have been issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
The govt has mandated submission of the 12-digit unique identity number by every bank account holder by March 31, 2018.
Pandey was given additional charge days after GSTN's first chairman Navin Kumar completed his term on August 29.
The government had mandated linking of PAN with Aadhaar by the extended deadline of August 31.
The Supreme Court verdict holding privacy as a fundamental right has in no way stopped quoting of Aadhaar for various schemes as well as filing of income tax returns, Pandey said.
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