The report in a leading Malayalam daily that claims that Kerala has attained 100 percent Aadhaar saturation. While some netizens have openly to declare that they have not registered for Aadhaar card. Others have demanded an apology from the daily for unfounded figures.
“I am a living proof of not having Aadhaar,” Sudeep J Salim, a journalist, wrote on his Facebook page. “There are 100s in Kerala who have not taken the card so how did such news find its place in the front pages of a newspaper if it was not put out to help the Aadhaar lobby, ” questions Sudeep.
The figures that have cast doubt on the implementation of Aadhaar come after the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) released the figures.
In the report carried by popular Malayalam daily, Kerala is amongst the states that have achieved 100 percent Aadhaar saturation. What this means is that the entire population has got their cards and will be expected to link the unique identification 12-digit number to their PAN cards when filing their tax returns.
The figures indicate that Kerala has assigned 35,288,511 Aadhaar cards in a projected population of 35,315,493. Elsewhere, Delhi topped the list with ‘Aadhaar assigned’ to 21,113,102 people in a projected population of 17,720,573.
 Aadhaar card is being used to authenticate loans, pensions and money transfers across the country. If the trend continues, the unique 12-digit number in your Aadhaar card could soon become a ‘one point source’ for all government related tasks.
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