Only 2,300 bank branches open Aadhaar centres on premises

Only about 2,300 branches of private and public sector banks have opened Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres within their premises as against the targeted 15,300 branches by this month end, an official source said today.

The Aadhaar-issuing body has already extended by a month, till October 31, the deadline for banks to open Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres in at least 10 per cent or over 15,000 of their branches. This is the second extension given to the banks for opening such centres.

"The September 31 deadline that was given to the banks had been extended by one more month to October 31," the source told

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