 "Weekly Aadhaar seeding target for lenders set")
The finance ministry has set weekly targets for lenders, including private and regional rural banks, for seeding Aadhaar and mobile numbers with savings bank accounts, after they missed the March 31 deadline. The deadline has been shifted to June 30.
Depositors’ consent is required for seeding. As on April 21, banks could seed 61 per cent of accounts with Aadhaar and 73 per cent with mobile numbers. Besides, banks were supposed to issue RuPay cards against Jan-Dhan accounts. As on April 19, they could meet only 58 per cent of the target. The deadline to issue RuPay cards has
Depositors’ consent is required for seeding. As on April 21, banks could seed 61 per cent of accounts with Aadhaar and 73 per cent with mobile numbers. Besides, banks were supposed to issue RuPay cards against Jan-Dhan accounts. As on April 19, they could meet only 58 per cent of the target. The deadline to issue RuPay cards has
