Bihar plans to link entire adult population to Aadhaar

Till date, 8 crore of the 10.5 crore Bihar residents have been linked

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IANS Patna
Last Updated : Mar 16 2017 | 9:15 AM IST
Bihar plans to link with Aadhaar its entire adult population by March 31 to launch online payment to beneficiary of different schemes, official said on Wednesday.

"Till date, eight crore of the 10.5 crore Bihar residents have been linked to Aadhaar card whereas the remaining 2.5 crore adult population will be linked by March-end," the Social Welfare Department official said.

The state government has also decided to link all pensioners under its social welfare schemes.

 

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First Published: Mar 16 2017 | 9:09 AM IST

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