Aadhar card the most widely held identification document with enrolment of 92 crore people
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With a voluntary enrolment of 92 crore people, the Aadhaar card is now the most widely held identification document in the country besides perhaps being the sole ID for many of its holders, including many families below the poverty line.
In comparison, 5.7 crore people have passports, 17 crore people
Aadhaar has helped effect savings of Rs 2,600 crore by eliminating bogus claims in welfare schemes besides engendering greater transparency and consequently reducing corruption, reports from states and Union Territories show.
It is also delivering benefits in progarmmes tailored for the poor like
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