<p>"Aadhaar number is being issued to transgender. As on October 28, 2011, 12,548 of Aadhaar numbers are issued to the community," the UIDAI said in reply to an RTI query.<br />Besides, close to six crore such numbers were issued to individuals within nearly three years since the inception of the authority.<br /><br />The UIDAI has launched the Aadhaar scheme in September last year with a mandate to issue every citizen a 12-digit unique identification number linked to the resident's demographic and biometric information.<br /><br />People can use their Aadhaar numbers to identify themselves anywhere in India as well as to access a host of benefits and services.<br /><br />"There are 5,85,77,503 number issued," the UIDAI said replying to the RTI application filed by PTI.<br /><br />However, it could not give year-wise details of Aadhaar numbers issued to eunuchs, as the authority has been facing a manpower crunch because nearly 50 per cent of its total sanctioned strength of 383 are lying vacant.<br /><br />"UIDAI is a new organisation. The process of filling up the posts was initiated in September 2009. 196 posts have been filled up so far," it said.<br /><br />The UIDAI, which acts as an attached office of the Planning Commission, has issued over one crore Aadhaar numbers and envisages to issue 60 crore such identity numbers by 2014.</p>
<p>"Aadhaar number is being issued to transgender. As on October 28, 2011, 12,548 of Aadhaar numbers are issued to the community," the UIDAI said in reply to an RTI query.<br />Besides, close to six crore such numbers were issued to individuals within nearly three years since the inception of the authority.<br /><br />The UIDAI has launched the Aadhaar scheme in September last year with a mandate to issue every citizen a 12-digit unique identification number linked to the resident's demographic and biometric information.<br /><br />People can use their Aadhaar numbers to identify themselves anywhere in India as well as to access a host of benefits and services.<br /><br />"There are 5,85,77,503 number issued," the UIDAI said replying to the RTI application filed by PTI.<br /><br />However, it could not give year-wise details of Aadhaar numbers issued to eunuchs, as the authority has been facing a manpower crunch because nearly 50 per cent of its total sanctioned strength of 383 are lying vacant.<br /><br />"UIDAI is a new organisation. The process of filling up the posts was initiated in September 2009. 196 posts have been filled up so far," it said.<br /><br />The UIDAI, which acts as an attached office of the Planning Commission, has issued over one crore Aadhaar numbers and envisages to issue 60 crore such identity numbers by 2014.</p>