As per the answer provided in the Lok Sabha by Rajiv Shukla, Aadhaar is not mandatory to avail subsidy for LPG cylinders, admission to private aided schools and opening a saving bank account
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have been complicit in the coercion and bullying that is now 
part of the UID enrolment process, and its silent acquiescence while people are threatened with exclusion from services and benefits if they have not enrolled. While minister for petroleum Veerappa Moily has been saying that all consumers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will have to submit their Aadhaar numbers to receive subsidy, the union government itself has admitted that it is not mandatory.
Replying to an un-starred question on 8 May 2013, Rajiv Shukla, minister of state for parliamentary affairs and planning said, "Aadhaar card is not mandatory to avail subsidized facilities being offered by the Government like LPG cylinders, admission in private aided schools, opening a savings account etc."
Rudramadhab Ray, a member of Paliament from Kandhamal constituency from Odisha, had asked the question.
Here is the question and the answer provided by the minister... (http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/QResult15.aspx?qref=141477 )
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 6678
ANSWERED ON 08.05.2013
AADHAAR CARD AS MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
6678 . Shri RUDRAMADHAB RAY
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:-
(a) whether Aadhaar Card is mandatory to avail subsidized facilities being offered by the Government like LPG cylinders, admission in private aided schools, opening a savings account etc.;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of authorized centres for enrolment for Aadhaar Card in Delhi and NCR Region; and
(d) The steps proposed to be taken to open more centres in every zone to facilitate the residents to get their names enrolled for Aadhaar Card?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMNETARY AFFAIRS & PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)
(a) to (b): Aadhar Card is not mandatory to avail subsidized facilities being offered by the Government like LPG cylinders, admission in private aided schools, opening a savings account etc.
(c) : There are approximately 195 centres operational in Delhi. Details of centres are available at the URL uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx.
(d): Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has appointed a total of 11 (eleven) registrars for Aadhaar enrolments, including all Deputy Commissioners, and two other department. The enrolment centres are being operated as per local requirement and availability of enrolment kits by the registrars on day-to-day basis. The GNCTD has also engaged more vendors recently to augment the capacity. |
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