2,300 bank branches open Aadhaar centres

New Delhi: Only 2,300 branches of private and public sector banks have opened Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres on their premises as against the targeted 15,300 branches by this month end, an official source said on Friday. The Aadhaar-issuing body has already extended by a month, till October 31, the deadline for banks to open Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres in 10 per cent or over 15,000 of their branches. This is the second extension given to the banks for opening such centres.

"The September 31 deadline that was given to the banks had been extended by one more month to October 31," the source told PTI. According to UIDAI stipulation, 43 private and public sector banks have to open Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres in 15,315 branches.