Publication of Aadhaar details on Government websites
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1364
ANSWERED ON-29.12.2017
Publication of Aadhaar details on Government websites
1364 . Smt. Kanimozhi
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Shri Manish Gupta
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether as per an RTI information, 210 Government websites and web portals had published the Aadhaar details of the beneficiaries of Government schemes; and
(b) if so, the list of websites who published those details and the steps taken/to be taken by Government to prevent such publication of Aadhaar details in future and penal/legal action taken against persons/Government agencies under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and other relevant laws?
ANSWER
(a) and (b): Yes, Sir. It was found that approximately 210 websites of Central Government, State Government departments and some educational institutes were displaying the list of beneficiaries along with their name, address, other details and Aadhaar numbers for information of general public. The concerned departments/websites were instructed to remove the Aadhaar and other personal data from the said websites. List of such departments/websites is given in Annexure.
In addition, the Central and State Governments have been advised to sensitize all Ministries/ Departments to take all precautions while publishing or sharing data on their websites and ensure compliance of Aadhaar Act, 2016 and Information Technology Act, 2000.
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Annexure
List of Department /Websites found displaying the details of Aadhaar beneficiaries as on July 2017:
S.No Department/Websites
1 Department of School Education Y.S.R. District KADAPA
2 Tripura Board of Secondary Education
3 Composite Regional Centre, Bhopal
4 Commissioner of BC Welfare
5 O/o. Deputy Educational Officer, Tanuku Division, Tanuku
6 Tripura Board of Secondary Education
7 Swachh Bharat mission – Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
8 Director, Developing Caste Welfares, Gujarat State
9 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
10 UP Minority Welfare Department
11 Vijaywada Municipal Corporation
12 Vishakapatnam Websites
13 Ministry of minority affairs ( GOI)
14 Delhi Government ( Main website)
15 Haryana Govt. Education( HSSPP)
16 Kerala Daily Farmers Welfare Fund Board
17 Photobucket
18 Xavier University Bhubaneshwar
19 Soil Health Card
20 Chiktara University
21 Science Krishna
22 Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus
23 Acharya Nagarjuna University
24 Pondicherry University
25 Coir Board
26 Khadi & Village Industries Commission
27 Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of NCT of Delhi
28 Kendriya Vidyalaya NHPC, Loktak
29 State Health Society Bihar
30 Thrissur Education District
31 Mota Chashma
32 Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus
33 NIT Nagpur
34 Ministry of textile
35 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
36 Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation
37 Janambhoomi- Maa Vooru (Andhra Pradesh)
38 National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd
39 Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra
40 SC & ST Development, Minority & backward Class welfare department
41 Career Plus
42 Apeejay Education Society
43 Chandigarh Engineering College
44 Ministry of women & child development
45 Sri Sai Group Of Institutes ,Badhani
46 Chandra Anna Bima
47 NREGA- AP Govt.
48 National centre for design and Product Development
49 Ministry Of Petroleum and Natural Gas
50 President of India Official Website
51 District Magistrate- Wardha
52 Share to success-documents
53 University Of Kerala
54 Directorate of Sainik Welfare Kerala
55 University of Delhi
56 Karnataka Govt Official Website
57 Sikkim Manipal University
58 National Jute Board
59 Ali Yavar Jung National institute Of speech and hearing Disabilities.
60 Department of Medical Education & Research, Haryana
61 Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation
62 Department of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes & Minorities Welfare
63 Government OF Jharkhand
64 Consumer Redressal Forum
65 Central University Of Orissa
66 Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
67 Employee State insurance Company
68 Goa Public Service Commission
69 West Godavari
70 Gujarat Government
71 My Gov (Government of India)
72 Education Inspector , South Zone Mumbai \
73 National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
74 National Institute of Electronics’ & Information Technology
75 SRSL Group
76 Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
77 Delhi Homeboard
78 Meeseva Official Portal, Govt of Telangana
79 Agra Official Website
80 Government College Daulatpur Chowk
81 Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana
82 MBA Application data
83 Bihar Madhymik Shiksha Parishad
84 Doc Player
85 Education Portal
86 Amroha Official Website
87 Sangam University
88 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
89 KC College Of Education
90 Joint Director, Higher Education
91 Government Of Pondicherry
92 Directorate Of Higher & Technical Education
93 Al Ameen Mission
94 Nirmal Teacher
95 Gujarat University
96 Chitrakoot Official Website
97 Government College of Women Srikakulam
98 SBDS College Of Engineering
99 Saharsa Official Website
100 Ministry Of New and Renewable Energy
101 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
102 Fatehpur.nic.in
103 Directorate Of Higher & Technical Education
104 Consumer Redressal Forum
105 Acharya Nagarjuna University
106 Varanasi.nic.in
107 National Institute of empowerment of person with visual disabilities
108 Basti Official Website
109 Muzzaffarnagar Official Website
110 National Institute of empowerment of person with Multiple disabilities
111 Himachal.nic.in
112 Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
113 Seraikela- kharsawan
114 Delhi.gov.in
115 Ali Yavar Jung National institute Of speech and hearing Disabilities.
116 Mumbai City Collectorate
117 Consumer Redressal Forum
118 KSN Government Degree College For Women
119 Kendriya Vidyalaya No1 Ambala
120 Gajalee
121 Pasha College Of Education
122 Sindhya Software- Office Automation System for Schools
123 IH Group Of Institutions
124 Anand College Of engineering and Management
125 Puducherry Government
126 Integrated Coastal zone Management Project
127 Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Kalpakkam
128 Rampur.nic.in
129 Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
130 Azamgarh Official Website
131 Jammu And Kashmir Housing Board
132 Scribd
133 National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities
134 Ramgarh Official Website
135 Himachal Official Website
136 Srdnagar Official Website
137 Cad Tool Solutions
138 Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS)
139 Social Welfare Department, Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh
140 Kamlanehru college
141 Indira Gandhi krishi vishwavidyalaya
142 University Grants Commission
143 Gujarat University
144 Krishnapet
145 Directorate of Education
146 Vivekananda College
147 Aditya Institute of Technology and Management
148 Sri Guru Ram Das Instituted Of Medical Science & Research
149 Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
150 Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
151 RTI Online
152 Shree Ganesh Group Of Institutions
153 Sai Saraswati Institute for Teacher Education
154 Deputy Director of Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh
155 Kendriya Vidyalaya No1 Cantt Shahjahanpur
156 West Godavari
157 Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
158 Gadag District Grievance Redressal/Information System
159 Jira-Atlassian
160 Maharashtra Eco Tourism
161 Paste Bin
162 (1) Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of NCT of Delhi
162 (2) Department of Women and Child Development, Govt of NCT of Delhi
163 Deputy Director of Higher Education Una, Himachal Pradesh.
164 Nirmal Teacher
165 National Institute of Solar Energy
(Suryamitra – Skill Development Programme – Physical Achivements 2015 -16)
166 Mukhya Chikitsa Adhikari Muzaffarnagar
167 Adityatekkali Education
168 Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) – manassd.ind.in
169 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gandhigram, Dindigul
170 Andhra University
171 Kendriya Vidyalaya NO.3, Bhatinda
172 Apptechnie Solutions \
173 Andhra Bank, Yanam
174 D.A.V College of Education, Abohar
175 University of Delhi
176 SSGI DINANAGAR
177 Desh Bhagat Institute of Hotel Management
178 District Education Office (SE), Mansa
179 North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Dev. Corpn. Ltd
180 Govt. Degree College ,Gummalakshmi Puram
181 Sunrise College
182 Dasmesh Girls College
183 Aditya Institute of Technology and Management
184 Rama University
185 CT Group of Institutions
186 PM Scholarship 2015-16
187 KC Institutes
188 Swami Parmanand Group of Colleges
189 DIET Allahabad
190 PSSC India
191 Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission
192 NMIMS
193 Jawaharlal Nehru University
194 Government of Jharkhand
195 Inmyschool
196 University of Delhi
197 National School of Drama
198 Department of Plant Molecular Biology
199 Aligarh Muslim University
200 HPT Arts & RYK Science College
201 Govt. Degree College , Tekkali, Srikulam
202 Kendriya Vidyalaya , Greater Noida
203 Mizoram Govt
204 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gurgaon
205 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Chheoki, Allahabad
206 Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
207 Sai Prasad Green Power Pvt Ltd
208 MVN University, Palwal
209 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bowenpally
210 Solapur Sec School, Maharashtra
Source – rajyasabha.nic.in