New Delhi, Jan 27: Aadhaar enrolment touched 111 crore on Republic Day, the total savings by the central and state exchequers by deploying it stood at Rs 36,144 crore in two years, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Parsha said.
The savings came from the government`s Pahal scheme for cooking gas cylinders where money is deposited directly in the consumers accounts which are linked with Aadhaar. In 2014-15, the government saved Rs 14,672 crore, and in 2015-16, Rs 6,912 crore on account of Pahal scheme. (Inputs from agencies)
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