Himachal Pradesh achieves 100% Aadhaar saturation

Shimla: With the generation of 72,52,880 Aadhaar cards, Himachal Pradesh has become the sixth state in the country to achieve 100% Aadhaar saturation, an official said on Sunday.

The other five states are Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh, a spokesperson for the state Information Technology Department said.

"In order to maintain 100% Aadhaar saturation, we have deployed 780 tablets through Anganwari workers to cover 0-5 age group in the state and 250 tablets will be deployed through health institutions to cover new born babies," he said.