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Latest data on duplicate Aadhaar numbers: (1/5) 
Largely unnoticed, the govt just *almost doubled* the disclosed figure for total Aadhaar numbers cancelled (not just ‘deactivated’). In answer to Lok Sabha SQ255 (02.08.17), the govt stated that ‘during the last 3 years, about 5 lakh Aadhaar have been cancelled’. (2/5)
The previous total for *disclosed* Aadhaar cancellations was 554,821, of which 418,254 had been cancelled as of 28.02.13 (link: planningcommission.nic.in/sectors/dbt/fa…). So the new *minimum* figure for total Aadhaar numbers cancelled (not just deactivated) is ‘about’ 918,254. (3/5)
The govt had previously disclosed that *at least* 169,563 duplicate Aadhaar numbers had been cancelled as of 01.09.16 (see RTI response below), of which 34,015 had been cancelled as of 28.02.13 (see link above). (4/5)
This latest disclosure means that the total number of *duplicate* Aadhaar numbers cancelled as of August 2017 *could therefore be as high as 532,996*. (5/5)
