Which of the following statements with regard to the coverage rate of Aadhar cards during 2015 is/are correct 1) The coverage rate of Aadhar cards in western India is quite high and it is above 90 per cent in Gujarat 2) The coverage rate of Aadhar cards is the highest in southern India and it is almost 100 per cent in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. 3) The penetration of Aadhar cards has been very low in the northeastern part of India and it is the lowest in Assam and Meghalaya. Select the correct answer using the code given below:?

Option 2 : 1 and 3 only 

The correct option is 2 i.e statement 1 and 3 are correct.

• The coverage rate of Aadhar cards in western India is quite high and it is above 90 per cent in Gujarat. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
• The penetration of Aadhar cards has been very low in the northeastern part of India and it is the lowest in Assam and Meghalaya.
• Assam has the lowest Aadhaar penetration only nine per cent of its population has enrolled in Aadhar.
• The current national average of 89 per cent.
• Aadhar card is a 12-digit numeric number.
• The Unique Identification Authority of India comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
• The coverage rate of Aadhar cards is the highest in Telangana amongst the southern states but not in all states. Example, in Andhra Pradesh, the rate is approx 90%. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• For more details, visit - https://uidai.gov.in/images/state-wise-aadhaar-saturation.pdf