The government has banned all private bodies from accepting documents to make Aadhaar cards. Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) have been set up exclusively at government offices, such as post offices, banks (nationalised and private), the BSNL or MTNL building, etc. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has set up exclusive ASKs as a single stop destination for all Aadhaar services for residents, but illegal private Aadhaar centres still operate in Thane. The Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC), branch number 7 in Manpada gives tokens only to 25 customers to update their Aadhaar cards. He charges Rs 1000 to make an Aadhaar card.
Barely 100 metres away, is ‘Baba Aadhaar Centre,’ whose owner Anil Sonawane updates Aadhaar cards for a fee, without checking relevant documents. Customers prefer to visit his shop as they don’t have to wait in long queues to update their UIDAI cards. At Baba Aadhaar Centre, one can update his/her address after giving Sonawane an affidavit which is illegal, as per the rule of UIDAI.
— source mid-day.com | Feb 03, 2020