â¹90,000 cr saved till March 2018 by using Aadhaar: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said using Aadhaar has helped the government save around â¹90,000 crore till March 2018 by eliminating duplicate, non-existent and fake beneficiaries. A World Bank report estimates that â¹77,000 crore can be saved every year by using Aadhaar, he added. Jaitley further said these savings can fund three schemes as big as Ayushman Bharat.