Aadhaar number required for compost bin provided by corporation

Hey All, The other day our local resident's association came home with an application form for subsidized composting bin from the corporation. One of the information they have asked for is the Aadhaar card number. Is this really necessary to process allocation of a compost bin? Most people/government agencies seem to have no idea of using, processing, storing personally identifiable information. I'm not sure how they store all these physical application forms. Who has access to this? What would they do with the forms after the allotment process? With our jugaad culture, it is not unimaginable for someone to access this data and use it for nefarious activities ( identity theft, open or access bank accounts, obtain SIM cards, book hotel rooms, etc.) with immunity from any liability. I'm not sure how many people think in terms of data security when a government body asks for this information as a part of a seemingly innocuous application form. I have not provided my Aadhaar number. I have told the local representative that I'm okay if the application is rejected as a result. How have you all dealt with such situations?