UIDAI Issues Advisory, Urges Parents to this to Prevent Child’s Aadhaar from Getting Deactivated

Mumbai:In an important development, the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI has urged parents to fulfill the compulsory biometric updates for children. This request has been made keeping in mind the children whose age is seven years and in whose base biometrics updates are to be updated. Significantly, children below the age of five are released only based on their picture and demographic details, and their biometric information, such as fingers or biometrics of eye pupils, are not recorded.

When the child becomes 7 years of age, biometric details such as fingers, iris scans and an updated photographs are required, this process is called the first mandatory biometric update.

UIDAI said in a statement that timely completion of biometric updates is very important to maintain the reliability and accuracy of biometric data. The UIDAI’s statement said, “If the MBU is not completed even after the age of 7 years, the Aadhaar number can be deactivated as per the current rules.” In its statement, UIDAI further said, parents/parents are advised to update the biometrics of their children/wards in a basis on priority basis.

MBU free between 5 and 7 years of age

The agency has started informing users by sending SMS messages on their registered mobile numbers, and urged them to complete the first mandatory biometric update MBU process.

To get biometric updates, parents can visit any Aadhaar Services Center or any scheduled Aadhaar center. UIDAI has clarified that biometric updates are free for children between five and seven years of age. The update fee of Rs 100 will be charged only when the child crosses the age of 7 years.

UIDAI deactivated 1.17 crore base

Meanwhile, an official statement issued on Wednesday said that UIDAI has started neutralizing their base to prevent misuse of identity evidence of the deceased people and so far reduced more than 1.17 crore specific numbers of 12 -digit specific numbers.

As a part of the initiative, the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI has introduced a new service to the death of a family member on the Myadhar portal for the death of 24 states and union territories (UT) – reporting the death of a family member so that individuals can report the death of their family members.