Aadhaar -update: Uidai announces full waiver for biometric updates of children

The Unique Identification Authority of India (Uidai) has announced a complete waiver of charges for the Mandatory Biometric updates (MBU) of Aadhaar for children. This move, which is from October 1 and which lasts one year, is a ‘pro-people measure’ that is expected to benefit about six crore children, according to an official statement released on Saturday. “According to existing rules, fingerprints, iris and photo should therefore be updated mandatory in his/her aadhair when the child reaches the age of five. This is called first compulsory biometric update (MBU). Similarly, a child is needed to update biometrics again to the achievement of the age of 15, referred to as the second MBU, ‘the Uidai said. “Aadhair with updated biometric facilitates the ease of life and ensures the seamless use of Aadhaar in the use of services such as school allowances, register for admission investigations, use benefits of scholarships, DBT (direct advantage transfer) schemes, where applicable. The biometric update is needed when a child is entered for Aadhaar, their photo, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate are recorded. updated: 1. The first compulsory update is needed after the child has reached the age of five. Between 5 and 17 years.