UIDAI announces blue-colored 'Baal Aadhaar' for kids below five
Aadhaar is increasingly becoming mandatory for Indian citizens, and even newborns are eligible to be enrolled. The UIDAI has now announced that children under five years of age will get a special blue-colored Aadhaar called 'Baal Aadhaar.' Unlike the rest of us, they won't have to provide biometrics till they turn five. Here's all about Baal Aadhaar and how you can get one made.
UIDAI announces new blue-colored Baal Aadhaar for kids
How to get a 'Baal Aadhaar' for your child
For children younger than five, their Aadhaar cards are linked to their parents, so it's compulsory for you to have Aadhaar as well as the child's birth certificate. No biometrics will be recorded, but a photograph will be clicked. The child's biometrics will be updated for free when he/she turns five. Failing to do this till seven years may result in suspension.
If the child is older than five years
Those above five need to provide biometrics while enrolling for Aadhaar, but the information will have to be updated when he/she turns 15. For this, you have to visit an enrolment center, fill up the relevant application and submit it along with photocopies of the child's birth certificate and your own Aadhaar. The child's fingerprints and iris scan will be recorded and photographs clicked.
Why do children need Aadhaar anyway?
Aadhaar has been linked to the midday meal scheme, Integrated Child Development Services, National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasa, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage, and National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education.
