Special Enrollment Camps in Schools to Boost Aadhaar Registration
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, April 2 –
Haryana CS Anurag Rastogi chaired a crucial meeting of the UIDIC here today, stressing the need for 100% Aadhaar penetration across the state.
To accelerate Aadhaar registration, Rastogi directed all departments including bankers and Department of Post to ensure the full activation of Aadhaar enrollment kits at the earliest. He emphasized the optimal utilization of available resources to make Aadhaar services more accessible.
He further directed that special enrollment camps be conducted in both government and private schools to facilitate Aadhaar registration for students. Additionally, he urged the promotion of the M-Aadhaar App and My-Aadhaar Portal to enhance digital access for citizens.
Highlighting the importance of Aadhaar-linked authentication, he asked the School Education Department to run awareness campaigns urging parents to complete Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for their children at the ages of 5 and 15. He also directed all the departments of Haryana to ensure Aadhaar based authentication of beneficiaries of various services offered at Aadhaar Centers and other offices. He further directed that Aadhaar-based face authentication attendance system to be deployed across all government departments.
