New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has completed over 20 million (over 2 crore) Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for school children across the country.

According to the Ministry of Electronics & IT, "the initiative was enabled by UIDAI's technological integration with the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+), which provides visibility of the MBU status of children at schools."

The special drive, initiated in September 2025, has by now covered over 1.56 lakh schools, enabling school children to complete their Aadhaar biometric updates conveniently through dedicated school-level camps and coordinated outreach by UIDAI and state/UT education departments. This has helped M...