UIDAI CALLS ON SCHOOLS ACROSS INDIA TO ENSURE TIMELY AADHAAR MANDATORY BIOMETRIC UPDATES (MBU) FOR CHILDREN IN THE AGE GROUP OF 5 TO 15 YEARS.

India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with the Department of School Education and Literacy, to provide the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) status pertaining to Aadhaar of school children on the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) application - a move that will facilitate MBU in Aadhaar for crores of students.

Timely completion of MBU in Aadhaar is an essential requirement for children at the age of five and once again at fifteen years of age. It is crucial for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children in Aadhaar. There are approximately 17 crore Aadhaar numbers where the man...