THIS state to start Aadhaar enrolment of newborns in hospitals --Details you need to know
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The Baal Aadhaar, too, will have a 12-digit unique identification number, just like the ones issued to adults.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, in its bid to ensure 100 per cent Aadhaar coverage, has decided to enrol newborns, right after they are born in hospitals.
The idea was mooted after it was noticed that Aadhaar enrolment for children in the age group of 0-5 years was "minimal", and this initiative, if implemented, could ensure they get immediately enlisted.
"Though Baal (children) Aadhaar coverage was introduced across the country earlier, Odisha will be the first state to introduce such facility in hospitals," Manoj Mishra, the secretary of the Electronics and Information Technology Department, told PTI.
As per the government decision, the newborns will be enrolled without biometrics.
The Baal Aadhaar, too, will have a 12-digit unique identification number, just like the ones issued to adults.
