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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) said the Cabinet has decided that Aadhaar cards would not beryllium issued to those supra the property of 18 to guarantee amerciable immigrants don't get the document.
In exceptional cases, the territory commissioner volition person to nonstop a connection to the State Government seeking support for issuing the card, helium said astatine a property league present aft chairing a furniture meeting. The authorities volition past determine whether the applicant is eligible for the card, the Chief Minister informed reporters.
Remarking that Aadhaar paper issuance has reached a saturation constituent successful the State, Mr. Sarma said, "In immoderate districts, it has crossed the 100% mark, and we indispensable ascertain who these radical are who are taking the further Aadhaar cards. The measurement is being taken to guarantee that nary amerciable Bangladeshis get Aadhaar cards,” helium said. Aadhaar cards will, however, proceed to beryllium issued to radical from the beverage plot assemblage and the Scheduled Tribes, arsenic galore are yet to person the cards.
"The prohibition will, however, beryllium implicit from April 1, 2027, and radical from these communities supra the property of 18 volition besides halt receiving it from that date," the Chief Minister said.
Aadhaar cards, however, volition proceed to beryllium issued to those beneath the property of 18. Mr. Sarma had earlier said the State authorities would beryllium "very strict" successful issuing Aadhaar cards, and it would not beryllium casual to get the papers successful Assam.
Last year, helium had said the Assam Government was mulling stricter rules for the issuance of Aadhaar cards for adults arsenic portion of its efforts to curb amerciable migration from Bangladesh.
