UIDAI waives charges for Aadhaar biometric updates of children aged 7-15

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has waived each charges for the mandatory biometric updates of children aged 7 to 15, a determination that is expected to payment astir six crore minors.

The waiver is already successful effect from October 1, 2025, and volition beryllium successful unit for a play of 1 year.

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“A kid nether the property of 5 enrols for Aadhaar by providing the photograph, name, day of birth, gender, address, and commencement certificate. Biometric details specified arsenic fingerprints and iris are not captured for Aadhaar enrolment beneath the property of five,” said a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release.

Therefore, updating fingerprints, iris, and photograph successful Aadhaar is mandatory erstwhile the kid reaches the property of five.

“This is called archetypal Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU). Similarly, a kid is required to update biometrics erstwhile again upon reaching the property of 15 years, which is referred to arsenic the 2nd MBU,” it said.

“The archetypal and 2nd MBUs, if performed betwixt 5-7 and 15-17 years of property respectively, are frankincense escaped of cost. Thereafter, a prescribed interest of ₹125 per MBU is charged. With this decision, MBU is present efficaciously escaped for each children successful the property radical of 5-17,” said the release.