Upper-floor eligibility in Dharavi slum rehabilitation tied to ground-floor status, documentsUpper-floor residents in Dharavi can now get new homes. Eligibility depends on ground-floor occupants. A new government rule offers 300 sq ...
03 May, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
01 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
UIDAI rolls out student biometric update in one lakh plus schoolsThe Unique Identification Authority of India has successfully updated biometrics for 1.2 crore school children. This initiative covered ove...
03 Mar, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
UIDAI completes over 1 crore mandatory biometric updates for school children across 83,000 schoolsA child under the age of five can enrol for Aadhaar by providing the photograph, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate...
08 Feb, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
Fee for children's Aadhaar biometric updates waived off for a yearThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has waived all fees for mandatory Aadhaar biometric updates for children aged 5–17 yea...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
UIDAI to start biometric update of children through schools soonThe UIDAI is set to launch a phased project in two months to update children's biometrics through schools, addressing over 7 crore children...
20 Jul, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
UIDAI to start biometric update of children through schools soonThe Unique Identification Authority of India CEO, Bhuvnesh Kumar told PTI that over 7 crore children have not updated their biometrics for ...
20 Jul, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
UIDAI calls for mandatory biometric update for children turning 7The Unique Identification Authority of India emphasizes biometric updates for children's Aadhaar. Parents should update their children's bi...
15 Jul, 2025, 06.12 PM IST
Free medical tests ordered by Delhi govt dispensaries, Mohalla clinics, others are possible only with these documentsThe Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has updated document requirements for free medical lab tests, effective May 20, 2025. Individuals must pro...
23 May, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
How mandatory Aadhaar-linking and PEN are creating trouble for students in TelanganaAadhaar-related issues are impacting Hyderabad schools. Students are dropping out. They are losing access to textbooks, uniforms, and meals...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.29 PM IST
UIDAI enrols over 79 lakh children under Bal Aadhaar initiative during Apr-JulyWhile 2.64 crore children in the 0-5 age group had Bal Aadhaar as of March 31, 2022, this number has increased to 3.43 crore by the end of ...
15 Aug, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Aadhaar enrollment drive for students began in Assam's Hailakandi districtThe government has made it mandatory for school children up to Class XII in government or provincialised educational institutions for openi...
10 Nov, 2020, 12.23 AM IST
No general scheme for adults to opt out of Aadhaar programme, says govtAn exit scheme has only been mandated for children who have been enrolled with consent of their parents.
04 Jan, 2019, 04.33 PM IST
Children be given option to exit from Aadhaar on attaining majority: Supreme CourtThe court said no child shall be denied the benefit of any scheme if, for some reason, he or she is unable to produce Aadhaar number.
26 Sep, 2018, 09.38 PM IST
Aadhaar mandatory for three dozen schemes now, 50 more soonNo other document will be valid to avail subsidy as Aadhaar will be made mandatory for all 84 schemes under direct benefit transfer scheme ...
06 Mar, 2017, 06.34 AM IST
Aadhaar campaign to attract from 7 to 70 years oldThe campaign follows data analysis that shows adults are pro-active in getting an Aadhaar for themselves but ignore it for their aged paren...
16 Sep, 2016, 09.14 AM IST
Government plans to link Aadhaar with five big schemes focussed on childrenThese schemes are Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyanmik Shiksha Abhiyan, Integrated Child Development Services an...
22 Aug, 2016, 06.26 AM IST