As there is no minimum age for getting an Aadhaar Card, you can get one made for your newborn too. With the introduction of the Baal Aadhaar card for kids, every Indian citizen, regardless of age, can get the 12-digit identification code.
Do you know you can get an Aadhaar Card made for your child/children, too? As there is no minimum age for getting an Aadhaar Card, you can get one made for your newborn too. With the introduction of the Baal Aadhaar card for kids, every Indian citizen, regardless of age, can get the 12-digit identification code.
What is a Baal Aadhaar Card?
Baal Aadhaar is a blue-colored Aadhaar card, for children below the age of 5 years. The Aadhaar enrollment for children is quite similar to that of adults. The Aadhaar card for a child or ‘Baal Aadhaar’ will be issued free of cost. There will be no biometric data captured in the case of children below 5 years of age. However, the biometrics of children that is their fingerprints and iris scans are not linked with Baal Aadhaar card. When the child turns 5 years, his/her biometrics (facial photograph, iris scan, and fingerprints) have to be mandatorily updated on their Aadhaar Card. The first update happens once when the child turns 5 years old and it is updated again mandatorily once the child is 15 years old.
How to get a Baal Aadhaar Card?
While applying for Baal Aadhaar, you will need the child’s birth certificate.
School ID or photo ID from a recognised educational institution) is also considered as a proof
Baal Aadhaar card is linked with any one of the parent’s Aadhaar card, therefore, it is crucial to submit a 12-digit Aadhaar number that belongs to either one of the parents.
The mobile number linked to Baal Aadhaar is also of parents.
After the enrollment (which can be done through UIDAI’s online portal/ UIDAI nearest centres), an acknowledgment slip is provided.
An SMS is also sent to the registered mobile number post verification.
How to apply for Bal Aadhaar Card online?
Visit the official website of UIDAI.
Click on the Aadhar Card registration link.
Enter all the credentials including the name of the child, parent’s phone number, e-mail address, and so on.
After entering all the personal details, one should fill in all the demographic information such as a residential address, locality, district, state, and so on.
Proceed further and click on the fixed appointment tab. Now schedule the date of registration for the Aadhar card.
The applicant can choose the nearest enrollment center to proceed further with the enrollment process.
Don't forget to carry all the required documents and the reference number along with a print out of the form to the center with you on the date of the appointment. Take a reference number along with the documents.
Once the concerned officials do the verification and if the child is aged 5 years, then the biometric information will be procured and it will be linked to the Aadhaar card.
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