Now you can get ‘Blue Aadhaar Card’ for your child

UIDAI is issuing blue colored Aadhaar (ie Bal Aadhaar) for 0 to 5 year olds. The Aadhaar issued to children is of blue color, and the Aadhaar becomes invalid when the child is 5 years old.

The Aadhaar card maker Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that children below five years will now be eligible to get a Child Aadhaar card, which will be blue in colour.

According to UIDAI, the new policy envisages giving the card to below 5 year old children. The UIDAI will be issuing blue colored Aadhaar named Bal Aadhaar). The Blue Aadhaar are will be invalid when the child crosses five years.

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Hence, the child has to be taken to a permanent Aadhaar center to get the biometric details registered with this Aadhaar number.

Here is how to apply

• Go to the Aadhaar Enrollment Center with your child and fill the form.
• Take the life certificate of the child and one of the parents at the center.
• The child will be photographed at the center.
• Child Aadhaar card will be linked to any of the Aadhaar cards in the parent.
• For this, submit your registered mobile number.
• After verification and registration, the confirmation message will be sent to the registered mobile number.
• Child Aadhaar will be sent to the parent’s registered address within 60 days.
• No biometric identification like iris scan or fingerprint scan will be taken.
  After the child crosses five years, a normal card will be issued for which biometric details are needed.

#AadhaarForMyChild
A child below 5 years gets a blue-colored #BaalAadhaar & becomes invalid when the child attains the age of 5 yrs. The mandatory biometric update is required to reactivate it. To update your child’s Aadhaar, book an appointment: https://t.co/QFcNEpWGuh pic.twitter.com/PXwUaqOR8f

— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) April 1, 2021

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