Failure to update biometrics of children aged 7 yrs & above may lead to Aadhaar deactivation, warns UIDAI

Children who obtained Aadhaar when they were below the age of five, need to mandatorily update their biometrics after crossing the age of seven, otherwise they will have to face the risk of deactivation of their unique id, according to an official statement.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has started sending SMS messages to the mobile numbers registered in the Aadhaar of children for completing the mandatory biometric update (MBU) exercise.