Kit shortage delays Aadhaar biometric update for Karnataka school students
BENGALURU: Even as the State Government has directed the Department of School Education and Literacy to complete the Aadhaar mandatory biometric enrollment of students by March 1, the department has been able to complete it only in seven districts.
An official said, “As of December 31, 2025, we have completed only 9,907 enrolments and still over 12 lakh students’ Aadhaar biometrics is pending. We have started with districts that have a higher number of students. Therefore, we have started with Belagavi, Belagavi-Chikkodi, Bengaluru Urban North, Bengaluru Urban South, Kalaburagi, Mysuru and Vijayapura.
