Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to permit the use of demographic data and
the Aadhaar number of parents to generate Aadhaar number of children below five years;
(b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) to (c): Regulation 5 of Aadhaar (Enrolment & Update) Regulations, 2016 prescribes process for enrolment of children of age below 5 years. The relevant regulation is available on page 12 of the link: https://uidai.gov.in/images/regulation_1_to_5_15092016.pdf. In the process, either of the parent or guardian is biometrically authenticated.
As on date Aadhaar has been issued to over 6.71 crores children of age less than 5 years against projected child population of 12.47 crores.
Although, a target of enrolment is being pursued, enrolment for Aadhaar is voluntary and is an on-going process.
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