Instant Aadhaar enrolment for newborns at Civil Hospital

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 20

Now, the Civil Hospital will enroll the babies for the Unique Identification Number (UID) immediately after their birth. The staff at the hospital has been trained for the purpose and equipment has also been installed.

Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr Prabhdeep Kaur Johal said, “The child will be issued the unique identity number at the hospital. Parents will have to get it updated when the child attains the age of five and 18 years. Even if the child is yet to be named, the UID will be issued and name can be updated later.”

She said the project was initiated yesterday and UIDs were issued to over 15 children. “The hard copy of the Aadhaar Card would be delivered at the residential address of the parents directly by the Unique Identification Authority after a few days,” she said.

Earlier, the parents usually took children to Aadhaar enrolment centres only after they attained the age of five years, officials said.