Award for Aadhaar enrolment of kids handed over to Himachal CM

The awards that Himachal had won for achieving the highest Aadhaar enrolment rate for children and fostering technical expertise for the widespread adoption of Aadhaar-based authentication were presented to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today.

Gokul Butail, Principal Adviser to the Chief Minister (Innovation, Digital Technologies and Governance), presented the awards to the Chief Minister. Director, Department of Digital Technologies and Governance, Nipun Jindal received the awards during the “Aadhaar Samvaad” organised by the Unique Identification Authority of India in New Delhi recently.

Sukhu said that this national recognition underscored Himachal Pradesh’s steadfast commitment to ensuring universal Aadhaar coverage with strong emphasis on its youngest population. The Department of Digital Technologies and Governance had played a pivotal role in achieving this milestone through a comprehensive and innovative strategy, he added.

He said, “This recognition testifies Himachal’s exceptional achievement in enrolling the youngest population. The state has attained an impressive Aadhaar coverage of 64 per cent among children below the age of five years, which is the highest in the entire nation.”

Butail also presented the annual report card for 2024-25 prepared to the Chief Minister.