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UIDAI Waives Charges For Mandatory Biometric Update, Benefiting 6 Crore Children

UIDAI waives all charges for children’s Mandatory Biometric Update from October 1, 2025, benefiting around 6 crore kids aged 5–17 for one year.

New Delhi: In an effort to facilitate Aadhaar updates for children, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now waived all fees for Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU-1) for children. This decision, which comes into effect from October 1, 2025, will benefit an estimated six crore children nationwide and will be valid for one year.

When children are enrolled for their Aadhaar number before the age of five, they are only provided an Aadhaar number based on demographic information, such as name, date of birth, gender, address, a

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