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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Time of India
Aadhaar Seeding for Ashrama School Students to Enhance Education Monitoring
MYSURU: Students studying at the govt-run Ashrama residential schools across the state will have their Aadhaar seeded with the educational records to monitor their progress. The department of tribal welfare has decided to ensure that all students of these schools get the Aadhaar numbers and seed them with the educational records to monitor their progress and ensure they receive all the benefits of the govt schemes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to D Randeep, Secretary, Department of Tribal Welfare, the department is now coming out with several new interventions for the Ashrama schools based on the feedback he received during his recent visit to the Ashrama schools in Hunsur of the district, where he interacted with the parents and tribal students. 'Ashrama schools cater to the needs of tribal children who require residential schooling from 1st Std to 8th Std. In fact, from this year onwards, the state govt has announced the extension of classes up to 12th Std in a graded manner in 5 Ashrama Schools, including two each in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, while one is in Kodagu,' he explained to TOI. This comes amidst the Ashrama school students receiving textbooks on the first day of the new academic year, with the Tribal Welfare Department joining hands with the Education Department to supply textbooks. 'All these years, textbooks for our children were arranged through our district office. To ensure that our children get the textbooks on the first day itself, we joined hands with the Education Department. As a result, the textbooks reached students on time. We are also planning to work with the Education Department on the academic excellence of our students,' he said. The state govt has provided Rs 113 crores for the building of additional classrooms to accommodate enrolled students. Work would commence this year itself. During the financial year 2024-25, Rs 25 crores has been released for repairs and additional rooms construction in Ashrama schools,' he said. He also informed that the tribal girls in these schools will get sanitary napkins henceforth to ensure healthy menstrual hygiene.


India.com
a day ago
- India.com
Who was the first Indian to get the Aadhaar Card? Who handed it over?
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issues Aadhaar cards to the residents of India as identity and address proof. So far, it has issued the Aadhaar card to more than 90 percent of the population of India. The Aadhaar card is an important document not only for adults but also for children as it plays a vital role from school admission to identity verification, accessing government services and subsidies, and financial transactions, online and offline authentication, and streamlining the process of proving one's identity for different needs. But do you know who was the first Indian who was issued the Aadhaar Card? Who got the first Aadhaar card of the country? India's first Aadhaar card was made on 29 September 2010. This card was given to Ranjana Sonawane of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. Ranjana lived in Tambhali village at that time, which is about 470 kilometers away from Pune. Ranjana Sonawane was given her Aadhaar card during the UPA government. The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh handed over the card to her. From that day onwards, the work of making Aadhaar cards started in the whole country. When was UIDAI formed? The Aadhaar card was started during the UPA government. In January 2009, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was formed for this. After this, Aadhaar cards started being made from September 2010. Today, Aadhaar card has become essential for many government schemes, banking, school admission and jobs etc. What are features of Aadhaar? Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric ID system. As of May 2023, more than 99.9% of India's adult population had been issued Aadhaar IDs. It has been described as 'the most sophisticated ID programme in the world'. Considered a proof of residence and not a proof of citizenship, Aadhaar does not itself grant any rights to domicile in India. In June 2017, the Home Ministry clarified that Aadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to Nepal, Bhutan or other foreign countries.


India.com
3 days ago
- India.com
Aadhaar news: After how many years do biometrics of children have to be updated on Aadhaar card? The answer is...
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issues Aadhaar cards to the residents of India as identity and address proof. So far, it has issued the Aadhaar card to more than 90 percent of the population of India. The Aadhaar card is an important document not only for adults but also for children as it plays a vital role from school admission to identity verification, accessing government services and subsidies, and financial transactions, online and offline authentication, and streamlining the process of proving one's identity for different needs. Why is biometric information of children not taken for Aadhaar card? However, biometric information is not taken in the Aadhaar card of children initially because at a young age, fingerprints and iris scans are not clear. Hence, the Aadhaar card for children is made on the basis of photo and general information in the Aadhaar card of children. But after a certain age, biometrics have to be updated in the Aadhaar card of children. Here, we will tell you complete information about after how many years is it necessary to update the biometrics of children. When should the biometrics of children be updated on Aadhaar card? According to the rules of UIDAI, it is necessary to get the biometrics updated twice in the Aadhaar card of children. The first time when the child turns 5 years old and the second time when the individual turns 15. As per the process, fingerprints and eye scans are taken at the age of 5 years so that the child's Aadhaar record can be updated. After this, biometrics are updated once again at the age of 15 years. If you do not get this update done, then the Aadhaar card might be deactivated and hence, will not be valid in places like school, college, or bank. Therefore, it is necessary to get the biometric updated as soon as the child reaches the age of 15 years. What is the process to update children's Aadhaar? If you also have children in your house and the time has come to get their biometric updated, then you have to visit the nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra. For this, you can book an appointment from the official website of UIDAI. You have to go to the Aadhaar center and fill the update form and the child's fingerprint; eye scan and new photo will be obtained. You will not have to pay any charge for biometric update. You can check the status of your updated report through the UIDAI website.