The Assam government has banned the issuance of Aadhaar cards to people above 18 years of age. This decision of the cabinet has been taken with the aim of preventing illegal infiltrators from obtaining Aadhaar cards.
Guwahati: Taking a major decision, the Assam government has imposed some restrictions on issuing Aadhar cards for people above 18 years of age in the state. The purpose of this strict step is to prevent illegal infiltrators from obtaining Aadhaar cards. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma himself announced this after the state cabinet meeting. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government wants to ensure that illegal infiltrators do not get the benefit of the Aadhaar enrollment system under any circumstances.
According to the new policy, Aadhar card will be issued to applicants below 18 years of age as before. But, people above 18 years of age will now have to go through a special verification process. Only after this their Aadhar card will be made. In such cases, the concerned Deputy Commissioner will send his recommendation to the State Government and the final decision on the same will be taken by the Government.
However, members of the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and tea garden community are exempted from this rule. These people will be able to enroll for Aadhaar like before till March next year.
The Chief Minister further said that this step is aimed at removing the shortcomings of the Aadhaar enrollment process. He made it clear that all people above 18 years of age will now have to go through a new and better verification process. This step of the government will help in strengthening the identity verification system and especially in preventing illegal infiltrators coming from Bangladesh from obtaining Aadhaar cards.