Special camps to update and revalidate Aadhaar details in Ludhiana till March 25

Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik on Wednesday said that district administration would organize special camps at village and ward levels to update the biometrics in the Aadhaar cards.

Special camps to update and revalidate Aadhaar details in Ludhiana till March 25

Ludhiana, March 1, 2023: Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik on Wednesday said that district administration would organize special camps at village and ward levels to update the biometrics in the Aadhaar cards.


In a meeting with various stakeholders to review status of drive to update Aadhaar details, the Deputy Commissioner said that citizens whose Aadhaar was generated over 10 years ago must revalidate details in their Aadhaar by updating proof of identity and address to avail government services in effective and efficient manner. She said that postal department along with food civil and supply officials would jointly hold the camps till March 25 in every nook and corner of the district to facilitate the residents in updating their details in Aadhaar following preparation of roster in this regard. She said that lead bank would ensure public announcements through temples/Gurdwaras about camps in every branch of the banks in Ludhiana so that people do not have to go far away for availing services. District Education Officers (secondary/primary) have been asked to ensure holding the camps near the schools throughout Ludhiana. 

Malik said that residents need to revalidate their information by submitting required documents, even though there is no change in their demographic data. If a mobile number is registered in Aadhaar, residents can avail this service on-line by logging in at myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in  .               

Meanwhile, Jagraon Additional Deputy Commissioner Major Amit Sareen said that the officers from banks, post offices, BSNL, program office, Sewa Kendras, Education and others must apprise the people about updating their particulars in Aadhar. He said that UIDAI had introduced a new functionality of document update in Aadhaar through the document Update feature in the portal. He said that the document update feature was accessible online through myAadhaar portal or at any Aadhaar Enrolment Centre. 

Major Sareen added that a total of 223 Aadhaar kits were available in district besides 26 post offices and 40 Sewa Kendras were operational where people could enroll themselves for Aadhar card. He also emphasized proper awareness about camps to ensure larger section of population avail benefit of the process.