Punjab school education department directs for biometric updation in Aadhaar cards of students

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, 16 March

 The Punjab School Education Department has issued orders for making biometric updation in Aadhaar cards of the school students to ensure timely scholarship under various schemes.

 Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the school education department said that the Director General of school education has issued a letter to the district education officers in this regard. The roster of primary schools regarding Aadhaar cards of students will be prepared by the District Education Officer (EE) and the roster for Middle, High and Senior Secondary will be prepared by the District Education Officer (SE) of concerned district.

 According to the spokesperson, students must have Aadhaar card for various scholarship schemes. Therefore, instructions have been issued for the students between the ages group of 5 to 15 years to acquire their Aadhar card. At the same time, biometric updation has also been asked for the students who have Aadhaar cards.

This process will begin from new academic session (April 1, 2021).

The Department of Food and Civil Supplies will provide 294 Aadhaar kits with manpower for making Aadhaar cards and they will visit to different places for the said purpose. Aadhaar biometric updation will start from primary school students, followed by middle, high and senior secondary school students. Officials have also been asked to keep in mind the school education board's date-sheet while preparing the roster of students.