Aadhar number not mandatory for registering deaths, clarifies government
Government said relatives applying for a person`s death certificate will be required to provide the dead person`s Aadhaar number to prevent identity fraud or obviate the need for producing multiple documents to prove his or her identity.
The government said late on Friday that use of Aadhaar number for registration of death of an individual is not mandatory.
In a clarification issued in the night, it said reports that Aadhaar number was mandatory for registration of death of an individual were "totally incorrect".
"It is not mandatory," the release said.
Earlier, in a statement, the government had said the Aadhaar number will be required for the purpose of establishing the identity of the deceased for the purpose of death registration from October 1.
It said relatives applying for a person`s death certificate will be required to provide the dead person`s Aadhaar number to prevent identity fraud or obviate the need for producing multiple documents to prove his or her identity.
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