This new Aadhaar Card is coloured differently! Check UIDAI details and how to apply

UIDAI has issued a blue colored 'Baal Aadhaar Card' for children below 5 years of age. This new Aadhaar card has been designed to extend government welfare scheme benefits to children. The UIDAI informed about the 'Baal Aadhaar Card' through a tweet from its official Twitter handle. The UIDAI informed that one can get this new Blue Aadhaar Card for a child below 5 years of age by visiting any of the nearest Aadhaar Card Centers.

"A child below 5 years gets a blue coloured #BaalAadhaar, which is valid until the child becomes 5 yr old. A mandatory biometric update is required to reactivate the child's Aadhaar. For this, take the child to any nearby Aadhaar Kendra." The UIDAI further gave a link in its official tweet from where one can book an appointment at the Aadhaar Card Center. The given link is appointments.uidai.gov.in/bookappointment.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1.

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The UIDAI has issued Blue coloured Baal Aadhaar Card as the UIDAI doesn't take biometric details of a child below 5 years of age. Once the child becomes above five years of age, then biometric authentication needs to be done and get the Aadhaar Card updated. So, for a child below 5 years of age, Blue Aadhaar Card will be issued and once the child becomes 5 years old and does the biometric authentication, his or her general Aadhaar Card will be issued.

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Here is the step by step guide on how to apply for Baal Aadhaar Card:

1] Book an appointment with the nearest UIDAI Aadhaar Card Center by logging in at appointments.uidai.gov.in/bookappointment.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1;

2] Visit the nearest Aadhaar Card Center with your child on the given date;

3] Fill the Aadhaar Card registration form;

4] Attach a birth certificate of the child with duly filled Aadhaar Card registration form;

5] Attach both parents' Aadhaar Card copy with duly filled Aadhaar Card registration form;

6] Paste the required number of photographs on the Aadhaar Card registration form;

7] Submit it to the Aadhaar Card Center official;

8] Aadhaar Card Center official will link Baal Aadhaar form with either of the parents' Aadhaar Card;

9] Then a confirmation message will come on either of the parents registered mobile number;

10] After the confirmation message, within 60 days Baal Aadhaar Card will be delivered on the given mail address.