BSNL Launches Its First Aadhaar Seva Kendra In Uttarakhand

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched its first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Uttarakhand at Cross Road CSC on Tuesday. The state-owned telecom company now aims to open 34 such centres across the state which will provide free Aadhaar services to the residents of Uttarakhand.

Services like Aadhaar enrolment and mandatory biometrics update at the age of 5 and 15 will be provided free of cost at BSNL centres, said HK Verma, CGMT Uttarakhand Circle. Updates on demography, which include address, mobile number, name, gender, date of birth and email, can also be done at the centre at the cost of Rs 50 per update. Similarly, any biometric update like photograph, finger prints will also cost Rs 50 per update.

The authorities of BSNL urged the residents to carry original supporting documents to the centre for Aadhaar enrolment and upgrades. As per the government rules, the date of birth can be updated only once in Aadhaar while people can get the name updated twice and gender just once.

If an individual wish to update details like date of birth, name or gender more times than the prescribed limit, it can also be done through exceptional handling process which may require the resident to visit Regional Office (RO) of the UIDAI.―Times of India