<p>The state government will set up centres in rural areas for citizens to update their Aadhaar details and get children below five years of age to register. </p>.<p>This is being done as there is a huge demand in rural areas for mobile number-Aadhaar linkage, which is a requirement for the Covid-19 vaccination, according to Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR) principal secretary L K Atheeq’s letter to zilla panchayat chief executive officers. Till date, more than 2.46 crore citizens have received the Covid-19 vaccine doses.</p>.<p>In the first phase, the centres will be established in 630 gram panchayats. The panchayat officials will be given handheld devices (tablets) for this.</p>.<p>Atheeq has asked officials to make sure citizens are not charged anything more than Rs 50 for every updating service. Enrolment of children for Aadhaar will be free.</p>
<p>The state government will set up centres in rural areas for citizens to update their Aadhaar details and get children below five years of age to register. </p>.<p>This is being done as there is a huge demand in rural areas for mobile number-Aadhaar linkage, which is a requirement for the Covid-19 vaccination, according to Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR) principal secretary L K Atheeq’s letter to zilla panchayat chief executive officers. Till date, more than 2.46 crore citizens have received the Covid-19 vaccine doses.</p>.<p>In the first phase, the centres will be established in 630 gram panchayats. The panchayat officials will be given handheld devices (tablets) for this.</p>.<p>Atheeq has asked officials to make sure citizens are not charged anything more than Rs 50 for every updating service. Enrolment of children for Aadhaar will be free.</p>
