The Unique Identification Authority of India has waived off all charges for mandatory biometric update of Aadhaar for children, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a statement on Saturday. The fee waiver has already kicked in, effective October 1 and will be in force for a period of one year.

As per existing rules, children's fingerprints, iris and photo are mandatorily required to be updated Aadhaar after attaining the age of five years and second update is required to be done between the age of 15-17 years. These updates are allowed without any fee for children aged 5-7 years and those in the age group of 15-17 years.

When the child turns five, fingerprints, iris, and a new photograph must be mandatorily updated — known as the first Mandatory Biometric Update

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