UIDAI joins hands with Education Department to complete pending Aadhaar biometric updates of children via schools
UIDAI announced on 27 August 2025 that Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) status of school children will be shown on the UDISE+ platform, with about 17 crore Aadhaar numbers pending MBU.
Summary
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced on 27 August 2025 that it has joined hands with the Department of School Education and Literacy to show the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) status of school children's Aadhaar on the UDISE+ application. MBU is required for children at the age of five and again at fifteen, and about 17 crore Aadhaar numbers have pending mandatory biometric updates. UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar has written to the Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories asking them to hold targeted MBU camps in schools.
Key facts
- Announced
- 27 Aug 2025, UIDAI
- Partner
- Department of School Education and Literacy (UDISE+ platform)
- MBU ages
- At 5 years and again at 15 years
- Pending MBUs
- ~17 crore Aadhaar numbers
- Action
- UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar wrote to Chief Secretaries for school camps
Practice MCQs 1 questions
According to UIDAI (August 2025), mandatory biometric updates are pending for approximately how many Aadhaar numbers?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — 17 crore
UIDAI says there are approximately 17 crore Aadhaar numbers with pending mandatory biometric updates.