Ranchi, Mar 6 (PTI) Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Friday inaugurated an advanced Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) here to strengthen the delivery of Aadhaar services in Jharkhand's capital and surrounding areas.

Seth said such initiatives play a significant role in enhancing transparency, efficiency, and convenience in the delivery of public services.

He appealed to parents to mandatorily carry out the biometric update for their children upon completing 5 years of age and again at 15 years of age, so that children can avail the benefits of government schemes like scholarships and face no issues in registration for entrance examinations.

Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, who was also present on the occasion, appealed to schools to take active initiatives to reduce pending cases of mandatory biometric update (MBU) under UIDAI's campaign.

The UIDAI's ASKs in Jharkhand are available only in three districts –Ranchi, Dhanbad, and East Singhbhum.

New Aadhaar service centres will also be established in a phased manner in Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Deoghar, Godda, Dumka, Sahibganj, Saraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum, Garhwa, and Palamu, an UIDAI official said. PTI SAN SAN RG

Mandatory Biometric Update urged for children as new Aadhaar Seva Kendra expands regional enrolment and service access. An advanced Aadhaar Seva Kendra has been inaugurated in Ranchi to enhance Aadhaar service delivery. Authorities urged completion of the Mandatory Biometric Update for children at prescribed ages to ensure access to government schemes and avoid registration problems; schools were asked to help reduce pending MBUs. UIDAI currently operates ASKs in three Jharkhand districts and plans a phased expansion of new centres to additional districts to increase regional enrolment capacity.