PRISON INDUCTION DOC CAN BE USED FOR AADHAAR ENROLMENT OF INMATES: MHA

NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of home affairs has informed all the state governments and prison authorities that the ‘Prisoner Induction Document’ (PID), issued by prison authorities, will be accepted as a valid document for enrolment or update of Aadhaar data of inmates.

The MHA stated that the Unique Identification Authority of India has agreed to accept the PID as a valid document for such enrolments “as a special measure for prison inmates”, while asking the concerned prison officers to chalk out a plan for conducting the enrolment/update exercise. As per the communication sent on Thursday, the MHA said: “The UIDAI, as part of its endeavour to make available the Aadhaar facility to all eligible residents, has proposed to conduct Aadhaar enrolment camps in all jails of the country”. “Since Aadhaar enrolment is done on the basis of valid supporting documents, as a special measure for prison inmates, UIDAI has agreed to accept the ‘Prisoner Induction Document’ (PID) as a valid document for such enrolments,” the letter said.