Bandipora DC distributes Aadhaar tablets to Anganwadi workers
The devices and fingerprint scanners aim to facilitate Bal Aadhaar enrolment for children aged 0 to 5 years in tribal areas.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Indu Kanwal Chib distributed 27 Aadhaar tablets and 27 single fingerprint scanners to Anganwadi workers at the Mini Secretariat in Bandipora on Tuesday.
According to the Daily Excelsior, the distribution was part of a convergent programme by the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and the Tribal Affairs Department for Janjatiya Gaurav Divas 2026.
The workers, including tribal workers from Gurez, Tulail, Bagtore, Arin, Aloosa, Bandipora, Sumbal and Hajin, will use the devices for Bal Aadhaar enrolment of children aged 0 to 5 years.
District Programme Officer (DPO) ICDS Bandipora Yaar Ali Khan said the devices were given to workers who qualified the CELC Operator examination as per UIDAI guidelines.
Chib directed the DPO ICDS to submit an action plan within 15 days and stressed the importance of achieving saturation in Bal Aadhaar enrolment, particularly in tribal areas.
The event also included a presentation on the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) and the distribution of books to inmates of the Gujjar and Bakarwal Boys Hostel, Bandipora.