Newborns at government hospitals across the State can get birth certificate and Aadhaar enrolment done before leaving for home, in near future.
The Unique Identification Authority of India, which is on the verge of making 100 per cent Aadhaar enrolments in the country, had recently come up with the project to enrol the newborns to help authorities deal with many issues.
The project was first implemented in Haryana and the same would be taken up in Andhra Pradesh where training of paramedics had already been done.
According to UIDAI, Deputy Director General, Hyderabad, M.V.S. Rami Reddy the project would start in a month in the State. “Hospital staff will ensure every newborn is enrolled for Aadhaar and issued a birth certificate as early as possible. Parents need not name the newborn immediately. Possible biometric data of the child will be taken and Aadhaar number will be given instantly. After giving a name to their child, they can approach Aadhaar centre and get it added,” Mr. Rami Reddy said.
To implement the project, 1,500 nurses had been trained recently and hospitals would be provided with enrolment kits and software applications required.
The Aadhaar number given to the newborn would be linked to the numbers of the parents and if they did not have one, authorities would also ensure they get enrolled. Details like date of birth, gender, parents and others would be taken along with the biometric data of the parents and the Aadhaar number would be generated followed by a birth certificate linked to Aadhaar.
District Medical and Health Officer, Dr. S. Nagamalleswari, said they were expecting the software applications by July 20{+t}{+h}. “Once we get all the required software and equipment we will start registrations,” she said. Initially the project would be implemented in capital region districts including Guntur, which was selected for pilot project, and later extended to other districts in the State.
