Guwahati, August 31: Nagaland has become the first state in the Northeast to start Aadhaar-linked birth registration (ALBR) – an initiative which facilitates birth registration-based Aadhaar enrolment for children in the 0-5 years’ age group.
The service was launched by T. Mhabemo Yanthan, commissioner, Nagaland in the presence of Neidilhou Angami, director, directorate of economics and statistics, Nagaland in Kohima on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Yanthan said that ALBR would play a vital role in enrolling newborn babies and also cover children below the age of 0-5 years.
He urged the state government officials to cooperate in the successful implementation of ALBR in all the districts of Nagaland to ensure that no child is deprived of any social welfare schemes aimed for their benefit.
To ensure better reach to residents across districts, the directorate of economics and statistics, Nagaland, which is also the registrar for birth and death for the state, has been on-boarded by UIDAI into its ecosystem as registrar cum enrolment agency to carry out child enrolment using the ALBR process.
UIDAI director Abhishek Koushik, congratulated the Nagaland government for becoming the first state in the Northeastern region to implement ALBR.
He applauded the consistent efforts being carried out by the office of the commissioner, Nagaland for providing Aadhaar-linked services to the residents of the state.
Notably, UIDAI has been extending continuous support to the states by holding workshops, door-to-door enrolments and visiting the remotest areas to hand hold them to derive the benefits of the Aadhaar ecosystem.
UIDAI’s regional office in Guwahati has been working closely with the office of commissioner Nagaland, which is also the nodal department for Aadhaar-related activities in the state.