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Assam Plans to Shift Adult Aadhaar Approval to District Commissioners

Chief Minister Sarma says the measure aims to tighten verification of new applicants to prevent unauthorized enrolments by suspected migrants

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The new stringent measure would prevent illegal immigrants from residing in the state with fake documents, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said . (Representative photo)

Overview

  • The Assam government has proposed that only District Commissioners may approve Aadhaar applications for adults, a rule awaiting final cabinet sign-off
  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reported that security forces pushed back 20 Bangladeshi nationals last night as part of intensified detection operations
  • Officials note that nearly all adult residents already hold Aadhaar cards, so the new protocol targets first-time adult applicants
  • The state plans to impose similar District Commissioner approval for delayed birth certificates to close gaps in identity-document issuance
  • The tightened verification measures build on Assam’s 2019 NRC exercise and utilize the Supreme Court-upheld 1950 Expulsion Act to reinforce demographic safeguards