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Aadhaar Card for Children: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) also issues Aadhaar cards for children, which is known as Bal Aadhaar. It can also be made for a newborn baby. You can also easily get an Aadhaar card made for your child. Let us tell you the complete process for this.

Get Aadhar card made like

To get your child's Aadhaar card made, you just need to have his/her birth certificate. If you do not have your child's birth certificate, then the discharge certificate issued by the hospital or the school ID card can also be used.


Apart from this, either of the parents should have any valid ID proof like Aadhaar card, voter ID card, driving license or passport. When your child's Aadhaar card is made, only the child's photo is taken.

Along with this, it is mandatory to provide the Aadhaar card of one of the child's parents. In such a case, if the parents do not have an Aadhaar card, then it will have to be made first, so the child Aadhaar card will be for the age of up to five years, after which a second Aadhaar card will be made for the child.

For this, he will have to provide his photo, biometric data of fingers and iris scan and when he turns 15, the process of Aadhaar enrolment will be repeated once again.

There is no fee required for this entire process. You have to go to the Aadhaar centre to get your child's Aadhaar made. It cannot be made online.

Benefits of getting Aadhar card made for a child

Aadhar card of the child helps in getting scholarship from government to foreign countries. Apart from school, it is also necessary for children's savings accounts.


The Aadhaar card of the guardian is mandatory for opening a savings account of a minor in the bank. Driving license and voter ID are not made for children as identity proof, in such a situation Aadhaar card is used as a government identity card.