{
  "id": 3208771,
  "title": "UIDAI, Army Launch Aadhaar Biometric Update Camps For 17,480 Students In Assam's Tamulpur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/uidai-army-launch-aadhaar-biometric-update-camps-for-17-480-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:23:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/uidai-army-launch-aadhaar-biometric-update-camps-for-17480-students-in-assams-tamulpur"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in collaboration with the Indian Army and the Tamulpur district administration in Assam, has launched a special Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) camp for students. The initiative aims to cover students aged 5-17 years who have not yet completed the mandatory biometric update in their Aadhaar.\n\nThe UIDAI Regional Office in Guwahati, along with the Indian Army and Tamulpur District Administration, launched the first MBU camp at Naokata Milan H S School in Tamulpur. Similar camps will be held in various schools across the district to ensure easy accessibility for students. A total of 17,480 students in the Tamulpur district have been identified for the Mandatory Biometric Update.\n\nUnder UIDAI guidelines, MBU is mandatory twice during a child's life - at the age of 5 years and again at 15 years. Timely updating of biometrics ensures continued Aadhaar authentication and prevents issues in accessing services where Aadhaar authentication is required. This includes school admissions, entrance examinations, scholarships, and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes.\n\nThe UIDAI Regional Office and the Indian Army have appealed to all government and private schools in the district to cooperate for maximum coverage of eligible students and timely completion of the MBU process.",
  "summary": "Guwahati: The UIDAI in collaboration with the Indian Army and Assam's Tamulpur district administration on Monday launched special Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) camps for students. The camps will cover students aged 5-17 years, who are yet to complete the mandatory biometric update in their Aadhaar, in the entire Tamulpur district, according to an official release. The UIDAI RO, Guwahati, in…",
  "key_points": [
    "UIDAI, Army, and Tamulpur district launch MBU camps for 17,480 Assam students.",
    "Mandatory biometric update required twice in a child's life at ages 5 and 15.",
    "UIDAI and Indian Army urge schools to cooperate for maximum coverage."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}