Jammu, March 23: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in association with the Information Technology Department, J&K and Project Samagra Shiksha, School Education Department, J&K has launched Mega Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) drive 2.0 across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
The drive commenced from March 23, 2026 in winter zone schools while for schools in summer zones, it will begin from April 1, 2026 onwards. This large-scale initiative aims to cover 2,382 identified schools and provide Aadhaar biometric update services to over 2 lakh students of Jammu & Kashmir within school premises.
This initiative builds upon the success of the earlier MBU drive conducted from September to 31st December 2025, during which approximately 1.5 lakh students successfully updated their biometrics. Despite this progress, around 3.5 lakh children still require mandatory biometric updates, necessitating the continuation of the mission mode approach.
Earlier, UIDAI had rolled out the mission mode MBU drive for school children in September 2025 following a successful technological integration with the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE ) application of the Union Department of School Education and Literacy. This integration enabled real-time visibility of the biometric update status of students at the school level, facilitating identification of children due for updates and enabling targeted camps within school premises.
Updating biometric details in children’s Aadhaar is crucial to ensure seamless authentication while availing benefits under various government schemes, scholarships and services. It also plays an important role in enabling hassle-free registration for competitive and university entrance examinations such as NEET, JEE, and CUET.
UIDAI and Information Technology Department J&K has urged the parents and guardians to remain in close coordination with the school authorities to stay informed about the scheduled dates of Aadhaar update camps in their respective schools. They are also advised to ensure that the details in school records and Aadhaar are exactly matched to avoid any discrepancies while carrying out authentication.