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The UIDAI waived charges for Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) for children of which age group, effective October 1, 2025?

Correct answer: (B) 7 to 15 years.

UIDAI waived Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update charges for children aged 7 to 15 years, effective from 1 October 2025.

  1. (A)

    5 to 10 years

  2. (B)

    7 to 15 years

  3. (C)

    6 to 14 years

  4. (D)

    10 to 18 years

Explanation

UIDAI's office memorandum says Aadhaar holders must update biometric information on attaining the ages of 5 and 15 years, and that MBU is already free for children in the 5-7 and 15-17 age groups. To reduce pending Mandatory Biometric Update-I cases, UIDAI decided to waive the charges for children in the 7-15 age group for one year from 1 October 2025. The waiver runs until 30 September 2026, benefits nearly 6 crore children, and covers fingerprint, iris and photo updates at Aadhaar Kendras and post offices. Therefore, the specific age band asked in the question is 7 to 15 years.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) The 5 to 10 years option is too narrow and partly mismatched, because the UIDAI memorandum identifies the new waiver age group as 7 to 15 years.
  • (C) The 6 to 14 years option shifts both ends of the official age band and omits children aged 14 to 15 who are covered by the waiver.
  • (D) The 10 to 18 years option starts too late and extends beyond the memorandum's 7 to 15 years waiver group.

Concept

This tests governance implementation around Aadhaar services and UIDAI notifications. Such questions recur in RAS because they link welfare access, citizen services and current official orders.

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