Aadhaar cards for adults in Assam would only be issued by District Commissioners: CM Sarma

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared on Friday that the Assam government has decided to enact a law limiting the issuance of Aadhaar cards for adults to District Commissioners (DCs) in order to prevent any illegal immigrants from obtaining one.

After a state cabinet meeting where the additional measures were discussed, CM Sarma made the announcement. He added that the state government's efforts to protect its demographic character would be aided by the move to tighten Aadhaar issuing regulations.

"Last night, we pushed back 20 more Bangladeshis as part of our ongoing efforts to detect and push back illegal infiltrators. Very soon, we will implement a decision where Aadhaar cards for adult citizens will be issued only by DCs. This will ensure that no illegal immigrant can get an Aadhaar made and we can track and push them back easily," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

"We will make a decision on it in the next cabinet meeting," the Assam Chief Minister added.

Under Mission Basundhara 3.0, the Assam Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Sarma, has authorized the distribution of public land for 942 development projects in 11 districts and metropolitan areas.

 "The state cabinet also approved the allotment of government land to be followed by settlement in favour of 1,977 non-government educational, religious, and socio-cultural institutions across 12 districts under Mission Basundhara 3.0. The state cabinet has approved the amendment of certain provisions of the Assam Panchayat (Constitution) Rules,1995," CM Sarma said.