Child’s Aadhaar not mandatory for availing benefits of Poshan scheme: Govt

New Delhi, Jun 30: The Women and Child Development Ministry has clarified that a child’s Aadhaar card is not mandatory for availing the benefits of nutrition scheme scheme, and that these can be accessed using the mother’s biometric card to register on the Poshan tracker app.

The clarification came in response to a media report which claimed that “millions of children will soon need Aadhaar IDs to access their right to a nutritious meal”.

The WCD ministry insisted the Aadhar details of children are not mandatory and the ministry is ensuring that the benefits of the nutrition scheme is delivered using the Aadhar id of the mother.