Newborns to get Aadhaar cards at Punjab hospitals

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra said that Aadhaar cards would be issued to newly born children in government hospitals. Launched under the service delivery programme, the facility is likely to benefit hundreds of children born in hospitals in Punjab every month. “Henceforth, Aadhaar card facilities would be extended to newborns at the premises of hospitals itself. The health department would extend this service with the coordination of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI),” Mohindra said.