Aadhar Enrollment Surge Ahead Of Pan India COVID-19 Vaccination

After the Centre’s decision of using Aadhar to identify people for COVID-19 vaccination, the unique identity-card has seen a surge in fresh registrations. While 4.5 million people registered themselves in December, about 2.9 million have already enrolled in January. Earlier, the government has asserted that Aadhar will also ensure that those vaccinated once, get the second mandatory shot timely. However, officials said the surge might also be driven by certain government schemes that require Aadhar.