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Assam to stop issuing Aadhaar cards for those above 18
short by Anushka Singh / on Saturday, 13 June, 2026
The Assam Cabinet on Saturday approved banning the fresh enrolment and issuance of Aadhaar cards to people above the age of 18 in the state, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Members of tea garden communities and Scheduled Tribes will be issued Aadhaar cards until March 31, 2027. Sarma further added that Aadhaar enrolment had reached saturation levels in Assam.
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