India: Six Week Hiatus for UID Enrollments

It's a “six-week break” for Aadhaar enrolments (The Hindu)

Weeks after the Union Cabinet decided that the task of collecting biometric and demographic data of residents would be shared by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Population Register, Aadhar enrolments across the country have been suspended as the process is reviewed.

The enrolment process is on a “six-week break”, senior officials in the UIDAI told The Hindu , and during this period “modalities” on how to go forward with the second phase of this scheme will be finalised. Enrolments are slated to recommence by mid-April, after a “thorough review” of the existing process is conducted, the official said.