Mokokchung, 17th April, 2026 (www.nokinketer.in): The State-Level Unique Identification Implementation Committee (UIDIC) meeting for 2026 was held on 17th April 2026 at Kohima, Nagaland.

The meeting was chaired by Abhijit Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Nagaland, and attended by Ngachan Zimik, DDG; Col. Abhishek Koushik, Director, UIDAI Regional Office Guwahati; and senior officials from the Government of Nagaland.

Senior state government officials attended the meeting, including representatives from the Commissioner, Nagaland office (Nodal Dept.) and the Directorate of Economics & Statistics. The Department of Social Welfare, Dept of Food & Civil Supplies, India Post, CSC and officials from Lead Bank, Nagaland, also attended the meeting. DDG, UIDAI RO Guwahati, delivered the presentation along with Col. Abhishek Koushik, Director (RO Guwahati).

The following points were discussed in detail during the course of the presentation: Aadhaar, its key features and benefits; Features of new Aadhaar App and OVSE (Offline Verification Seeking Entity) registration process; Accelerating Aadhaar enrolment for children (0–5 years) through Birth Registration Based Aadhaar Enrolment (BRBAE) at District Hospitals & health facilities using Birth Registration No. (BRN); Improving Aadhaar enrolment in low-saturation districts; Identify the cause and bridge the gap between the numbers of overall Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) pendency vs the number of students enrolled in the UDISE+ Portal; Conduct Mission Mode Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) camps in schools; Digitisation of Birth Registration, conversion of non-digitised POI (Proof of Identity/POA (Proof of Address) documents issued by the state government; Adoption of Aadhaar Seeding and Authentication for delivering state-sponsored schemes enabling DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) through Aadhaar; Sharing of deceased data with UIDAI.

Zimik, DDG, UIDAI RO Guwahati also informed that a new Aadhaar Seva Kendra is being established in Dimapur and is likely to be operational shortly.

Abhijit Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary, Home Department, Nagaland, complimented the UIDAI team for assistance being rendered to the state. He also asked state officials present to expedite the Aadhaar enrolment process and conduct of MBU camps so as to cover all the left-out residents and children.

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