No denial of vaccine or COVID-related service if person does not have Aadhaar: UIDAI

UIDAI said that Aadhaar should not be misused as an excuse for denial of any essential service. In a statement, the UIDAI said there is a well-established exception handling mechanism (EHM) for Aadhaar, and that it should be followed to ensure delivery of benefits and services in the absence of the 12-digit biometric ID.

The statement has come in the present Covid-19 pandemic situations against certain reports suggesting that vaccination and a few other essential services like hospitalisation were being denied to the residents for want of Aadhaar.