MHA directs states, UTs to link Aadhaar with prisoner IDs, verify prison visitors
In the communication to the states and the UTs, a copy of which is with the TNIE, the MHA said, 'It had issued an advisory on 17.10.2023 requesting them to make use of the facility of Aadhaar authentication of prison inmates and the visitors to prison inmates.'
More to it in the advisory the the MHA said that prison authorities 'are also requested to link the prisoner's ID with the Aadhaar number of inmates on e-prisons portal and a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prepared by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and e-Prisons team for Aadhaar linking and authentication of prison inmates with the e-Prisons platform was also shared with the States and UTs.
The MHA said, 'It has been noted that in several prisons, there is no awareness at the ground level about the above-mentioned Advisory issued by the Ministry. It is, therefore, requested that information relating to Aadhaar authentication of prison inmates and visitors to prison inmates may be disseminated by the Director General and Inspector General of prisons to all concerned officials to make them aware of this provision.'
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