Guwahati, June 30 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the government will make the Aadhar issuance for adults stricter in a few days with the exception of the tea garden population.



The Chief Minister said this on his X handle today and added that the move is being done to ensure that no infiltrator can legally obtain the card and disturb India's harmony.

"Infiltrator Mukt Assam is our goal and we will NOT STOP till it is attained," Sarma said on his X handle.

"We are adopting a multi-pronged strategy to detect illegal immigrants--regulating Aadhar issuance via DCs is just one step we are taking in this direction," Sarma said on his X handle.

"Almost all the adult population in Assam have already obtained an Aadhar card. Whoever gets birth, young people, kids etc. they will require Aadhar cards. But suddenly if a 50 year old male comes and asks for an Aadhar card, then it raises questions. Henceforth for adult people Aadhar will be issued only after the satisfaction of the District Commissioner. So far it was issued by the SDC office, now we are making it a little tougher. The issuance will be after specific satisfaction of the District Commissioner," said Sarma.

The Chief Minister however, said that the government is also making an exception for the tea garden population where almost 50000 adult people are yet to get Aadhar cards.

The Chief Minister's statement came recently after the issue was discussed in the state cabinet last week.

Last week, the Assam Chief Minister after attending a cabinet meeting, told the media that the government is planning to make the Aadhar card issuance rules stricter to ensure that the illegal infiltrators cannot obtain an Aadhar card, a vital national identity document.

The development assumes significance considering the fact that the Assam government had recently intensified its operation against the illegal foreigners and pushed back several illegal foreigners to their country of domicile.

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