Aadhar mandatory for NRIs

New Delhi, September 18: Aadhaar should be made mandatory for registration of NRI marriages in India.

An inter-ministerial committee has recommended to the Ministry of External Affairs as an effort to tackle desertion and other marital issues that rattle NRI marriages.

Following the recommendation of an inter-ministerial panel and the National Commission for Women (NCW), the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said changes in Aadhaar Act rules were a must if the government wants to make its registration mandatory for #NRI marriages in the country.

The proposal was put forth to protect the rights of women who are deserted by their NRI husbands or those who become victims of domestic violence and dowry harassment abroad, a senior official from the women and child development ministry said.

Senior UIDAI officials told the media that the proposal could not be implemented without some changes in the Aadhaar Act for the #NRIs. In accordance with the present rules, they said, an NRI cannot apply for an Aadhaar card unless he or she has spent six months in India