Face authentication to be made necessary for Anganwadi beneficiaries

In accordance with a letter issued by the ministry final month, the face recognition function will now be accessible throughout the beneficiary profiles on the Poshan tracker software.

Beneficiaries may also have the choice to self-register utilizing the citizen module of the tracker for e-KYC and photograph seize.

From July 1, marking attendance and recording sizzling cooked meal consumption for youngsters aged 3-6 years can be obligatory throughout Anganwadi centres.

The identical date marks the start of necessary face recognition-based authentication for take-home ration distribution.

The transfer goals to make sure last-mile supply and plugging leakages within the system.

The ministry has additionally stated that from August 1, face recognition can be made necessary on the time of latest beneficiary registration.

For pregnant girls, lactating moms and adolescent women, e-KYC and facial recognition by way of Aadhaar can be a prerequisite.

Within the case of kids aged 0-6 years, the Aadhaar variety of a mum or dad or guardian can be required.

For youngsters within the 3-6 12 months age bracket, {a photograph} can be captured utilizing liveliness detection, which can later be used throughout service supply, in accordance with the letter.

Youngsters transitioning from the 0-3 12 months group to the older class may also must replace their images accordingly.

The ministry has urged state officers and area functionaries to facilitate beneficiary onboarding and encourage updating of Aadhaar-linked cellular numbers and images to make sure seamless authentication.

The directive follows earlier communications from the ministry dated November 12, 2024, and March 5, 2025, which had outlined phased implementation of the face authentication module below the POSHAN tracker system.

Within the letter of March 5, the ministry had requested states to instruct the officers and area functionaries involved in these initiatives for on-boarding the registered beneficiaries in a marketing campaign mode and to make sure 100 per cent on-boarding of registered beneficiaries in all of the initiatives by March 25.

“That is additionally to convey to your discover that the ministry is contemplating revision in value norms as introduced within the Finances speech of the finance minister on February 1, 2025 and advantage of the identical can be linked to the precise implementation of face recognition system by states/UTs,” the sooner letter had stated.

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