All residents of an MP village have the same date of birth on their Aadhaar

Kakra village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district is unique in a way. Almost all the residents of this village have the same birthday, January 1, on their Aadhaar cards. Kakra is a tribal-dominated village and most residents don’t have any documents they can present as proof of age. So officials tasked with enrolling Aadhaar aspirants gave them the same date and month of birth. According to the Unique Identification Authority of India guidelines, if an individual is unable to produce proof of birth at the time of registration, he/she can still register for it without documents. If they are able