Aadhaar, birth certificates for street children

​Chennai: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said here on Tuesday that street children would be given birth certificate and Aadhaar cards.

Speaking at a function organised by Dayaa Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, Gandhi said the Women and Child Development Ministry will start a new initiative for providing birth certificates and Aadhaar cards to street children across the country.

She said the initiative will help the street children to obtain an identity for their future use to move ahead in life.