Aadhaar Card Update: UIDAI is encouraging citizens to review their Aadhaar card information. For this, the deadline for free Aadhaar update has also been extended to December 14, 2024.
Aadhaar Card: Are you moving to a new city or have you recently changed your address? If yes, then do not forget to update your new address on your Aadhaar. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is encouraging citizens to review their Aadhaar card information. Especially those who have not made any update in their Aadhaar card for ten years.
For this, UIDAI has also extended its earlier deadline to update your Aadhaar card for free to December 14, 2024.
According to the Aadhaar Enrolment and Update Regulations, 2016, “An Aadhaar number holder shall update the documents or information as proof of identity as well as his address at least once on completion of every 10 years from the date of issue of Aadhaar number to him.
UIDAI posted on social media platform X, “UIDAI has extended the facility of free online document upload till 14 December 2024 for the convenience of millions of Aadhaar number holders. This free service is available only on myAadhaar portal. UIDAI is constantly encouraging people to keep the documents updated in their Aadhaar.”
#UIDAI extends free online document upload facility till 14th December 2024; to benefit millions of Aadhaar Number Holders. This free service is available only on #myAadhaar portal. UIDAI has been encouraging people to keep documents updated in their #Aadhaar. pic.twitter.com/ThB14rWG0h
— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) September 14, 2024
Aadhaar is a unique number and no citizen can have a duplicate number as it is linked to their biometrics. Its biometrics process helps in identifying fake identity.
In a press release issued by PIB on 10 November 2022, it was said, “Citizens who got their Aadhaar issued 10 years ago and have never updated it in the meantime, such Aadhaar number holders are encouraged to update their documents. UIDAI had earlier issued a press release urging people to keep their documents with them. The recently issued gazette notification also clearly states that citizens have to keep doing this after completion of every 10 years. Keeping the documents updated in Aadhaar helps in ease of living, getting better service. ”
What is the fee or charge for submitting documents for Aadhaar update?
Documents can be updated free of cost at the Aadhaar center. However, if someone gets the update done after the deadline for free update is over, the applicable fee for that will be Rs 50.
How to update Aadhaar
Step 1: To update Aadhaar, first go to myAadhaar portal.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Login’ button and submit your Aadhaar number, captcha code and then click on the ‘Send OTP’ button. After filling the OTP number, click on the ‘Login’ button.
Step 3: Click on the ‘Document Update’ button.
Step 4: Read the guidelines and click on the ‘Next’ button.
Step 5: Check the ‘I verify that the above details are correct’ box and then click on ‘Next’.
Step 6: Upload ‘Identity Proof’ and ‘Address Proof’ documents. After this click on ‘Submit’.
A ‘Service Request Number (SRN)’ will be sent to your email. You can track the status of your document update from the SRN.