Centre makes updating Aadhaar card once in 10 years

In a fresh guideline, Centre has made it mandatory for Aadhaar holders to update otheir details, including updating of identification and residence proof documents, once in 10 years.

“Aadhaar number holder may, on completion of every 10 years from the date of enrollment for Aadhaar, update their supporting documents in Aadhaar, at least once, by submitting Proof of Identification (POI) and Proof of Address (POA) documents,” the official document said. Last month, Unique Identification Authority of India (UADI) urged citizens for the same, but the ‘mandatory’ point was not there. Now, the Centre has made this rule mandatory, in an effort to tackle Aadhaar fraud.

In its advisory, the UIDAI mentioned, “Any person who had got their Aadhaar made 10 years back and not updated the information in any of the subsequent years are being requested to do document updation.”

UIDAI, said in a statement that updates can be made both online and at Aadhaar centres. Aadhaar uses iris, fingerprint, and photos to establish identification.

According to the statement, the Aadhaar number has become a popular method of identifying people over the past ten years. Aadhaar numbers are used in a variety of government programmes and services.

In August, a circular issued by UIDAI had notified that those who don’t have an Aadhaar number or enrolment slip, may not be able to avail government subsidies and benefits.

The UIDAI circular issued to all central ministries and state governments has come into being to tighten the Aadhaar rules for those who don’t have an Aadhaar number and are availing of the subsidies and benefits provided by the government.