Updation of Aadhaar particulars
The new rules supply two handy strategies for updating data within the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR): people can both go to an enrolment middle or use the official web site/cellular utility. In distinction, the earlier 2016 guidelines restricted on-line updates solely to deal with adjustments. Any different updates to Aadhaar particulars necessitated a go to to the enrolment middle.
Notably, the brand new guidelines don’t specify any limitations, indicating a possible future state of affairs the place Aadhaar card holders could possibly replace further particulars, resembling cellular numbers, on-line as effectively, the ET report stated.
Forms for Aadhaar enrolment
The current types for each Aadhaar enrolment and updating Aadhaar particulars have been changed with new variations. The newly launched Form 1 is designated to be used by people aged 18 years and above, each residents and non-residents (supplied they’ve proof of handle in India), for Aadhaar enrolment. Interestingly, people falling inside this class may use the identical Form 1 to replace their Aadhaar particulars.
Age declaration and documentary proof
According to the brand new type, if a person’s age is said or approximate (with out documentary proof of beginning date), the Aadhaar card will solely show the declared/approximate beginning yr. Providing documentary proof is critical for printing the whole date of beginning on the Aadhaar card.
Aadhaar enrolment and updates may be carried out by means of both doc verification or affirmation by the Head of Family (HoF). In the latter case, the HoF must furnish their Aadhaar particulars and signal Form 1. Additionally, NRIs are required to offer an electronic mail ID in Aadhaar. If an NRI offers a non-Indian cellular quantity, no SMS or textual content message will likely be despatched to that quantity, as outlined within the tips for Form 1. Notably, for NRIs, a legitimate Indian passport serves as the only real acceptable Proof of Identity (POI).
These new types have changed the outdated ones for Aadhaar enrolment and updates:
Form 1: For residents and non-residents (with proof of handle in India) aged 18 years and above. This type is used for each enrolment and updating particulars.
Form 2: Specifically for NRIs with handle proof outdoors India.
Form 3: Designed for the enrolment of youngsters (resident or NRI with an Indian handle) aged between 5 and 18 years.
Form 4: For NRI kids with addresses outdoors India.
Form 5: Intended for resident or NRI kids (with an Indian handle) aged under 5 years.
Form 6: For NRI kids (with an handle outdoors India) aged under 5 years.
Form 7: Used by resident overseas nationals aged 18 years and above, looking for Aadhaar enrolment or updates, requiring particulars of overseas passport, OCI Card, legitimate long-term visa, Indian visa, and a compulsory electronic mail ID.
Form 8: For resident overseas nationals aged under 18 years.
Form 9: Introduced for the cancellation of Aadhaar numbers upon turning 18.
Updation of paperwork or data
According to the notification, Aadhaar holders can now replace their paperwork or data inside ten years from the date of Aadhaar era. This may be carried out on-line by means of the UIDAI web site or cellular app, or by submitting a type at an enrolment middle. This is totally different from the 2016 guidelines, which didn’t permit on-line updates.
The UIDAI issued these adjustments on January 16, 2023, providing a extra accessible and complete strategy to Aadhaar enrolment and updates.
