In exercise of the powers conferred by sub sections 1 and 2 of section 54 of the Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22082025-265640 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 580] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025/SHRAVANA 31, 1947 UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2025 F. No. HQ-16021/2/2021-EU-II-HQ (E-6538).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 54 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), the Unique Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations), in regulation 27, a sub-regulation (4) shall be inserted after sub-regulation (3), namely:- "(4) Where the Authority is satisfied that the biometric information captured at the time of enrolment for Aadhaar or at the time of biometric update, is mixed with the biometric information of another individual, such Aadhaar number shall be omitted in the manner as specified by the Authority." 3. In the principal regulations, in regulation 28,— (a) in sub-regulation (1), a sub-clause (ca) shall be inserted after sub-clause (c), namely:— "(ca) Aadhaar number holder was aged five years or above but was enrolled without capturing core biometric information and later biometric update has also been carried out." (b) in sub-regulation (1), a sub-clause (ea) shall be inserted after sub-clause (e), namely:— "(ea) (i) Where the Authority receives information regarding the death of an Aadhaar number holder including the Aadhaar number of the deceased individual, wherever available, the said information shall be verified in a manner as prescribed by the Authority, and upon such verification, the Aadhaar number shall be deactivated. (ii) In order to ensure continued accuracy of information in the CIDR or to verify the information pertaining to the death of the Aadhar number holder received under sub-regulation (i), the Authority: A. shall seek information from the Registrar General of India or Chief Registrar for a State appointed under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969; or B. may seek information from any other entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem; or C. may receive information from any individual." (c) in sub-regulation (2), the word “temporarily”, wherever it occurs, shall be omitted. 4. In the principal regulations, in regulation 30, in sub-regulation (1), a proviso shall be inserted after the second proviso, namely: "Provided further that the same shall not be required in case of deactivation of Aadhaar number of a deceased person under clause (ea) of sub-Regulation (1) of regulation 28." 5. In the principal regulations, in Schedule I, for form V, the following form shall be substituted, namely:— FORM 5: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update For (a) Resident Indian child, or (b) Non-Resident Indian child having Proof of Address in India (below 5 years of age) Please follow the instructions given below this form and use only upper case (block or capital) letters. 1 Purpose: Enrolment OR Update 2 Resident status: Resident Indian OR Non-Resident Indian (NRI) {See paragraph 1(c) of the declaration below this form} 3 Demographic information (For update, please fill only the information to be updated): (a) Name: (Please fill as given in the document presented in support of the POI, while omitting any titles, honorifics and aliases) (b) Gender: Female Male Third gender / Transgender (c) Date of Birth: (DDMMYYYY) OR Age: years Verified OR Declared OR Approximate (only for age) (For declared or approximate, only year of declared/approximate birth will be printed on Aadhaar card) (d) Email: (e) Mobile number: 4 Basis of enrolment/update: Document verification OR Confirmation by Head(s) of Family {HoF(s)} 5 For document-based enrolment/update, additional demographic information and documents presented: (Address information should be filled only in case of enrolment or update of address) (a) Address: Care of (optional): House no. / Building / Flat no.: Street: Landmark: Ward no.: Area/Locality/Sector: Village/Town/City: Post Office (mandatory): PIN code (mandatory): Sub-district: District: State: (b) Type of documents presented: (i) Proof of Identity (POI): (See "List of acceptable supporting documents" displayed on the website of UIDAI and enrolment centres) (ii) Proof of Address (POA): (iii) Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) (optional): 6 For HoF-based enrolment or update of address, additional information and documents presented: (a) Details of HoF(s): (i) Name of child's mother: Aadhaar no.: AND/OR (ii) Name of child's father: Aadhaar no.: (iii) If details of only one parent are given, whether the other parent is currently not residing with the child: Yes No OR (iv) Name of legal guardian: Aadhaar no.: (v) Relationship with the child: Mother AND/OR Father OR Legal guardian (b) Type of Proof of Relationship (POR) document presented: (See "List of acceptable supporting documents" displayed on the website of UIDAI and enrolment centres) I/We confirm the identity of the child named above and that she/he is related to me/us as mentioned. I/we hereby consent that my biometric information, or that of either of us, may be used to establish the identity of one of us through biometric-based authentication, and that the address recorded against the authenticated Aadhaar number may be recorded as the address against the Aadhaar number of the child. Signature of: Mother: AND/OR Father: OR Legal guardian: 7 For update, additional information: (a) Aadhaar number of the child: (b) Information to be updated: Biometric (photo) Name Date of Birth Address Gender Mobile Email Update of POI and POA documents Declaration 1. I/We hereby confirm and declare that— (a) all the information and documents submitted is correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief; (b) I am / we are entitled to the documents/information evidencing proofs cited above; and (c) the child is a resident of India (resided in India for 182 days or more in 12 months immediately preceding the child's enrolment) OR that the child is a Non-Resident Indian (valid Indian passport holding citizen who is not resident of India). 2. I/We understand that if the above declaration is found to be incorrect, the Aadhaar number of the child may be deactivated and, in addition, action may be taken against me/us as per law. 3. I/We understand that the above information may be used, disclosed or shared in accordance with the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and regulations made thereunder. 4. I/We hereby give my/our consent for electronically obtaining information evidencing proof of identity, address, birth and/or relationship from the databases of the authorities dealing with the preparation or maintenance of such information and for sharing the above information and documents with government agencies and/or any such authority, for the purpose of verification. 5. I/We hereby give my/our consent for sharing of Aadhaar number upon its generation, with the Registrar of Births and Deaths concerned, in terms of sub-regulation 6 of Regulation 3 of the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016. Signature of: Mother: AND/OR Father: OR Legal guardian: Signature of verifier: Name of verifier: Date and time: Instructions for filling Form 5 S. No. | Item | Instruction | Mandatory or | | | optional ------+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------- 1 | Purpose | Please tick (✔) only one, as applicable. | Mandatory 2 | Resident status | Please tick (✔) only one, as applicable. | Mandatory 3 | Demographic information: | (a) | Name | (1) Please fill details as applicable. | | (2) Please omit courtesy title (Mr, Ms, Shri, Thiru etc.), honorific and alias (urf, a.k.a. etc.), even if figuring in the document. | | | Mandatory (b) | Date of Birth (DOB) | (1) Please fill details of DOB or age, as applicable. | or Age | (2) Tick (✔) only one, as applicable, among "Verified", "Declared" or "Approximate". | | (3) "Verified" should be ticked if Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) is available and being presented. | | (4) For a child born on or after 1st October, 2023, birth certificate is the only acceptable PDB. | | (5) If PDB is not available, the child may give either declared date of birth (DOB) or approximate age, in which case only the year of birth will be printed on Aadhaar card. | | | Mandatory (c) | Gender | Please tick (✔) only one, as applicable. | Mandatory (d) | Email | Please fill details as applicable. | Mandatory for | | | NRI (e) | Mobile number | (1) Please fill details as applicable. | | (2) In case of a non-Indian mobile number, no SMS / text message will be sent to the same. | | | Optional 4 | Basis of enrolment/update | Please tick (✔) only one, as applicable. | Mandatory 5 | For document-based enrolment/update, additional demographic information and documents presented: (a) | Address | (1) Please fill details as applicable. | | (2) Filling "Care of" (C/o) details in the address is optional and no supporting document is required in respect of the same. | | (3) PIN code and Post Office are mandatory. | | (4) Details of Village/Town/City, Sub-district, District and State will be auto-populated by the enrolment software based on the PIN code. | | (5) Minor variations in the address as filled from that as given in the POA document may be permitted. | | (6) Aadhaar letter will be despatched through India Post to the address as filled. | | (7) In case the child is NRI and does not have POA for address in India, please use Form 6. | | | Mandatory (b) | Type of documents | (1) The document type should be from among those specified in the "List of acceptable supporting documents", displayed on the website of UIDAI and enrolment centres. | presented | (2) Original documents must be presented. The same shall be returned after making an electronic copy and verifying the same against the originals. | | (3) For NRIs, valid Indian passport is the only acceptable POΙ. | | | Mandatory 6 | For HoF-based enrolment or update of address, additional information and documents presented: (a) | Details of HoF | (1) Please fill details as applicable in (i) and (ii). | | (2) Please tick (✔) only one, as applicable, in (iii). | | (3) Please fill details as applicable in (iv). | | (4) Please tick (✔), as applicable, in (v). | | (5) For HoF-based enrolment or update of demographic information, HoF must be 18 years or more in age and be the mother, father or legal guardian of the child. | | | Mandatory (b) | Type of Proof of | (1) The document type should be from among those specified in the "List of acceptable supporting documents", displayed on the website of UIDAI and enrolment centres. | Relationship (POR) | (2) Original documents must be presented. The same shall be returned after making an electronic copy and verifying the same against the originals. | document presented | | Mandatory 7 | For update, additional information: (a) | Aadhaar number of | Please fill details as applicable. | the child | | Mandatory (b) | Information to be | Please tick one or more as applicable. | updated | | Mandatory Fee for Enrolment and Update Services at Enrolment Centre S. no. | Service | Fee -------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Enrolment | Free 2 | Update of biometric information (photo, fingerprints and irises) | (a) If done once between the ages of 5 and 7 years: Free | | (b) If done once between the ages of 15 and 17 years: Free | | (c) If done otherwise: ₹100 3 | Update of demographic information (name, gender, date of birth, address, mobile number or email address) | (a) If done at the same time as update of biometric information: Free (Only charges for Biometric update applicable) | | (b) If done separately, for all or any demographic information: ₹50 4 | Update of POI and POA document (evidencing proof of identity and address) | ₹50 RAHUL KUMAR, Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./313/2025-26] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated the 14th September, 2016, vide notification number 13012/64/2016/Legal/UIDAI (No. 2 of 2016) dated the 12th September, 2016, and were last amended vide Notification number HQ-16024/4/2021-EU-II-HQ(E-5735), dated the 2nd July, 2025, published on the 3rd July, 2025.