How To Get Your Aadhaar Card Updated For Free

You are advised to update your Aadhaar card details at least once every ten years to revalidate them.

The government has announced that citizens can get their Aadhaar cards updated for free till September 14.

Source : Aadhar

Our Aadhaar cards have become an essential part of our lives. From our biometrics to our bank accounts, everything is linked to that. The combination of 12 digits written on our Aadhaar cards serves as the proof of not just our identity but also our address. It has become indispensable in the past few years. This crucial piece of document is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The Indian government suggests people to update their Aadhaar card every 10 years for the purpose of revalidating it.

Many batches of Aadhaar cards were a decade back and now the central government is urging those people to get their details updated. In order to increase the efficiency of this drive, the Indian government is allowing people to get it updated for free till September 14. 

At the moment it is unclear whether UIDAI will extend this deadline further or not hence, it might be wise to get it updated now itself in this free drive. Otherwise, you will have to pay a standard fee of Rs 50 to get it updated.

How To Get Your Aadhaar Card Details Updated For Free

• Open any browser and go to the official website of UIDAI. 
• Enter your Aadhaar card number as prompted and type in the one-time password (OTP) that will be sent to the phone number that is linked to your card.
• Click on login and verify if all the details including your address is still correct or not.
• In case you need to update any of them, then do it accordingly by submitting the required documents.
• Review the details and submit the request. You will get a Service Request Number (SRN), which you can use later to track the update progress.

There is one thing that should be noted here, this online portal will only be able to update your proof of identity and proof of address. It can't be used to update things like name, photograph, biometrics and phone number. In case you wish to get them updated, then you need to visit the nearest UIDAI authorised centre.