Aadhaar Card New Rules : The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has made several important changes to Aadhaar services, including name and address updates, KYC procedures, and Aadhaar-PAN linking. These updates will affect how much you pay for changes and could also impact your banking and financial transactions. Here’s a detailed look at the new Aadhaar rules and charges.
Higher Charges for Aadhaar Card Updates
Demographic Update Charges:
If you frequently update your name, address, date of birth, mobile number, or email ID on your Aadhaar, it’s going to cost you more now. UIDAI has increased the fee for such demographic updates from ₹50 to ₹75.
Biometric Update Charges:
Updating biometric details like fingerprints, iris scans, or photographs will now cost ₹125 instead of ₹100.
However:
- Children aged 5–7 and 15–17 years will get a one-time mandatory biometric update for free.
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Biometric updates for children aged 7–15 years will remain free until September 2026.
Document Update Charges:
If you update your documents at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra, a charge of ₹75 will apply.
However, online document updates will remain free until June 14, 2026.
For Aadhaar reprints, you’ll need to pay ₹40.
Home Enrollment Service:
If you wish to enroll for Aadhaar at home, UIDAI will charge ₹700 for the first applicant and ₹350 for each additional family member.
Aadhaar-PAN Linking Made Mandatory
UIDAI has also emphasized Aadhaar-PAN linking as mandatory.
If you fail to link your Aadhaar with your PAN, your PAN card will become inactive, which can cause issues in:
- Opening Demat accounts
- Investing in mutual funds
- Filing income tax returns
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Making tax-saving investments
Therefore, make sure your Aadhaar and PAN are linked to avoid disruption in your financial activities.
Aadhaar KYC Now More Secure
A major improvement has been made in Aadhaar e-KYC verification.
UIDAI and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have launched new features such as Offline Aadhaar KYC and Aadhaar e-KYC Setu to make identity verification more secure and privacy-friendly.
With these updates, banks and NBFCs can verify customer identity without needing the full Aadhaar number. This enhances data privacy while making the banking process faster and safer.
Stricter Aadhaar Verification Rules
UIDAI has tightened its Aadhaar Validation Norms to ensure the authenticity of Aadhaar numbers.
Now, financial institutions can perform Aadhaar-based KYC only if:
- The Aadhaar number is valid and active, and
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It is not duplicated.
If your Aadhaar is found invalid or duplicated, your bank account opening or investment processes could be halted.
UIDAI advises users to regularly check the validity of their Aadhaar on the official UIDAI website or via the mAadhaar app.
What You Should Do
To stay compliant with the new Aadhaar rules, make sure to:
- Link your Aadhaar and PAN as soon as possible.
- Check your Aadhaar update status via the mAadhaar app or UIDAI website.
- Monitor your Aadhaar-PAN link status on the Income Tax portal.
- Keep Aadhaar details updated in your bank and mutual fund accounts.
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Regularly update your Aadhaar KYC documents to avoid service interruptions.
UIDAI’s new Aadhaar rules aim to strengthen the security, authenticity, and efficiency of identity verification in India. While the update fees have increased, these changes are designed to make Aadhaar-based transactions more secure and reliable for users across financial and government systems.
