On March 27, the Supreme Court ordered that the government cannot be stopped from using Aadhaar identification for its non-welfare schemes like opening of bank accounts, filing of tax returns, verification of new and existing mobile phone numbers and user credentials etc.
Aadhaar update new form: UIDAI has introduced Form 9, highlighting the requirement for Aadhaar number holders to update documents or information every decade from the date of the Aadhaar generation.
UIDAI issues new guidelines for updating Aadhaar card. New forms released for Aadhaar enrolment and updation. Aadhaar card holders can now update information online or offline
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in Lok Sabha that till date 29 lakh Indians who either had missing fingers or otherwise unable to provide fingerprint or Iris or both biometric were issued an Aadhaar. Read here to know how such an Aadhaar could be get by an individual.