The government has amended Aadhaar regulations, specifying that supporting documents may be updated at least once by Aadhaar holders on completion of 10 years from enrolment date.
The updation would ensure continued accuracy of Aadhaar-related information in the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR), according to gazette notification issued by Ministry of Electronics and IT.
As per a gazette notification issued by Ministry of Electronics and IT, the updating of supporting documents would ensure "continued accuracy" of Aadhaar-related information in the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR). Aadhaar New Rules: Government Amends UIDAI Rules; Says Supporting Documents Need To Be Updated at Least Once in 10 Years .
Aadhaar card update: As many as 134 crore Aadhaars have been issued till date. Last year, updates and enrolments for this 12-digit biometric identifier added to nearly 20 crore. Of this, 4 crore were new enrolments, a number that includes newborn babies and children up to 18 years.