The Aadhaar has become an important identification source for individuals which is why it is important to make sure that the details in one’s Aadhaar are correct. There are limits to the number of times one can change or update certain details in the Aadhaar card.
To update details such as your date of birth, name and gender you will have to pay a small fee.
According to the UIDAI guidelines, following limits are applicable for the update of Aadhaar information
Name: Twice in a lifetime
Gender: Once in a lifetime
Date of Birth: Once in a lifetime (subject to the condition that present status of the DoB is declared/approximate)
Service Charge:
| Aadhaar enrolment | Free of cost |
| Mandatory biometric update/MBU with demographic update | Free of cost |
| Biometric update with or without demographic update* | Rs 100 |
| Demographic update* | Rs 50 |
| e-Aadhaar download and colour print on A sheet | Rs 30 |
View the list of supporting documents. List contains 32 Proof of Identity (PoI), 45 Proof of Address (PoA), 14 Proof of Relationship (PoR) and 15 Proof of Date of Birth documents.
List of Identity Proofs – Documents Required for New Aadhaar Card
You can submit any of the supporting documents are accepted by the UIDAI as Identity proof:
- Passport
- PAN card
- Either Ration or PDS Photo card
- Voter Identification card
- Driving licence of the applicant
- Photo identification cards issued by the Government of India
- Service photo ID cards that are issued by a PSU
- Job card of MG-NREGS
- Photo identification that is issued by a Recognised Educational Institution
- Licence of Arms
- Photo Bank ATM card
- Photo Credit card
- Photo card of the Pensioner
- Photo card of the Freedom Fighter
- Photo Passbook of Kisan
- Photo card of CGHS
- Certificate of Marriage
- A document containing proof of the marriage of the applicant issued originally by the marriage Registrar (which is mandatory to submit after marriage)
- Legally approved name change certificate
- ECHS Photocard
- Residing Address card of the applicant that contains both the name and the photo that was originally issued by the Department of Posts
- Identity Certificate containing the photo of the applicant on a proper letterhead issued by either a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar
- Either a handicapped medical certificate or a disability Identification card that is issued by either the State Government, the UT Government, or any such Administration
List of Address Proofs – Documents Required for Aadhaar Registration
Documents that contain the proof of residing address of the applicant are one of the most important documents to be submitted to the authorized Aadhaar centre. These documents must be proper because the Aadhaar card is sent to the address specified by the applicant in the form. If the applicant fails to present the correct address proof or update the same, he may not receive the Aadhaar card. The following documents are accepted by the UIDAI as identity proof for Aadhaar registration:
- Passport
- Passbook or Bank Statement
- Account statement or passbook of the Post Office
- Ration Card
- Voter Identification card
- Driving licence of the applicant
- Photo identification cards issued by the Government
- PSU issued a Service photo ID card with the address
- Previous 3 months’ electricity bill
- Water bill as long as it is not more than 3 months’ old
- Previous three months’ landline bill related to telephone
- Receipt showing the Property Tax of the last 3 months
- Last three months’ Credit Card statement
- Insurance policy
- Photo and a letter with an address signed by the bank on letterhead
- Signed letter with address and photo on the letterhead of the company issued by the registered office
- Photo and signed letter with address issued by a well-known educational enterprise on their letterhead
- Job card of NREGS
- Arms license
- Pensioner card
- Freedom fighter card
- Kisan passbook
- CGHS card
- ECHS card
- Address certificate along with a photo on their letterhead that is issued either by an MP, MLA, Gazetted Officer or Tehsildar
- Address Certificate issued by the Village Panchayat head or any authority equivalent to them for rural areas
- Assessment order of the Income Tax
- Registration certificate of the vehicle
- Registered agreement for sale, lease, or rent of the applicant’s residential address.
- Photo and address card by the Department of Posts
- Caste and Domicile certificate along with a photo that the State Government has issued
- Previous 3 month bill of gas connection
- Either a handicapped medical certificate or a disability Identification card that is issued by either a State Government, UT Government or any Administrations
- Spouse’s or partner’s passport
- For minors, a parents’ passport is required
List of Date of Birth Proofs – Documents Required for Aadhaar
The documents containing the date of birth proof of the applicant which will work for Aadhaar card registration are as follows:
- Certificate of birth
- Certificate of SSLC Book
- Passport of the applicant
- Date of birth Certificate on their letterhead issued by either the Tehsildar or the Gazetted Officer
- PAN Card
- Certificate of Date of Birth which is issued by Group A Gazetted Officer on letterhead
- Marksheet which has been issued by any Government Board or University
- Government Photo Id Card or Photo Identity Proof or PSU issued ID card which contains DoB
- Pension Payment Order (Central or State)
- Central Government Health Service Scheme Photo Card or Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Photo Identity card