The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is overhauling Aadhaar services under the Aadhaar rule change 2025. A dedicated Aadhaar mobile application will soon allow users to verify and share their identity in a digital format, update selected details from the safety of their home, and rely on QR-based verification instead of requesting photocopies.
In addition to the app launch, UIDAI has announced changes to UIDAI update fees 2025, expanded digital KYC features (face authentication), and delineated timelines for free services and paid updates. The aforementioned changes were all designed to enhance convenience and security, in addition to lessening physical visits.
You’ll learn in this article about the new Aadhaar app features, the updated fee structure and Aadhaar KYC rules 2025, step-by-step guidance on using the app, and practical tips to prepare for the changes.
Main Features Of The Aadhaar App
Here’s a summary of the main features below, to continue to understand their implications for your normal identity verification and updates.
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QR verification: Users can share a scannable e-Aadhaar QR (full or masked) for instantaneous verification of their identity — this is intended to lessen photocopy sharing for many transactions.
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Real-time face ID: Users will also be able to authenticate their identity through face authentication if necessary (for example, mobile number updates), potentially lessening reliance on biometrics for remote authentication.
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Home updates: UIDAI intend to allow specific updates from home (with verification). This will reduce the requirement to visit enrolment centres (biometrics will still require an in-centre visit).
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Masked sharing & consent controls: Users will be able to provide only the necessary fields (masked sharing) in a consent-driven way for data sharing.
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Secure storage & offline QR: The app will function as a e-Aadhaar secured repository that can generate tamper-proof offline QR codes for verification that are tamper-proof and that don’t require live internet.
Fee And Update Rule Changes
UIDAI is standardising and updating fees for certain Aadhaar update services; meanwhile, they have specified which services will continue to be free for a limited time. Changing the fees balances operational costs with the convenience of digital services, eliciting less unnecessary traffic to update a particular item in person when it could be done online.
It has been observed that while many routine services will remain free to use as a transition window, biometric updating for some ages will incur a fee after the free period. Users should watch for UIDAI notices with any fee schedule or when they update fees that can apply.
Practical takeaways -
1. If you are planning a biometric update (fingerprint/iris), complete it during the free period if you are eligible.
2. Plan to pay nominal fees for some updates after the transition period; UIDAI will be publishing an official fee list and also about the new branding at the centres, too.
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Implications Of PAN-Aadhaar Linking, e-KYC, And Verification
The app and QR-based verification from UIDAI will offer improvements to many KYC flows, and institutions that ask for a photocopy of Aadhaar to be submitted will likely switch to accept either a scanned version of the QR or an app-based verification regarding the Aadhaar.
It will simplify PAN-Aadhaar verification and checking other documents, but the legal or tax timeline, for example, for PAN-Aadhaar linking deadlines, will still be determined via the Income Tax Department and relevant notifications that may have been published. Users will still have to work within that timeline, while also leveraging the app as proof of identity and subsequently for some authentication purposes.
Timeline & Rollout
UIDAI has indicated an incremental rollout until 2025, with a beta test and trial version ongoing. The public will likely see their first rollout with QR sharing and limited remote updating functionality. More advanced e-KYC-enabled features (face-based broader updates) will follow, but not until more security testing is completed.
Citizens should regularly watch for these dates to be provided by the UIDAI, as the timeline for a pilot and nationwide rollout will vary, and an exact date will not likely be available beyond windows for rollout centre visits.
Why You Should Consider Jaagruk Bharat For Aadhaar Services?
Jaagruk Bharat Services is here to help you with all Aadhaar updates and eKYC: we help with preparing the documents, walking you through app registration, explaining which updates are free before any fees, and much more by getting you booked into an in-centre biometric update (if required), with lots of guidance along the way.
This service also helps to mitigate mistakes, meaning you waste less time on any re-edits to your Aadhaar or eKYC services. This is especially useful for our older community and anyone who wants to have someone support them through the process of using digital services.
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