UIDAI's New Name Correction Rules for Aadhaar Card: What You Need to Know?

Komal Bajpai

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Updated: 28-01-2025 at 7:21 AM

UIDAI's New Name Correction Rules for Aadhaar Card: What You Need to Know?

The Aadhaar card is one of the most important identity cards in India and is necessary when you want to access government schemes and programs. But if something was wrong with the data on the Aadhaar card, then serious obstacles appear. To curb fraud, the UIDAI has tightened measures for correcting any name in the ID. In the following article, you will find information on the current process, documents that you will need, and recent changes in the related services.

What Are The New Rules For Aadhaar Name Correction?

UIDAI has since tightened up the procedures for correcting names to their former status in a bid to fight fraud.

Gazette Notification Requirement:

Gazette Notification is needed to change your name whether it is a correction of the name or a change of the name.

Additional ID Proof:

The second proof of identity, the PAN card, voter ID, or passport, which contains the correct name has to be provided.

Why Were The Name Correction Rules Made Stricter?

The new rules are therefore designed to curb malicious and fraudulent practices associated with Aadhaar card information.

False identity in the Aadhaar card has become one major issue as people engaged in the act of changing their names on the card.
With official notifications and additional ID proof, UIDAI makes sure that only changes are made that are correct.

Is It Possible To Change The Details Of Your Aadhaar Card Through The Internet?

Some changes can be made online to change their names, people now have to visit the Aadhaar centre.

Online Services:

The information that can be changed includes phone numbers and email addresses and can be changed from the UIDAI website.

Name Changes:

Another rule changes mean that to update a name, the physical document has to be either submitted online or taken to an Aadhaar centre.

What Are The Principles For Address Updates Simplified?

UIDAI enhanced the mechanism of changing addresses in the Aadhaar cards so that everyone could update it easily.

Public Sector Bank Passbooks:

You can now use your passbook from any of the public sector banks as documentary proof for address change.

Hassle-Free Process:

Updating addresses no longer involves complex procedures that need a lot of documents.

What Other Amendments Has UIDAI Made?

This is the case since UIDAI is constantly enhancing its services to ensure customers using the Aadhaar card enjoy the best services.

Conducive measures that small institutions could apply to facilitate a growing number of new Aadhaar applicants.
Integrated better with other government services so that a large amount of time will not be wasted.

What Measures Has The TRAI Taken To Fight Fraud?

TRAI has taken steps to make the system more track-capable and has made arrangements to minimise the factors that pose threats to online scams in the telecommunications business.

Message Traceability:

Telecom companies must peep into the background of the commercials and OTPs to warrant them as genuine.

Extended Deadline:

These measures have been set to be put into practice no later than November 31, 2024, due to the appeals of the key telecom operators.

Conclusion

While making necessary corrections to the name associated with an Aadhaar card, UIDAI has set out some rules governing this to fight would-be fraud while at the same time ensuring the legitimacy or otherwise of a name change. Even though the process has tightened up over the years, it has a positive effect on the credibility of this important document. On the other end, change of address has been made easier The above-mentioned disadvantages are arrangements that have made change of address convenient. People should therefore be changed and informed on these changes if only TRAI is ramping up efforts towards combating scams.

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