Your Aadhaar card serves as your identity. Many of the services accessible to every Indian citizen are associated with the 12-digit distinctive Aadhaar number. In this scenario, it is essential to maintain its current status. If your Aadhaar card is older than 10 years and hasn’t been updated, make sure to finish the required procedures related to it by 14 December.
You can have it updated completely free with verification of identity and residence. Following this, a charge of Rs 50 will apply for alterations. The deadline for the free update, originally scheduled for June 14, 2024, has been pushed back to September 14, 2024, and now to December 14, 2024. After that, updates will incur a fee. To inform you, the Aadhaar card was introduced in India on 28 January 2009 and functions as an identification card, similar to the PAN card and voter ID.
Understand its process step by step:
Go to the official site myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in.
Log in by providing your Aadhaar number along with the OTP sent to your registered mobile number.
Kindly verify the identity and address details provided in your profile.
If the information is accurate, click on “I confirm that the above information is correct”.
Choose the necessary documents for identity and address verification from the drop-down list.
Submit the chosen documents. Every file should be smaller than 2 MB and in either JPEG, PNG, or PDF format.
Lastly, verify all your details and send in the updates.
What was the controversy?
Prior to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that the Aadhaar cards of 50 individuals were “delinked” in various regions of East Burdwan, Birbhum, North and South 24 Parganas, and North Bengal. In response, UIDAI denied the CM’s claims and stated that no Aadhaar number has been revoked. UIDAI additionally mentioned that it will address