Updating your details in Aadhaar

You will be pleased to know that the Aadhaar family now has over 89 crore Aadhaar holders!

Your Aadhaar is an effective tool to access various services offered by government (and private) agencies from time to time. It is important that you regularly update the information on Aadhaar.

If you have moved to a new address; or, your child has recently turned 5 years (or 15 years) of age; or, your email ID or phone number has changed from the one mentioned in your Aadhaar; or, you wish to add your mobile number and/ or email ID - then you should "Update" the information in the Aadhaar database.
  
You can follow any of these three simple ways to update information in Aadhaar database:

• Online Self-Service Portal (for updating demographic information)
  
  If your mobile is registered in Aadhaar, you can visit the https://resident.uidai.net.in, and follow the instructions for updating address (or change of name following marriage etc.).

• Permanent Enrolment Centers (for updating Demographics / Biometrics / Photograph)
  
  Visit a nearby Permanent Enrolment Centre (PEC) along with copies of relevant documents such as Identity/ Address proof. You can also update your photograph and biometrics. A list of PECs is available at https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx

• By Post
  
  Send an Aadhaar Data Update/ Correction form by Post. You can download the form at http://uidai.gov.in/images/application_form_11102012.pdf. A list of documents to be attached is available at https://resident.uidai.net.in/update-data. Duly completed form along with relevant documents may be sent to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) at either of the two addresses given below:
  
  Post Box No. 10, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, 480001 (India)
  
  
  Or
  
  Post Box No. 99, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034 (India)

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Cat Enrolled for Aadhaar Card - Registered Criminal case against an NRI and the operator

After the dog gets Aadhaar Card in Madhya Pradesh trending news here one more news coming from Kerala saying that the Cat was enrolled for Aadhaar Card by his NRI Owner who is working in Gulf. The Owner of the Cat i.e. NRI who is working in Gulf had wanted a photo id for his Persian cat to take his cat to Gulf where he is employed.

And hence the NRI decided to apply for Aadhaar Card for his cat and he visited the Akshaya Kendra Centre to apply for Aadhaar Card. The lady staff at the Akshaya Kendra Centre accepted the application form of the cat and completed all the formalities the name and address was that of the owner, Azeez Abdullah as well as photo of the cat was clicked.

But this matter came to know to Kerala police when they received a complaint from Bengaluru Regional Aadhaar Card Additional Director, D M Gujral, during inspection of the application. And now Kerala Police have registered a criminal case against the NRI and an employee of an IT-based services delivery Centre on charges of applying Aadhaar Card for a cat.

Also Read: How Dog residing in Madhya Pradesh has an Aadhaar Card?