If your Aadhaar had been issued 10 years ago and had never been updated, you can update and upload your Proof of Identity & Proof of Address documents online free of cost from 15 March – June 14, 2023
Free update should be done online at https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in and for update at CSC will be charges Rs 50 as usual
According to a UIDAI tweet, “Keep Demographic Details Updated to Strengthen Your Aadhaar. If your Aadhaar had been issued 10 years ago & had never been updated – you may now upload Proof of Identity & Proof of Address documents online at https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in ‘FREE OF COST’ from 15 March – June 14, 2023.”
The free updation of your documents on your Aadhaar card will be available from March 15, 2025, to June 14, 2023.
“The free service is available for the next three months, i.e., March 15 to June 14, 2023. It is important to note that this service is free only on the myAadhaar portal and will continue to attract a fee of Rs 50 at physical Aadhaar centres, as in the case earlier,” Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said in a press statement on March 15, 2023.
How to upload address proof for free
Step 1: Visit https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/
Step 2: Login and select ‘Name/Gender/Date of Birth & Address Update’
Step3: Click on ‘Update Aadhaar Online’
Step 4: Select ‘address’ from the list of demographic options and click ‘Proceed to Update Aadhaar’
Step 5: upload a scanned copy and enter the required demographic information.
Step 6: Make payment of Rs 50. ( Not required till June 15).
Step 7: A Service Request Number (SRN) will be generated. Save it for tracking status later.
On completion of the internal quality check, you will receive an SMS
Reasons for update request rejection
The update request can be rejected due to one of the following reasons; –
Wrong PoA/PoI document uploaded –
PoA/PoI document is not self-attested – Transliteration error –
Supporting documents not self attested by the resident –
Document uploaded through online SSUP portal are not found to be scanned copies of original documents –
Mobile and Aadhaar shared in the form is incorrect – Supporting documents are not in the name of the resident
Supporting documents are not in the name of the resident
How to track update request
When you successfully submit an online address change request, you will be given a URN (change Request Number) in the format 0000/00XXX/XXXXX. This is displayed on the screen and sent through SMS to your registered telephone number. Track the status of your Aadhaar update using this URN and your Aadhaar number at:
Sourve By: economictimes
