The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on January 27, 2024, issued the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Second Amendment Regulations, 2024, to further amend the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016.
The following provisions have been stated:
• For regulation 27, which states “Cases requiring omission of Aadhaar Number”, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:
“27. Cases requiring omission of Aadhaar number.
(1) Where the Authority is satisfied that more than one Aadhaar number has been issued to the same person, the Aadhaar number assigned at the earliest shall be retained and all subsequent Aadhaar numbers omitted.
(2) Where the Authority is satisfied that an Aadhaar number was generated for an individual who, at the time of enrolment,
(a) Was not eligible for enrolment with the biometric exception under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 6 but whose enrolment was carried out following the procedure for handling of such exceptions as referred to therein; or
(b) Was aged five years or above but was enrolled without capturing his biometrics, such Aadhaar number shall be omitted.
(3) An Aadhaar number holder may, upon attaining the age of eighteen years, make an application for cancellation of his Aadhaar number as per the form set out in Schedule VI, to a Regional Office of the Authority, within a period of 6 months from the date on which he attains such age and after—
(a) Establishing his identity by performing authentication or by such other means as the Authority may specify on this behalf; and
(b) Following such procedure as the Authority may specify in this behalf on its website, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the relevant facts regarding his application for cancellation,
and, upon receipt of such application and fulfilment of the requirements referred to in clauses (a) and (b), the Authority shall, within a period of three months from the date of such fulfilment of requirements, take a decision on his application and, if satisfied regarding the eligibility of such Aadhaar number holder for cancellation, cancel the same:
Provided that any application for cancellation made on or before the commencement of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Second Amendment Regulations, 2024 shall be processed by the Authority in accordance with this regulation.”.
This notification will come into force from January 27, 2024.
For further details, kindly refer to the document attached.
[Notification No HQ-16016/1/2023-EU-I-HQ (E)]
