This document outlines the Aadhaar Sharing of Information First Amendment Regulations, 2025, enacted by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on August 21, 2025. The amendment modifies the Aadhaar Sharing of Information Regulations, 2016. Key changes include:
1. **Sharing of Aadhaar for Children:** The Authority may, with parental or guardian consent, share the Aadhaar number of children under 5 (generated via birth certificate without biometrics) with the Registrar General of India or Chief Registrar to prevent duplicate enrollments under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
2. **Deactivation of Aadhaar for Deceased:** The requirement for consent is waived in cases involving the deactivation of an Aadhaar number of a deceased person, as per Regulation 28(1)(ea) of The Aadhaar Enrolment and Update Regulations, 2016.
The principal regulations were initially published on September 14, 2016, via notification number 13012642016LegalUIDAI No. 5 of 2016, and last amended on January 27, 2024, via Notification number HQ1307312024AUTHII HQC13751E, dated the 25th January, 2024. This amendment takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette. The responsible authority is the Unique Identification Authority of India, F. No. HQ1601612023EUIHQE. The Director, Sanjeev Yadav, is noted in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016: An Act of the Indian Parliament that aims to provide targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits, and services to individuals residing in India by assigning them unique identity numbers, called Aadhaar numbers.
Unique Identification Authority of India: A statutory authority established by the Government of India, responsible for implementing the Aadhaar Act and managing the Aadhaar database.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Aadhaar Sharing of Information Regulations, 2016: Regulations pertaining to the sharing of Aadhaar information, amended by the current notification.
Aadhaar Sharing of Information First Amendment Regulations, 2025: The title of the amendment regulations being introduced.
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969: An act related to registration of births and deaths in India.
Aadhaar Enrolment and Update Regulations, 2016: Regulations concerning the enrolment and updating of Aadhaar information.
Sanjeev Yadav: The Director who signed the notification.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 579] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 22, 2025/श्रािण 31, 1947
No. 579] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025/SHRAVANA 31, 1947
भारतीय जिजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 अगस्ट् त, 2025
फा. स.ं एचक्य-ू 16016/1/2023-ईय-ू I-एचक्य(ू ई).—आधार (जित्तीय और अन्य सहाजयदकयों, प्रसुजिधाओं और
सेिाओं का लजययत पररिान) अजधजनयम, 2016 की धारा 23 की उप-धारा (1) और (2) के खंड (ट) और धारा 29 की
उप-धारा (2) के साथ परित, धारा 54 की उप-धारा (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारतीय
जिजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण, आधार (सूचना की सहभाजिता) जिजनयम, 2016 को संिोजधत करन े के जलए एतद्द्वारा
जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ह,ै नामत: —
1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.—(1) इन जिजनयमों को आधार (सूचना की सहभाजिता) प्रथम सिं ोधन जिजनयम, 2025
कहा िाएगा।
(2) य ेजिजनयम सरकारी रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. आधार (सूचना की सहभाजिता) जिजनयम, 2016 (जिन्ह ें इसमें इसके पश् चात् मलू जिजनयम कहा गया ह)ै में, जिजनयम
3 म,ें उप-जिजनयम (5) के पश्चात्, उप-जिजनयम (6) को अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत: —
5607 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
“(6) प्राजधकरण, माता-जपता या सरंिक की सहमजत से ऐसे आधार संख्या को, जिसे एक िन्म प्रमाणपत्र के
आधार पर और कोर बायोमेररक सूचना एकत्र दकए जबना, पााँच िर्ष से कम आयु के बालक के नामांकन उपरांत
सजृित दकया गया ह,ै भारत के महापंिीयक या िन्म और मृत्यु पंिीकरण अजधजनयम, 1969 के तहत जनयिु
दकसी राज्य के मुख्य पंिीयक के साथ साझा कर सकता ह,ै तादक एक ही िन्म प्रमाणपत्र के आधार पर िोहरे
नामांकन को रोका िा सके।“
3. मूल जिजनयमों में, उप जनयम (3) के जिजनयम 5 में एक परंतुक अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत: —
“परन्त ुयह दक आधार (नामांकन एिं अद्यतन) जिजनयम, 2016 के जिजनयम 28 के उप जिजनयम (1) के खडं (ईए)
के अंतगषत मृत व्यजि के आधार संख्या को जनजरक्रय करन ेकी जस्ट्थजत म ेंइसकी आिश्यकता नहीं होगी।’’
संिीि यािि, जनिेिक
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./312/2025-26]
नोट : मूल जिजनयम भारत का रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4, संख्या 347, दिनांक 14 जसतंबर, 2016 म ें
अजधसूचना संख्या 13012/64/2016/जिजध/यूआईडीएआई (2016 की संख्या 5), दिनांक 12 जसतंबर, 2016 द्वारा
प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अंजतम बार संिोधन अजधसूचना संख्या एचक्यू-13073/1/2024-अजध-II-एचक्यू /सी-
1375(ई), दिनांक 25 िनिरी, 2024 (27 िनिरी, 2024 को प्रकाजित) के तहत दकया गया था।
UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st August, 2025
F. No. HQ-16016/1/2023-EU-I-HQ(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of
section 54, read with sub-section (1) and clause (k) of sub-section (2) of section 23 and sub-section (2) of section 29 of
the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, the Unique
Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Aadhaar (Sharing of
Information) Regulations, 2016, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) First
Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations), in
regulation 3, a sub-regulation (6) shall be inserted after sub-regulation (5), namely: —
“(6) The Authority may, with the consent of parent or guardian, share the Aadhaar number, which was
generated pursuant to enrolment of a child below the age of 5 years on the basis of a birth certificate and
without collecting the core biometric information, with the Registrar General of India or Chief Registrar for
a State appointed under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 to prevent duplicate enrolment on
the basis of the same birth certificate.”
3. In the principal regulations, in regulation 5, in sub-regulation (3), a proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided that the same shall not be required in case of deactivation of Aadhaar number of a deceased
person under clause (ea) of sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 28 of The Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update)
Regulations, 2016.”
SANJEEV YADAV, Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./312/2025-26]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, No. 347,
dated the 14th September, 2016, vide notification number 13012/64/2016/Legal/UIDAI (No. 5 of 2016) dated
the 12th September, 2016, and were last amended vide Notification number HQ-13073/1/2024-AUTH-II-
HQ/C-13751(E), dated the 25th January, 2024, published on the 27th January, 2024.
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