UIDAI enables free email update in Aadhar through App

In another step to enhance citizen convenience, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed people to add or update their email ID in Aadhaar directly through the Aadhaar App, eliminating the need to visit an Aadhaar centre.

This is a free service via the Aadhaar App only, effective 1 July for a period of six months, making it easier than ever for residents to keep their Aadhaar information up to date, an official release said on Friday.

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By removing the requirement for physical visits, the initiative underlines UIDAI’s commitment to providing people-friendly digital service as part of Digital India initiative towards a Viksit Bharat, it said.

Within two days of the new service available on the Aadhaar App, more than 250,000 people have updated their email address. Linking email with Aadhaar helps in receiving real-time email notifications whenever an Aadhaar authentication request is executed.

It enhances transparency and provides an additional layer of security by enabling Aadhaar number holders to stay informed about the use of their Aadhaar for any purpose.

Designed to improve ease of living, the new Aadhaar App is enabling people to avail multiple services including mobile number update, and address update easily directly from their smartphones.

So far, over four million people have updated their mobile numbers using the new Aadhaar App. At the same time, around one million people have used the App for updating their address.