UIDAI Amends Aadhaar Authentication Fee Rules

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Amendment Regulations, 2025, which modifies the existing fee structure for authentication services. This change introduces a new fee for requesting entities, such as businesses and government agencies, that have a Memorandum of Understanding or agreement with the UIDAI. The fee will now apply to updates regarding the status of Aadhaar numbers, specifically whether a number has been omitted, deactivated, or re-activated. However, this fee will not be charged if the requesting entity provides information that aids in the deactivation of Aadhaar numbers. The UIDAI also retains the power to waive this fee if the updates are deemed to be in the interest of its functions, such as maintaining the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) or ensuring the accuracy of Aadhaar holder information. Additionally, the amendment omits previous sub-regulations 4 and 5 of regulation 3, streamlining the fee payment rules.

UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th August, 2025

F. No. HQ-13073/1/2020-AUTH.II Part (1)/Comp. No. 12972(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 54 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), the Unique Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Amendment Regulations, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the principal regulations, in regulation 3, the following shall be amended, namely—

2.1 add sub-regulation 2A of after sub-regulation 2 of regulation 3 as –

Where a requesting entity has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding or agreement with the Authority for performing authentication with update regarding the status as to whether any Aadhaar number previously submitted has been subsequently omitted or deactivated or re­activated, for any response subsequently made by the Authority by way of such update in respect of performance of authentication of Aadhaar numbers, a fee as specified in sub regulation (2) shall be chargeable to such requesting entity for every such update:

Provided that no such fee shall be charged, where the requesting entity provides such information to the Authority which is relevant for deactivation of Aadhaar numbers.

Provided further that the Authority may, where such update is in the interests of performance of its functions and exercise of its powers, including the maintenance of information of Aadhaar number holders in CIDR, updating of their current details for continued accuracy in CIDR, processing of information of Aadhaar numbers and inquiry into CIDR, by order, waive such fee, to such extent as such order may specify”.

2.2 sub-regulation 3 of regulation 3 may be read as –

The fee specified in sub-regulations (1), (2) and (2A) …………………..  

2.3 sub-regulation 4 omitted.

2.4 sub-regulation 5 omitted.

SANJEEV YADAV, Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./311/2025-26]

Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4, vide Notification F. No. HQ 13073/1/2020-AUTH.II-HQ(E), dated the 29^th September, 2023 (published on the 3^rd October, 2023) and further amendment regulations were notified vide F. No. HQ-13073/1/2020-AUTH.II(E) dated 31^st January 2024.