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An Aadhaar Enrolment or Update Centre is a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)-registered point where residents can get a new Aadhaar card or update their existing details — address, mobile number, biometrics, name, date of birth, or gender. These are run by UIDAI-empanelled agencies, often inside banks, post offices, or Common Service Centres. Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number and the foundation of India's benefits architecture. Without a correct, working Aadhaar, a young person cannot access most government schemes, open a bank account, or receive Direct Benefit Transfer payments.
If your Aadhaar has the wrong address, your biometric authentication keeps failing, or you have moved to a new town for work or studies, you need an update centre to fix it — otherwise your scholarship, wages, or scheme benefits will not reach you.
- New enrolment: free of charge; captures fingerprints, iris, photo, and demographic details; issues a 12-digit Aadhaar number - Biometric update (fingerprints, iris, photo): Rs 125; the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) is free for the first update done between ages 5-7 and for the first or second update done between ages 15-17, and free for the 7-15 age band till 30 September 2026. MBU must be a stand-alone transaction and cannot be clubbed with any other update - Demographic update (name, address, date of birth, gender, mobile, email): Rs 75 if done separately; free if done at the same time as a biometric update - Lifetime change limits apply: Name can be changed twice, Date of Birth and…
Portal: bookappointment.uidai.gov.in — book an appointment at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra; select state and district for list of active enrolment/update centres Also: An alternate locator is the ISRO Bhuvan portal at bhuvan-app3.nrsc.gov.in/aadhaar/, useful when the primary appointment portal is slow (UIDAI flags that location authenticity is still being validated). Many centres are inside post offices, bank branches, and CSCs; search "Aadhaar centre near [location]" on uidai.gov.in
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