UIDAI has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for updating names in Aadhaar, replacing the earlier procedure issued in 2021. The new SOP was uploaded on September 18, 2026, and sets out how different types of name corrections and changes will be processed, including minor corrections, data-entry errors, marital changes and complete name changes.
The revised procedure works under Regulation 19 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, along with the prescribed list of acceptable documents.
