India, May 3 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has rubbished reports of an upgraded Aadhaar card bearing new look.

The clarification from the government came after several reports and viral social media posts claimed that the new Aadhaar card would only feature the user's photo and a QR code. The reports claimed that the changes were made to prevent identity thefts and data leak.

The ministry said that such reports and social media posts were not correct and intended to cause unwanted confusion in the minds of the people.

"People in general are advised to ignore such reports and social media posts, and refer to official communication from UIDAI through its official social media handles and press releases...