Panchkula, Oct. 6 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has simplified paperwork for correction of date of birth in Aadhaar, removing certain requirements for applicants to furnish details of documents submitted during earlier enrolment or update exercises, while retaining stringent safeguards against repeated changes and fraudulent claims.

The changes have been introduced through a corrigendum to the annexures of UIDAI's Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Date of Birth update in Aadhaar, originally issued on Dec. 24, 2025.

The corrigendum, officially uploaded by UIDAI on Sept. 28, states that the annexures have been amended "so as to do away with the requirement of furnishing details of previously submitted document...