The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has increased the fees for Aadhaar services. Updating or correcting details such as name, date of birth, address, phone number, email, photo, fingerprints, and iris scan will now cost more. The fee hike will be implemented in two phases from October onwards.
In the first phase, services previously costing ₹50 will increase to ₹75, while those costing ₹100 will rise to ₹125. In the second phase, the ₹75 fee will go up to ₹90, and the ₹125 fee will rise to ₹150. The first-phase rates will be valid from October 1 until September 30, 2028, and the second-phase rates will be in effect from October 1, 2028, to September 30, 2031.
New Aadhaar enrolments will continue to be free of cost. Mandatory biometric updates for children aged 5–7 and teenagers aged 15–17 will remain free of charge. The authority will directly pay the applicable fee to the service centres for these updates.
However, mandatory biometric updates for children aged 7–15 and those above 17 will incur a fee. This fee will increase from ₹100 to ₹125 in the first phase, and to ₹150 in the second phase. For services requested directly by citizens through the UIDAI portal, the fee has been increased from ₹50 to ₹75.
Aadhaar authentication is mandatory for booking reserved tickets starting October 1st, 2025. The government has mandated that from the aforementioned date, any tickets booked online through the IRCTC website or app should be booked during the first 15 minutes after reservations open. Currently, this restriction applies only to Tatkal bookings.
The primary goal of this rule is to curb ticket touting and ensure that tickets reach genuine passengers. By restricting early online bookings to Aadhaar-authenticated users, Indian Railways aims to reduce bulk bookings for resale at inflated prices and ensure a smoother, more transparent booking experience.
