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UIDAI issues revised SOP for Aadhaar name changes
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced 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 is effective from that date, according to both The Economic Times and Business Standard.
The revised procedure covers minor corrections such as spelling mistakes, adding or removing a middle or last name, expanding abbreviations, removing dots and correcting random capitalisation. It also includes provisions for name changes after marriage or divorce, following a gender change, and for children whose Aadhaar carries an HoF-based name. A complete name change is classified as a Major Name Change and requires a Gazette Notification.
All name updates must be processed at an Aadhaar Enrolment Centre or Aadhaar Seva Kendra. The Economic Times reports the fee for a separate demographic update is Rs 75. Applicants must submit the required supporting documents and can track the request using the Update Request Number (URN) on the acknowledgement receipt.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both The Economic Times and Business Standard offer near-identical procedural coverage of UIDAI’s revised name-change SOP, treating it as a straightforward service update. Neither outlet questions the policy, highlights delays or complaints, or includes any government-critical framing. The uniformity suggests the story was sourced directly from UIDAI’s circular and is being reported as a public-information piece. With no conflicting facts or divergent editorial choices, the balanced reading is that the coverage simply informs citizens of the new document requirements and process steps, ending on the concrete detail that applicants need the Rs 75 fee and a Gazette Notification for a major name change.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), business-standard.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
