Aadhaar Authority Asks Citizens To Update Cards Issued Over 10 Years Ago

"This facility can be accessed on My Aadhaar portal or by visiting the nearest Aadhaar centre," UIDAI added.

Aadhaar holders who were issued the unique ID more than 10 years back but have not updated their details since then are being urged to update identification and residence proof documents, UIDAI said.

In a statement, UIDAI -- the government agency that issues Aadhaar numbers -- said the updation can be done online as well as at Aadhaar centres.

It said those who were issued the unique identification number more than 10 years back and have not done any updation since the issue are being "requested" to update their documents.

UIDAI, however, did not say if this updation is mandatory.