Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) of Name & Gender update request under exception handling process dated 28.10.2021
F.No.HQ-16033/4/2020-EU-I-HQ
Government of India
Ministry of Electronics and IT
Unique Identification Authority of India
UIDAI Headquarter,
Bangla Sahib Road, Behind Kali Mandir,
Gole Market, New Delhi - 110001
Dated: 12th May 2022
Subject: Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) of Name & Gender update request under exception handling process dated 28.10.2021 - reg.
Corrigendum No.2/2022
As per the SOP issued vide F. No. HQ 16022/2/2020-EU-I-HQ-Part(1) dated 28.10.2021, the resident is required to upload Gazette Notification for name change as PO! document for full name change in Aadhaar.
2. However, as the children may not be named at the time of birth, the following clarifications are being issued:
a. In case of children having Aadhaar with name as ‘Baby of......', the first update request for full name change shall be allowed by submitting the Birth Certificate (issued by the Registrar of Births & Deaths) instead of a Gazette Notification.
b. This change shall not be counted as Name change for fixing the threshold of two updates available to a resident.
