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The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

40 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — ENROLMENT
  5. 3Aadhaar number
  6. 4Properties of Aadhaar number
  7. 5Special measures for issuance of Aadhaar number to certain category of persons
  8. III — AUTHENTICATION
  9. 7Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies, benefits and services, etc
  10. 8Authentication of Aadhaar number
  11. 9Aadhaar number not evidence of citizenship or domicile, etc
  12. IV — UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITYOF INIDA
  13. 11Establishment of Authority
  14. 12Composition of Authority
  15. 14Term of office and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  16. 15Removal of Chairperson and Members
  17. 16Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after cessation of office
  18. 18Chief executive officer
  19. 19Meetings of Authority
  20. 21Officers and other employees of Authority
  21. 23Powers and functions of Authority
  22. 23APower of Authority to issue directions
  23. V — GRANTS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT
  24. 26Accounts and audit
  25. 27Returns and annual report, etc
  26. VI — PROTECTIONOF INFORMATION
  27. 28Security and confidentiality of information
  28. 29Restriction on sharing information
  29. 30Biometric information deemed to be sensitive personal information
  30. 31Alteration of demographic information or biometric information
  31. 32Access to own information and records of requests for authentication
  32. 33Disclosure of information in certain cases
  33. 33APenalty for failure to comply with provisions of this Act, rules, regulations and directions
  34. 33BPower to adjudicate
  35. 33CAppeals to Appellate Tribunal
  36. 33EAppeal to Supreme Court of India
  37. VII — OFFENCESAND PENALTIES
  38. 35Penalty for impersonation of Aadhaar number holder by changing demographic information or biometric information
  39. 37Penalty for disclosing identity information
  40. 43Offences by companies
  41. 44Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India
  42. 47Cognizance of offences
  43. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  44. 48Power of Central Government to supersede Authority
  45. 50Power of Central Government to issue directions
  46. 53Power of Central Government to make rules
  47. 54Power of Authority to make regulations
  48. 58Power to remove difficulties