Aadhaar card: UIDAI announces 14,000 Aadhaar Kendras are now open across India

NEW DELHI : If you want to apply for a new Aadhaar card or make some changes in your existing one, then you can now do so as the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today announced that 14,000 Aadhaar Kendras or centres have now reopened across India following easing of lockdown restrictions during ‘Unlock 1.0’.

“Important announcement: As on date, over 14,000 #AadhaarKendra run by state govts, post offices, banks, BSNL are operational across the country (details: https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx) We’re in touch with local administrations for permission to restart operations at other centres ASAP,” UIDAI tweeted.

The Aadhaar-issuing authority allows card holders to avail various services like updating address online but for several other services like applying for a new card, you will need to visit Aadhaar centre personally.