Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016 · VI — Omission Or Deactivation Of Aadhaar Number And Identity Information
Regulation 28 Cases requiring deactivation of Aadhaar Number
(1) The Aadhaar number of an Aadhaar number holder shall be deactivated in the following circumstances:
(a) “Photo on Photo” and core biometric information is available: Where an existing photograph is used instead of capturing a fresh photograph at the enrolment centre, and where core biometric information of the Aadhaar number holder has been captured, the Aadhaar number shall be de- activated, and the Aadhaar number holder asked to update his photograph. Upon successful update of his photograph, the Aadhaar number may be re-activated.
(b) “False Partial Biometric Exception” cases: Where certain attributes constituting biometric information have not been captured despite the Aadhaar number holder being in a position to provide them, the Aadhaar number shall be de-activated.
(c) Where it is found at a later stage that enrolment has been carried out without valid supporting documents, the Aadhaar number shall be deactivated till it is updated by the Aadhaar number holder after furnishing valid supporting documents.
(ca) Aadhaar number holder was aged five years or above but was enrolled without capturing core biometric information and later biometric update has also been carried out.
(d) Where the information captured has been flagged as having bad data and requiring update (such as mixed/anomalous biometrics information, abusive/expletive words and unparliamentary language in demographic information, multiple names in single name using ‘urf’ or ‘Alias’), the Aadhaar number shall be deactivated till it is updated by Aadhaar holder. [(e)
(i) Where an Aadhaar number holder has attained the age of 5 or 15 years, the first update in his/her Aadhaar has to be necessarily accompanied by a biometric information update.
(ii) Where an Aadhaar number holder who has attained the age of 5 or 15 years fails to update his/her biometric information within 2 years of attaining such age, his/her Aadhaar number shall be deactivated. The facility of biometric information update shall be available free of cost to the Aadhaar number holder till attaining the age of 7 or 17 years, respectively. Thereafter, the Aadhaar number holder can activate his/her Aadhaar number by updating his/her biometric information. However, the applicable charges for biometric information update as fixed by the Authority from time to time shall be borne by the Aadhaar number holder.
(ii) The Aadhaar number shall not be omitted even if the Aadhaar number holder does not update biometric information, and the Aadhaar number shall remain in deactivated state.]
(ea)
(i) Where the Authority receives information regarding the death of an Aadhaar number holder including the Aadhaar number of the deceased individual, wherever available, the said information shall be verified in a manner as prescribed by the Authority, and upon such verification, the Aadhaar number shall be deactivated.
(ii) In order to ensure continued accuracy of information in the CIDR or to verify the information pertaining to the death of the Aadhar number holder received under sub-regulation (i), the Authority: A. shall seek information from the Registrar General of India or Chief Registrar for a State appointed under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969; or B. may seek information from any other entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem; or C. may receive information from any individual.”
(f) Any other case requiring deactivation as deemed appropriate by the Authority.
(2) Upon deactivation, services that are provided by the Authority to the Aadhaar number holder shall be discontinued 50[***] till such time the Aadhaar number holder updates or rectifies the information, owing to which his Aadhaar number has been deactivated by the Authority. [28A. Deactivation of certain Aadhaar numbers.—Without prejudice to anything contained in regulation 28, in respect of a foreign national who is seeking enrolment or is an Aadhaar number holder, Aadhaar number may be deactivated—
(a) upon expiry of the period of validity of their visa for stay in India; or
(b) where the Authority is satisfied that such foreign national does not fulfil the requirements for his entry into or stay in India under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (34 of 1920), the rules made thereunder and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs in this regard from time to time, the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939) and the orders made and directions given thereunder, or the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946) and the rules made thereunder.
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(1) The Aadhaar number of an Aadhaar number holder shall be deactivated in the following circumstances:
(a) “Photo on Photo” and core biometric information is available: Where an existing photograph is used instead of capturing a fresh photograph at the enrolment centre, and where core biometric information of the resident has been captured, the Aadhaar number shall be de-activated, and the resident asked to update his photograph. Upon successful update of his photograph, the Aadhaar number may be re-activated.
(b) “False Partial Biometric Exception” cases: Where certain attributes constituting biometric information have not been captured despite the resident being in a position to provide them, the Aadhaar number shall be de-activated.
(c) Where it is found at a later stage that enrolment has been carried out without valid supporting documents, the Aadhaar number shall be deactivated till it is updated by the Aadhaar number holder after furnishing valid supporting documents.
(d) Where the information captured has been flagged as having bad data and requiring update (such as mixed/anomalous biometrics information, abusive/expletive words and unparliamentary language in resident demographics, multiple names in single name using ‘urf’ or ‘Alias’), the Aadhaar number shall be deactivated till it is updated by Aadhaar holder.
(e) Where a child having attained the age of five or fifteen years of age fails to update his biometric information within two years of attaining such age, his Aadhaar number shall be deactivated. In cases where such update has not been carried out at the expiry of one year after deactivation, the Aadhaar number shall be omitted.
(f) Any other case requiring deactivation as deemed appropriate by the Authority.
(2) Upon deactivation, services that are provided by the Authority to the Aadhaar number holder shall be discontinued temporarily till such time the Aadhaar number holder updates or rectifies the information, owing to which his Aadhaar number has been deactivated by the Authority.