The Aadhaar Act, 2016

The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Act 18 of 2016) is a comprehensive legal reference that presents the updated text of the Aadhaar legislation along with comments and important subordinate legislation issued under the Act. This 2026 edition incorporates amendments brought by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 and compiles various rules, regulations, notifications, and orders governing Aadhaar administration, authentication, enrolment, data security, information sharing, offline verification, and regulatory compliance. Published as a Bare Act with Comments, the book serves as a consolidated legal resource on India's Aadhaar framework and the regulatory powers exercised by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Key Features

• Complete text of The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Act 18 of 2016)
• Updated with provisions of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
• Includes Aadhaar (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2016
• Covers Meetings of the Authority Regulations, 2016
• Contains Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016
• Includes Aadhaar Data Security Regulations, 2016
• Covers Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016
• Includes Unique Identification Authority of India (Returns and Annual Report) Rules, 2018
• Contains UIDAI Appointment of Accountants Rules, 2018
• Includes Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2025
• Covers Unique Identification Authority of India (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2021
• Includes Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulations, 2021 with amendments up to Notification of 9-12-2025
• Presented as a Bare Act with Comments for legal reference and interpretation support.