THE AADHAAR (AUTHENTICATION AND OFFLINE VERIFICATION) REGULATIONS, 2021 1 — THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016

THE AADHAAR (AUTHENTICATION AND OFFLINE VERIFICATION) REGULATIONS, 2021 1 [Updated as on 5. 5. 12.2024] In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), and sub-clauses (a), (ba), (ca), (cb), (f), (fa), (fb) and (w) of sub-section (2) of Section 54 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016 as amended vide the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 (No. 14 of 2019) and in supersession of the Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulations, 2016 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Unique Identification Authority of India, hereby makes the following regulations, namely:— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulations, 2021. (2) These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. — (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " Act " means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016; (aa) " Aadhaar number " means an identification number issued to an individual under sub -section (3) of section 3 of Aadhaar Act, and includes any alternative virtual identity generated under sub-section (4) of that section; 2 [(ab) " Aadhaar Letter " means a document for conveying the Aadhaar number to a resident;] (b) " Aadhaar number holder " means an individual who has been issued an Aadhaar number under the Act; (ba) " Aadhaar Number Capture Service Token or ANCS Token " means an encrypted number generated for an Aadhaar number by the Authority for completion of an authentication transaction. ANCS Token shall be valid for a short period