New Aadhaar Card: Now Aadhaar Card will have Only Photo and QR Code

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning to redesign the Aadhaar card to enhance security and data. In the future, the Aadhaar card may only have the holder’s photo and a QR code. This means the card will not show the Aadhaar number, name, address, date of birth, or any other personal details.

UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar said in an online conference that new rules are being prepared to stop the misuse of Aadhaar copies. After these rules, when you show your Aadhaar card or give its photocopy, your personal details will not be shared with any person, organisation, office, or company. This will also stop hotels, telecom SIM sellers, event organisers, and others from misusing Aadhaar photocopies.

These new rules may be implemented from December 2025. UIDAI is expected to soon launch a new Aadhaar mobile app. This app will help Aadhaar holders share their identity digitally without giving photocopies. Users will also be able to verify all or selected details. The new app will make identity verification more secure, easy, and paperless.

In the future, the Aadhaar card may have only a photo and a secure QR code. The name might be printed, but the Aadhaar number will not be visible. The QR code can be scanned using a special app or a UIDAI-approved tool to verify details online. Offline verification through photocopies will be slowly reduced.

This will surely improve the security and stop misuse of Aadhaar Cards. A few months ago, Mumbai Police registered an FIR after NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar demonstrated how a fake Aadhaar card could be created in US President Donald Trump’s name to expose alleged fraud. According to officials, Pawar showcased during an October 16 briefing how fake Aadhaar cards could be easily generated through a website and then misused to create fake voter registrations.

In June 2025, Sumit, a resident of Sagarpur in Southwest Delhi, applied for a Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration number using his PAN card, he was shocked to discover that two GST numbers had already been fraudulently issued in his name. These registrations, he later claimed in a police complaint, were done without his knowledge or consent, and the firms operating under the GST numbers were allegedly conducting large-scale business transactions. He also told police that a SIM card had also been issued using his Aadhaar card credentials. An investigation into the case on Friday led to the arrest of two men who were allegedly involved in a large-scale GST fraud.

There are thousands of such incidents that highlight the growing fraud and misuse of Aadhaar Cards. It’s expected that frauds might reduce due to the new Aadhaar card system.