New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union government has amended the Aadhaar rules to allow private entities to use Aadhaar authentication for delivering their services, the ministry of electronics and IT (Meity) said in a statement on Friday, adding the amendments seek to promote "ease of living" to residents and enable "better access to services" to them.

The ministry on Friday notified Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025, amending the 2020 rules.

"The amendment enables both government and non-government entities to avail Aadhaar authentication service . will help both the service providers as well as the service seekers to have trusted transactions," the statement said.

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