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Aadhaar, PAN & ID

Aadhaar enrolment and updates, PAN and its linking, passports, voter ID, birth and death certificates — the documents everything else in India depends on.

How to lock your Aadhaar biometrics and check for misuseLocking your fingerprints takes two minutes on myAadhaar and costs nothing. This guide covers the lock, the Virtual ID, reading yo…14 minverified 2026-08-06
How to get a death certificateWhich route you take depends on how the person died — in hospital, at home, or unnaturally, where the police inquest and post-mort…14 minverified 2026-08-06
How to recover your DigiLocker accountForgotten security PIN, forgotten username, or a registered mobile number you no longer hold — each is a different lock with a dif…14 minverified 2026-08-06
How to apply for a PAN cardInstant e-PAN through the income tax portal takes minutes and is free if you have an Aadhaar with a linked mobile. The paid route …8 minverified 2026-07-31
How to apply for an Indian passportApply on Passport Seva, book a Kendra appointment, attend with originals. Police verification is what determines the timeline — an…9 minverified 2026-07-31
How to change your name legally in IndiaThere is no single register of names in India. A name change is a deed, a newspaper notice and a Gazette notification — and then t…12 minverified 2026-08-05
How to correct PAN details or get a duplicateA reprint, a correction and a surrender are three different requests going to three different places, and the tax portal cannot do…11 minverified 2026-08-05
How to get a birth certificateRegistration is free and compulsory within a short reporting window, and it is the informant's legal duty, not the hospital's alon…11 minverified 2026-08-05
How to link Aadhaar to your bank accountKYC linking and DBT seeding are two different things, and only one decides where your subsidy lands. Why the mapper holds a single…12 minverified 2026-08-04
How to register a marriageRegistering a marriage that already happened and marrying under the Special Marriage Act are two different processes with differen…12 minverified 2026-08-04
How to register to voteBeing on the electoral roll is what lets you vote — the card is secondary. Which form applies to your situation, the four qualifyi…11 minverified 2026-08-04
How to renew or reissue your Indian passportIndia does not renew passports — it reissues them, which is a fresh application with a fresh police verification. What decides whe…12 minverified 2026-08-05
How to update your Aadhaar detailsAddress can be changed online in minutes. Mobile number, biometrics and photo require a visit. Name, date of birth and gender have…9 minverified 2026-07-31
What to do if you lose your passport in IndiaLosing an Indian passport is not a renewal problem. It is a re-issue in the lost category, with a police report in original, a swo…14 minverified 2026-08-06
If your name has been deleted from the voter listA deletion is an order, and an order can be appealed. How to confirm your name is actually gone, why it went, and the Form 6 resto…14 minverified 2026-08-06
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