Context: 

Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025 under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 have been notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). 

Key Highlights: 

• The 2025 rule is an amendment to the 2020 regulations.
• Aadhaar authentication procedures are now available for both public and private organizations.
• The amendment functions to improve service delivery throughout e-commerce together with travel and tourism, hospitality, and also healthcare services. 
• Through this amendment, the government seeks to advance innovation processes, knowledge distribution, and social welfare efforts. 
• Aadhaar now extends its reach to essential service access and it improves living quality for citizens. 

• Any entity seeking Aadhaar authentication will be required to apply with the details of intended requirements to the concerned ministry or department of the Central or the State government in a format being made available on a portal for this purpose. 
• The applications will be examined by UIDAI and MeitY will issue the approval based on the recommendation of UIDAI. 

• The amendment promotes transparent processes in both decision-making services and service delivery systems. 
• Through this amendment the accessibility to public and private sector services improves because it builds trust as well as efficiency. 
• It Supports the goals of good governance, ease of living, and livelihood improvement for residents.