Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Telangana Residents Still Face Aadhaar State Name Errors
Many people in Telangana have an old state name on their Aadhaar cards.
Their cards say Andhra Pradesh even though they live in Telangana.
This problem has continued for more than ten years after the states were separated.
The house number, area, district and PIN code may still correctly show Telangana.
People often have to visit Aadhaar centres several times to request a correction.
Workers say computer and PIN-code mapping problems are slowing the process.
Some updates take three to four months, and certain personal details can only be changed a limited number of times.
A social worker wants UIDAI to fix the database automatically so residents do not need unnecessary visits.
Thousands of Telangana residents still have “Andhra Pradesh” listed as their Aadhaar state.
The incorrect state name often appears despite correct Telangana locality, district and PIN-code details.
Residents and service-centre staff blame technical problems and incorrect PIN-code mapping in UIDAI databases.
Address corrections can take three to four months, while limits on changing names and dates of birth add difficulty.
Hyderabad district also had 351,982 pending applications under voter-registration Forms 6, 6A, 7 and 8 by Saturday.
- Who
- Thousands of senior citizens, students and other Telangana residents, along with Aadhaar-centre staff and social workers, are affected.
- What
- Aadhaar records continue to show Andhra Pradesh as the state for residents whose addresses are in Telangana.
- When
- The issue has continued for more than a decade after bifurcation; the report also gives pending figures recorded by Saturday.
- Where
- Telangana, particularly Hyderabad district and Aadhaar centres in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Technical and database problems, including incorrect PIN-code mapping, are preventing the state field from being updated correctly.
- Affected record
- Aadhaar state fields showing Andhra Pradesh for residents living in Telangana
- Reported cause
- Technical and database issues involving address updates and PIN-code mapping
- Correction timeline
- Each update may take three to four months
- Name correction limit
- Aadhaar names can reportedly be corrected twice
- Date-of-birth correction limit
- Date of birth can reportedly be corrected once in a lifetime
- Hyderabad pending applications
- 351,982 applications under Forms 6, 6A, 7 and 8 were reported pending by Saturday
- Pending application breakdown
- 71,089 were at AERO level, 217,135 were assigned for BLO field verification, and 48,406 had been verified by EROs but were not disposed of