Aadhaar linking deadline may be extended beyond March 31: Things to know

The Centre might consider extending the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar to various government schemes, as well as mobile phones and bank accounts, if required, the Narendra Modi-led government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court. 

If you haven't linked your Aadhaar with your mobile number or bank account yet, this might come as a relief. However, it is always prudent to finish the necessary formalities ahead of the last date.  

The Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a bunch of petitions against the Aadhaar law, was informed by Attorney General K K Venugopal that the Centre had extended the deadline in the past, too, and that it could do so again. 

"If required, we can do it again," Venugopal said, after petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme sought an extension of the deadline to link the 12-digit unique identity number with various government schemes and services. 

The petitioners, for their part, said that the deadline was approaching and the case was unlikely to be decided by March 31.

On December 15, 2017, the apex court had directed that the deadline for the linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phones be extended until March 31.

The Constitution Bench is hearing challenges to the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme on the touchstone of the fundamental right to privacy on a bunch of petitions by former Karnataka High Court Judge K S Puttuswamy, Magsaysay awardee Shanta Sinha, feminist researcher Kalyani Sen Menon, and others.  

In case you have not yet linked your account, here’s the list of mandatory Aadhaar linkages:  

1) Bank Account
 

Log into net banking, and click on the link, ‘Update Aadhaar Card Details’ or ‘Aadhaar Card Seeding.’

Enter the details, verify, and submit.
 

Your bank will email or call you, to confirm or verify your details.

2) PAN Card
 

To link your PAN Card to your Aadhaar number, visit here and click on ‘Link Aadhaar tab’.

Enter your PAN and Aadhaar number or SMS UIDPAN and send it to 567678 or 56161.

3) Voter ID
 

This is a fairly easy procedure. Visit the official NVSP website here.

or

Send the SMS ECILINK < EPIC_Number > < Aadhaar_Number > to 166 or 51969

or

Call 1950 on weekdays, and provide your Aadhaar details and Voter ID number

TO CHECK IF MOBILE NUMBER IS LINKED TO AADHAAR

 

Go to https://goo.gl/rv7w3v and

Step 1: Enter Aadhaar number, mobile number and security code; then click on ‘Get one-time password (OTP)’ 

Step 2: If your mobile is linked, you will receive an OTP. Enter it and verify your mobile number 

Step 3: If it is not linked, you will get a message: “Your mobile is not enrolled in our records”

To link mobile number with Aadhaar

Step 1: Download Aadhaar update/ correction form from the UIDAI website or get it at the nearest Aadhaar centre  

Step 2: Along with filled form, submit a copy of your Aadhaar card and a photo identification document (PAN card, passport, voter ID, etc)

Step 3: Your biometrics (thumb impression) will be verified

Step 4:You will be given an acknowledgement slip. Linking happens within 10 days  

Step 5: At the telecom service provider’s store, give your Aadhaar card and mobile number 

Step 6: After biometric verification, you will receive an OTP on your phone. Submit it to complete the verification process

From December 1, you will be able to go to the telecom service provider’s website and generate an OTP  

• This will be received on a mobile number registered with UIDAI (at the time of enrollment) 

• Enter it and your Aadhaar number and authentication will get done 

• An interactive voice response system (IVRS) from a registered mobile will also allow you to do the same

LINKING BANK ACCOUNT

 

OFFLINE APPROACH:

Step 1:  Visit a branch with a copy of the Aadhaar card (along with original for verification) and passbook 

Step 2: Fill the form, submit it, along with a photocopy of your Aadhaar card. 

Step 3: You will be given an acknowledgement after which linking will happen 

THROUGH NET BANKING: 

Step 1: Log into your internet banking account.

Step 2: Immediately a box will pop up. Click on ‘Link Aadhaar card details’. Enter required info and it will be linked

SMS BASED: 
 

• Type the following ‘Aadhaar XXXXXXXXXXXX AC XXXXXX’ 
 

• The first number will be your Aadhaar number and the second will be the last six digits of your account number 
 

• Once the bank receives your SMS, it will process your request and notify you

LINKING MF ACCOUNT 

 

FROM THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT’S (RTA) WEBSITE:
 

There are four RTAs. CAMS, Karvy, Franklin Templeton International Services, and Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services

Step 1: Go to the website of the registrar and transfer agent used by your fund house

Step 2: Download the form, fill it, and submit it at the nearest branch of the RTA or fund house (use this option if you mobile number is not linked with Aadhaar)

Step 3: On the next page, again enter PAN, Aadhaar number, OTP and give the necessary permission to the RTA, and submit

FROM FUND HOUSES’ WEBSITES:

There is a link on some fund houses’ websites that take you to the Aadhaar linking page of RTA's web site

FROM DISTRIBUTOR’S PORTAL:
 

As soon as you login, you see a window prompting you to link. Click on ‘Link now’ 
 

Step 1: On the next page, enter your Aadhaar number twice 
 

Step 2: You will receive an OTP on your Aadhaar registered mobile number 
 

Step 3: Click on ‘Verify Aadhaar with OTP’ 
 

Step 4: If you have trouble getting the OTP, you can upload a copy of your Aadhaar card for verification, and they will do the needful

LINK BROKING ACCOUNT

 

OFFLINE

• Submit a scanned self-attested copy of Aadhaar to your broker  

ONLINE:
 

• Log into the broker’s portal and enter your Aadhaar number. The broker's system will send this and a few of your demographic details to the UIDAI server, which will then authenticate you  

LINKING INSURANCE POLICY (ONLY OFFLINE)

 

• Send a scanned copy of their Aadhaar card to their agent, broker or relationship manager 
 

• No biometric authentication is required

TO CHECK IF MOBILE NUMBER IS LINKED TO AADHAAR

 

Go to https://goo.gl/rv7w3v and

Step 1: Enter Aadhaar number, mobile number and security code; then click on ‘Get one-time password (OTP)’ 

Step 2: If your mobile is linked, you will receive an OTP. Enter it and verify your mobile number 

Step 3: If it is not linked, you will get a message: “Your mobile is not enrolled in our records”

To link mobile number with Aadhaar

Step 1: Download Aadhaar update/ correction form from the UIDAI website or get it at the nearest Aadhaar centre  

Step 2: Along with filled form, submit a copy of your Aadhaar card and a photo identification document (PAN card, passport, voter ID, etc)

Step 3: Your biometrics (thumb impression) will be verified

Step 4:You will be given an acknowledgement slip. Linking happens within 10 days  

Step 5: At the telecom service provider’s store, give your Aadhaar card and mobile number 

Step 6: After biometric verification, you will receive an OTP on your phone. Submit it to complete the verification process

From December 1, you will be able to go to the telecom service provider’s website and generate an OTP  

• This will be received on a mobile number registered with UIDAI (at the time of enrollment) 

• Enter it and your Aadhaar number and authentication will get done 

• An interactive voice response system (IVRS) from a registered mobile will also allow you to do the same

LINKING BANK ACCOUNT

 

OFFLINE APPROACH:

Step 1:  Visit a branch with a copy of the Aadhaar card (along with original for verification) and passbook 

Step 2: Fill the form, submit it, along with a photocopy of your Aadhaar card. 

Step 3: You will be given an acknowledgement after which linking will happen 

THROUGH NET BANKING: 

Step 1: Log into your internet banking account.

Step 2: Immediately a box will pop up. Click on ‘Link Aadhaar card details’. Enter required info and it will be linked

SMS BASED: 
 

• Type the following ‘Aadhaar XXXXXXXXXXXX AC XXXXXX’ 
 

• The first number will be your Aadhaar number and the second will be the last six digits of your account number 
 

• Once the bank receives your SMS, it will process your request and notify you

LINKING MF ACCOUNT 

 

FROM THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT’S (RTA) WEBSITE:
 

There are four RTAs. CAMS, Karvy, Franklin Templeton International Services, and Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services

Step 1: Go to the website of the registrar and transfer agent used by your fund house

Step 2: Download the form, fill it, and submit it at the nearest branch of the RTA or fund house (use this option if you mobile number is not linked with Aadhaar)

Step 3: On the next page, again enter PAN, Aadhaar number, OTP and give the necessary permission to the RTA, and submit

FROM FUND HOUSES’ WEBSITES:

There is a link on some fund houses’ websites that take you to the Aadhaar linking page of RTA's web site

FROM DISTRIBUTOR’S PORTAL:
 

As soon as you login, you see a window prompting you to link. Click on ‘Link now’ 
 

Step 1: On the next page, enter your Aadhaar number twice 
 

Step 2: You will receive an OTP on your Aadhaar registered mobile number 
 

Step 3: Click on ‘Verify Aadhaar with OTP’ 
 

Step 4: If you have trouble getting the OTP, you can upload a copy of your Aadhaar card for verification, and they will do the needful

LINK BROKING ACCOUNT

 

OFFLINE

• Submit a scanned self-attested copy of Aadhaar to your broker  

ONLINE:
 

• Log into the broker’s portal and enter your Aadhaar number. The broker's system will send this and a few of your demographic details to the UIDAI server, which will then authenticate you  

LINKING INSURANCE POLICY (ONLY OFFLINE)

 

• Send a scanned copy of their Aadhaar card to their agent, broker or relationship manager 
 

• No biometric authentication is required

4) LPG
 

Download the subsidy form here or go to the official websites of Bharat Gas, HP Gas or Indane.

Fill up the details, and submit it to the closest LPG distributor, with an application.

Or, just call 18000-2333-555, and follow the instructions.

5) Ration Card
 

This needs to be done from the Aadhaar seeding website here. 

Click on ‘Start Now’, and enter all the details.

An OTP will be sent to your phone.

Enter this number and your application will start getting processed, and you will get a notification.

To do this offline, take photocopies of your ration card, and Aadhaar copies of family members, a passport photo of the head of the family, a photocopy of your bank passbook (if the bank is not linked to Aadhaar.)Submit all these to the ration office, and await a confirmation SMS or email.

6) Mobile Number
 

This is important if you want to keep ordering food and using cabs, as your phone needs to be added to your Aadhaar, to enable OTP transactions. To do this, follow these steps:

Download, and print the Aadhaar Update/Correction form, from the provider’s website.

Tick ‘Mobile’, in the ‘Field for Update/Correction’ Mentioned at the top.

Fill in the necessary details in the form, as per your card.

Enter your phone number, and Aadhaar card numbers, in the required fields.

Sign or give your thumb impression.

Mail the application to the Aadhaar office.

With agency inputs