Aadhaar Linking Deadlines For Social Welfare, Small Savings Schemes Extended

28 Mar 2018, 10:16 PM IST

The earlier deadline to link Aadhaar card numbers with social security schemes was March 31.

The government on Wednesday extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with the disbursal of benefits including subsidies under the social welfare schemes by three more months, till June 30, according to a report by news agency Indo-Asian News Service.
The earlier deadline to link Aadhaar card numbers with social security schemes was March 31.
Separately, the Finance Ministry said it has decided to extend submission of Aadhaar details for small savings scheme investors until further orders.
Both decisions came a day after the government extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with permanent account number (PAN) for the fourth time till June 30.
The Supreme Court had earlier this month extended the deadline for linking of various services with Aadhaar till it delivers its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the biometrical identification scheme. (With Agency Inputs)