Four Deadlines To Link Aadhaar You Should Not Miss. Details Here

Linking of Aadhaar has been made mandatory for many essentials. These range from applying for a PAN or Permanent Account Number to filing income tax returns (ITRs) to using a mobile phone connection. All mobile phone numbers or SIMs not linked with Aadhaar will be deactivated after February 2018, according to a report by news agency Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) citing informed sources. The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards, the agency added. Many telecom companies have asked their customers to finish the process of linking Aadhaar card with mobile number citing government directive. Aadhaar number or Unique Identity Number or UID, which is printed on the Aadhaar card, is also to be shared with financial institutions and has to be submitted to avail the various social security schemes.

Aadhaar is based on biometrics-based data. Aadhaar number is a 12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Be it linking of Aadhaar with PAN, mobile SIM cards or bank accounts, there are different deadlines specified in each case.

Here are four important deadlines to remember for you to link your Aadhaar with the various documents or products:

1. Deadline for linking Aadhaar with PAN - December 31, 2017

2. Deadline for linking Aadhaar with mobile number (SIM) - February 2018

3. Deadline for submitting Aadhaar details to banks/financial institutions - December 31, 2017

4. Last date to give Aadhaar details to avail social security schemes - December 31, 2017