Aadhaar-sim Linking

Aadhaar is meant to be linked to various other services including mobile SIMs and government schemes by March 31

Entirely all of the 37.21 lakh Airtel payments bank accounts were activated without the explicit or informed consent of the consumers, said an official.

More than 23 lakh Airtel customers have reportedly received as many as Rs. 47 crore in their Airtel bank accounts, which they did not know had been opened.

Aadhaar body (UIDAI) cracked down upon Airtel after allegations of using the Aadhaar-eKYC based SIM verification process to open payments bank accounts of its subscribers without their informed consent

Aadhaar card, the 12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, is the mandatory verification card for all Indian citizens.

February 6, 2018 is the last day to link Aadhaar with mobile number or SIM.

COAI has now asked the UIDAI for more time to operationalise new modes like OTP for Aadhaar-based re-verification of mobile subscribers' SIMs.

The mobile vans by Vodafone have covered more than 450 villages.

Airtel, Jio, Vodafone, Idea will roll out Aadhaar-Sim linking via OTP or One-Time Password from December 1, 2017.

The government has insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, obtaining mobile phone and several other utilities to weed out benami deals and black money.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has approved a blueprint presented by telecom companies to implement three new modes of linking Aadhaar card with SIM card: OTP- or One-Time Password-based linking, app-based linking and Aadhaar linking via an IVRS facility.

The plans were considered and approved from the point of view of security, compliance with the Aadhaar Act and protection of privacy, said Ajay Bhushan Pandey, UIDAI CEO.

Kotak Mahindra Bank has asked its customers to link their 12-digit Aadhaar number with bank account.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has introduced a new OTP- or One Time Password-based option to link Aadhaar with mobile connection.

From December 1, 2017, Aadhaar card holders can link their UID with mobile number or SIM from the comfort of their home, the UIDAI has said.

Aadhaar is meant to be linked to various other services including mobile SIMs and government schemes by March 31

Entirely all of the 37.21 lakh Airtel payments bank accounts were activated without the explicit or informed consent of the consumers, said an official.

More than 23 lakh Airtel customers have reportedly received as many as Rs. 47 crore in their Airtel bank accounts, which they did not know had been opened.

Aadhaar body (UIDAI) cracked down upon Airtel after allegations of using the Aadhaar-eKYC based SIM verification process to open payments bank accounts of its subscribers without their informed consent

Aadhaar card, the 12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, is the mandatory verification card for all Indian citizens.

February 6, 2018 is the last day to link Aadhaar with mobile number or SIM.

COAI has now asked the UIDAI for more time to operationalise new modes like OTP for Aadhaar-based re-verification of mobile subscribers' SIMs.

The mobile vans by Vodafone have covered more than 450 villages.

Airtel, Jio, Vodafone, Idea will roll out Aadhaar-Sim linking via OTP or One-Time Password from December 1, 2017.

The government has insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, obtaining mobile phone and several other utilities to weed out benami deals and black money.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has approved a blueprint presented by telecom companies to implement three new modes of linking Aadhaar card with SIM card: OTP- or One-Time Password-based linking, app-based linking and Aadhaar linking via an IVRS facility.

The plans were considered and approved from the point of view of security, compliance with the Aadhaar Act and protection of privacy, said Ajay Bhushan Pandey, UIDAI CEO.

Kotak Mahindra Bank has asked its customers to link their 12-digit Aadhaar number with bank account.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has introduced a new OTP- or One Time Password-based option to link Aadhaar with mobile connection.

From December 1, 2017, Aadhaar card holders can link their UID with mobile number or SIM from the comfort of their home, the UIDAI has said.