Category: Aadhar Card

Aadhaar card is an identity card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the Govt. of India. It contains a QR code which contains all the information of that person including the iris and biometric scan results of the applicant. Many government programmes have been linked with Aadhaar to make subsidy...

The government has asked the banks (both private and public sector) to provide Aadhaar enrolment and update facility within their branches so that the customers can link their bank accounts with Aadhaar by December 31, 2017. Banks are advised to provide this facility in one out of 5-6 nearby branches, since it might be difficult...

The last date to link Aadhaar number with Permanent Account Number (PAN) has been extended by the Central Board of Direct Taxes from August 5 to August 31, 2017. Earlier, the Central government had made linking the PAN with Aadhaar No. mandatory if you are filing your Income Tax Returns or carrying out a bank...

Aadhaar card has been made mandatory for students who would appear in the next session of open school examinations to ensure that no proxy candidates give examinations on behalf of other candidates. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has decided to make Aadhaar mandatory for all examinations conducted by the body after getting approval from the MHRD...

The Income Tax Department has extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar to 31st December. This has come out as a huge relief for all taxpayers who had filed their ITRs before 5th August but were unable to link the two documents till 31st August. The government has taken this step in the light...

Once you apply for Aadhaar card, it may take up to 3 months to receive it. However, at times, people do not receive it even after the stipulated time. If you have not received your Aadhaar yet, don't worry as you can easily get it online via website and mobile. To learn more read: Aadhaar...

RBI has updated its OVD (Officially Valid Documents) list and has added “Proof of possession of Aadhaar number” for opening a bank account. OVDs are those documents that a customer has to provide when he applies for a new bank account. However, applicants can use their Aadhaar card for identity and address verification on a...

As per a report by The Times of India, the Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Rs 2,000 Crores for setting up Aadhaar Centres in the premises of Post Offices across the nation. This step is aimed at phasing out private contractors from data collection process. A number of complaints surfaced where private...

हिंदी में पढ़ें The 12-digit Aadhaar card is one of the most important document proofs these days. It contains both, demographic and biometric details, of the card holder. There may be instances where the details mentioned in the Aadhaar card may not be correct. It is very easy to get these details updated. One can...

There was a time when a huge chunk of subsidy issued by the government failed to reach the beneficiaries. The flaw was in the system where the majority of these subsidies went untraceable because of corruption. To clean the mess in the system and benefit the actual entity, the government came up with an unbeatable...