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New Delhi, November 16: The government has made it mandatory to verify your mobile number with Aadhaar for all existing customers before February 6, 2018. Telecom companies have been constantly instructing their customers to start the process of linking Aadhaar card with phone numbers to avoid last minute hassle. Failing to link Aadhaar details with SIM or mobile number will cost deactivation of the user’s mobile number. Linking of Aadhaar with mobile is being done as per the orders of Supreme Court passed in February this year in Lokniti foundation case and all SIM cards have to be verified with Aadhaar within a year from the date of judgement, with all unlinked phones to be deactivated after February next year, so criminals, fraudsters and terrorists cannot use the issued SIMs.
At present, there are about 128 million mobile phone connections in the country and over 25% of SIM cards have been linked to Aadhaar. Aadhaar- the 12-digit unique identification number has become one of the most important documents to have as it has become mandatory to avail essential services. Apart from Aadhaar-SIM linking, the government has also made it mandatory to link Aadhaar with Bank Accounts, social schemes, mutual funds and insurance policies. The linking the Aadhaar to PAN card has also been made mandatory by the government to file Income Tax returns as well as applying for a new PAN card.
If you are an Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular customer, here are the FAQs from telecom operators:
All you need is your Aadhaar card/number and your mobile. You will be required to complete Biometric verification. You will also receive the verification code (OTP) on your mobile that would be required to complete the process.
In case you don’t complete the process before 6-Feb-2018, services on your mobile will be disconnected as per the directive from Government of India.
Customers are requested to get your Aadhaar card made at the earliest as the process cannot be completed without the Aadhaar. For details, visit https://uidai.gov.in
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You can still go ahead with your re-verification. However, the address mentioned on your Aadhaar at the time of re-verification will be uploaded as the Permanent address in our systems. Therefore, if you wish to have your permanent address recorded as your new address, we request you to first get your address updated on your Aadhaar before you get your connection re-verified.
As per the instructions received from DoT (Department of Telecommunications), it is mandatory that the E-KYC (Aadhaar based) re-verification needs to be completed by all Telecom users. Hence, we recommend that you complete the same for your Vodafone connection immediately.
This re-verification drive is being undertaken as per the instructions received from DoT (Department of Telecommunications), it is mandatory to complete E-KYC (Aadhaar based) re-verification by all Telecom users, hence we need the same to be done for all our customers too.
No. There is no fee for Aadhaar re-verification.
Yes. Bio-metric verification is required separately for each mobile number.
As per the instructions received from DoT (Department of Telecommunications), it is mandatory for all Telecom operators to complete the E-KYC (Aadhaar based) re-verification before 6th Feb 2018. Therefore we suggest you get your Aadhaar made and then re-verify your Vodafone connection to avoid any inconvenience.
Re-verification will not work if your SIM is not active or is not in your possession, as there will be an OTP that will be sent on your number as a part of the re-verification process. If your SIM is lost, please get a new SIM card issued and re-verify your connection after for 24 hours of the activation of your new sim card.
Sorry, we will not be able re-verify your account if you are in another location. The re-verification can be done only in the same circle in which your connection was bought.
You don’t have to reply on the confirmation SMS if you wish to go ahead with the re-verification. However, if you wish to cancel the re-verification request, you can simply send ‘NO’ to 53993 (toll free), within 24 hours of re-verification.
As per Govt. regulation, it is mandatory for all customers to complete re-verification using Aadhaar number. If you do not have an Aadhaar card, we advise you to apply for one soon and have yourself re-verified with it.
In February, the government had told the Supreme Court that it would put in place, within a year, an effective mechanism for the verification of pre-paid mobile users who constitute 90 per cent of the total subscribers. Asking the government to put in place the mechanism for the verification of existing pre-paid mobile connection holders “as early as possible”, the court disposed of the petition by Lokniti Foundation seeking the scrutiny of the subscribers so that those having pre-paid mobile connections on fake identities are weeded out.
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