New Aadhar Card Centres in Guwahati, Assam: Know where it is

UIDAI, the official body that provides Indian citizens with Aadhaar cards, recenctly announced a new Aadhaar card centre in Guwahati, Assam's largest city. The announcement was made on UIDAI's official Twitter handle.

Guwahati in Assam is the largest city in the state and the largest metropolis located in Northeast India. This ancient port city is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Residents of Guwahati, just like residents of all other Indian cities, need to have valid ID and address proof documents for conducting any trade, business or employment. Guwahati residents can enrol for a single ID and address proof document by visiting one of the many Aadhaar enrolment centres in Guwahati.

With the view of providing all Indian citizens, a safe, secure and inimitable identification system, the Central Government of India and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced the Aadhaar System in 2009. The UIDAI issues each applicant with a unique 12-digit Aadhaar Number after collating demographic and biometric information. The Aadhaar Card can be used as a valid identity and address proof document all over India. 

Aadhaar was introduced in India with a view to create a secure, international standard system; much like the Social Security Number system in the USA. This system captures the demographic as well as biometric information of applicants, which can be used to verify the identity in a simple, paperless method, through an authentication device. Information is collected by the UIDAI representatives personally as part of the application process. 

The Government of India has made it mandatory for all Indian citizens to enrol for an Aadhaar card. Residents of Guwahati, who do not yet have an Aadhaar Card, can enrol for one by visiting one of the several Aadhaar card centres in Guwahati. 

The Aadhaar enrolment centres also provide the following services to individuals who already have their Aadhaar cards but need any modifications or changes. 

• Correction of the applicant’s name
• Correction of the spelling of the applicant’s name (in case of misprint)
• Changing from maiden name to married name (for women)
• Updating contact number(s) (in case applicants have changed their number)
• Updating address (in case of changing residences or moving to a new city/part of the city)

As per a Government directive, it is mandatory for all Aadhaar cardholders to link their PAN Cards with Aadhaar, for the purpose of filing taxes. Every taxpayer must ensure that their Aadhaar Card and PAN cards are linked since this information must be necessarily provided while taxes are filed. 

Recently, a new Aadhaar enrolment centre in Guwahati, also referred to as an Aadhaar Seva Kendra was opened. The address for which is 

3rd Floor, Surekha Square (Above Pantaloons)

Lachit Nagar, Ulubari

Guwahati - 781007

Assam

If this centre is not in your vicinity, you can visit any of these below mentioned Aadhaar card centres in Guwahati city between 9:30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. on weekdays. 

1. What is the procedure for applying for Aadhaar Card in Guwahati?

The Aadhaar application process is rather simple. The applicant just needs to visit any of the above mentioned Aadhaar Centres in Guwahati with photocopies of ID and address proof documents for KYC (know your customer) compliance. The applicant must fill the Aadhaar application form, submit the documents and complete the application process involving biometrics capture – retina and fingerprint scanning. Once this is done, an Aadhaar representative takes a photograph of the applicant and hands over an acknowledgement slip with an enrolment number mentioned on it. The applicant can use the enrolment number to track the application status until the Aadhaar card is delivered by post. 

2. Is it safe to link Bank account and PAN with Aadhaar?

Yes, it is absolutely safe to link a bank account and PAN with Aadhaar. The bank does not share customers’ information with anyone else. When customers provide their Aadhaar Number to banks, the details are securely stored by them and not shared with any entity, including the UIDAI. 

3. How does Aadhaar differ from other Government issued identity systems?

Aadhaar is basically an online identity assigned to resident Indians to cover them for their entire lifetime. Through Aadhaar, an applicant’s identity can be verified online via authentication devices connecting to the UIDAI’s Central Identity Repository. This device answers the simple question “Is the person who they claim to be” with a simple “yes” or “no” answer, based on the data stored in the UIDAI system. Aadhaar’s authentication service is functional are used by several entities, for example, banks and telecom companies while opening new accounts or getting a new phone number respectively.

4. Is it mandatory to link Aadhaar card with bank accounts?

As per a ruling passed by the Supreme Court, it is no longer mandatory to link Aadhaar card with bank accounts. Linking Aadhaar, however, can be rather advantageous to the account holder’s security since the Aadhaar system helps verify account holder’s identity and prevents money launderers or fraudsters from gaining unauthorised access to savings in bank accounts. 

5. What are the charges of enrolling for Aadhaar?

Aadhaar is a free-of-cost service for all Indian citizens, and there are no charges for enrolling for Aadhaar. Guwahati residents just need to visit their nearest Aadhaar card office in Guwahati with the above-mentioned documents to enrol for Aadhaar.