Aadhaar Card

The Supreme Court also agreed with the EC decision to not accept Aadhaar and voter cards as conclusive proof of citizenship in the ongoing exercise and said it has to be supported by other documents.

Aadhaar security notice: Learn how to use your 16-digit VID to protect your personal details

Worried about Aadhaar abuse? Learn how the Virtual ID (VID) protects your personal details while authenticating.

Baal Aadhaar card: Minimum age and how to apply online for your child

Getting an Aadhaar card for your kid is now a requirement for admissions to schools, health benefits, and government programs. The Baal Aadhaar card, issued for children below five years, can be enrolled for at birth itself. There's no lower age limit, and it's free, simple, and quick—especially if done online. A lowdown on when and how to enrol for a child's Aadhaar is given below.

How to protect your Aadhaar biometrics against cyber fraud

Your Aadhaar biometrics—iris scan and fingerprints—are strong identity-verification instruments, but in the wrong hands, they can put your finances and personal data at risk. As online fraud cases rise, you need to take precautions to keep your Aadhaar security safe. Securing your online biometrics is an easy way to do this. This guide explains to you how to easily lock and unlock your Aadhaar biometrics to keep your identity and finances safe.

Need to link your Aadhaar and PAN? Here’s how to do it easily online

Linking your Aadhaar with your PAN is mandatory to keep your PAN active—this guide explains how to complete the process step-by-step.

ChatGPT can now generate fake Aadhaar, PAN cards: A new cybercrime concern?

Recently, some enthusiastic social media users discovered that by crafting effective prompts, they can easily generate counterfeit documents like Aadhar and PAN card. Several users have shared images of these forged documents on the social media platform X.

Aadhaar card update deadline extended to Dec 14: A step-by-step guide to make changes

The UIDAI has urged Aadhaar holders through social media to take advantage of the free document upload service available until December 14, via the myAadhaar portal.

Aadhaar card not valid document to determine age: Supreme Court

A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Ujjal Bhuyan, therefore, said the age of the deceased had to be determined from the date of birth mentioned in the school leaving certificate under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Election Commission issues guidelines to ensure genuine electors able to cast vote without voter I card

The Indian passport, pension document with photograph, service I-cards with photograph issued to employees by central or state governments or PSUs, official identity cards issued to MPs, MLAs and MLCs, and Unique Disability I-card issued by the ministry of Social Justice are also accepted

Multi-Contributor Social Security: Time to reimagine social security contributions

Inadequate coverage and financing dogs our social security system. Imagine a person’s bank account designated as a multi-contributor social security (MCSS) account where multiple entities – Central and State governments, employers, employees, philanthropists, charities, companies invoking CSR, and other individuals can contribute directly. These contributions, in turn, could get tax benefits. Imagine you being able to tip your Swiggy delivery person directly into his MCSS account, towards his retirement corpus

Aadhaar will not be considered as valid proof of date of birth: EPFO

The UIDAI in a circular on December 22, 2023, had said an Aadhaar number can be used for establishing the identity of an individual, subject to authentication, and thereby, per se, it is not a proof of date of birth.

PAN-Aadhaar link fee challan: Income tax department clears air on payment confusion

PAN-Aadhaar link fee challan: If an individual fails to link their Aadhaar and PAN by June 30, 2022 and wishes to link it at a later date, then he/she can inform the tax authorities, and after payment of penalty, the two can be linked.

Irdai forms task force to facilitate ease of doing KYC using Aadhaar

In a circular, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said presently, the UIDAI framework allows insurance companies to indentify the customer by using his/her Aadhaar with consent management.

How to link your PAN and Aadhaar card online in 10 simple steps

Linking your PAN and Aadhaar cards from your smartphone, laptop or tablet is a straightforward process that can be completed in a few simple steps.

How to check if your PAN is linked with Aadhaar

The linking of PAN and Aadhaar has been made mandatory with March 31, 2023 set as the deadline to do so. Here is how you can check your PAN-Aadhaar status.

A step-by-step guide to update Aadhaar card details online for free till June 14

Updating Aadhaar details online is a quick and straightforward process, taking just a few minutes.

PAN not linked with Aadhaar by end of March 2023 to be rendered inoperative: I-T Department

"What is mandatory, is necessary. Don't delay, link it today!" the department said in a public advisory.

Names of people who don't link Aadhaar with election card won't be struck off voters' list: Government

The Election Commission has launched a programme to collect the Aadhaar number of existing and prospective electors on a voluntary basis from August 1 in all the states and UTs.

At this UP wedding, guests were allowed to eat only after showing Aadhaar card | Viral video

Footage of guests being allowed to enter the dining hall only after holding their Aadhaar card up for inspection has gone viral online.

Explained | What is masked Aadhaar card and why do you need it?

Since its launch in 2009, the Aadhaar card has become the most crucial ID and address proof document in India. However, for the past many years, there have been issues concerning the security of Aadhaar cards. To tackle this, the government has now introduced masked Aadhaar cards. Here's what they are and how you can download one for yourself.

Here's how to link PAN with Aadhaar by June 30 to avoid Rs 1,000 fine

PAN-Aadhaar Link: Central Board of Direct Taxes has said taxpayers linking their Aadhaar with PAN by June 30 would have to pay late fee of Rs 500 which will go up to Rs 1,000 in case the linking is done afterwards.

SC directs issuance of Aadhaar cards to sex workers

A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao said there should be no breach of the confidentiality of the sex workers and their identity should not be revealed.

Aadhaar card not mandatory on CoWIN portal for COVID-19 vaccination, Centre tells SC

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant was informed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that one of the nine identity documents including passport, Driving Licence, PAN card, Voter’s Card, Ration card can be produced for vaccination.

Lost your Aadhaar card? Download and save it on your phone. Here's how

In case you face any problem in downloading your Aadhaar card, use Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) hotline number 1947.

Concept of Aadhaar data vault 'fallacious'; adversely impacting purpose: R S Sharma

R S Sharma, who was the first director general of UIDAI, said that the concept of data vault is fallacious which is adversely impacting the purpose of Aadhaar.