What is Aadhaar Card

Aadhaar means “support” or “foundation” in other terms. Aadhaar Card is voluntary and any person can apply for Aadhaar. Aadhaar is a 12 digit unique number issued by UIDAI to the resident, but the resident can’t have duplicate or multiple Aadhaar numbers. As the Aadhaar is linked with their biometrics data and hence if in future if the resident tries to create or enroll their self to create another Aadhaar Card it will get rejected because already Aadhaar Number has been issued to that individual and his or her biometric data is present already in the database linked to his or her Aadhaar Number.

Aadhaar is a paperless online anytime-anywhere identity assigned to a resident to cover his/her entire lifetime. The verification of the Aadhaar Card Identity is done online with the help of authentication devices which connects to the UIDAI Central Identities Data Repository and in return only a yes or no response to this basic query comes which proves the identity of the person who he or she claims to be as per data available in the UIDAI database.

The Aadhaar Card Letter or the electronic copy of e-Aadhaar is provided to the residents to know their own Aadhaar Number, but the main aim of Aadhaar is to use it as an online id as we have explained earlier in above lines.

Any agency and services can contact the central unique identification database from anywhere around the country to confirm the identity of the beneficiary.

The information which you will have to provide to get enrolled for Aadhaar Card is demographic information and biometric information. The demographics information includes full name, date of birth, gender, address, parent/guardian details (mandatory for children’s, as well as adults may also provide), contact details like phone, email is optional but it is better to provide it. Lastly, the biometric details include a photo, fingerprints, and iris. While registering for Aadhaar Card you will have to go with your proof of photo identity and proof of address documents self-attested photocopies with originals.

Importance of Aadhaar Card

Pension: With Aadhaar documentation requirement has cut down and only by linking your Aadhaar Number senior citizens will get timely and convenient pension payouts credited directly into their bank account.

Life Certificate: Getting Life Certificate for Pensioners is easier with Aadhaar based Jeevan Praman, just register with your Aadhaar Number online and get Digital Life Certificate. This will allow you to continue getting your pension without any hassles of physically visiting the bank and submitting a Life Certificate. On the other hand, Aadhaar MicroATMs are helping the pensioners with money withdrawal services at the doorstep.

Income Tax Filing: If you have Aadhaar then you can instantly e-verify your filed returns online through Aadhaar OTP Authentication. So by using this method there is no need for any additional document to be sent physically to ITR.

Provident Fund: If you have Aadhaar then the Provident Fund disbursement process will be faster. By just linking your Aadhaar Number with your Provident Fund account number Provident Fund will be disbursed directly to the pensioner’s account.

Passport: Applying for Passport and Renewal will be easier if you have Aadhaar. You can use Aadhaar as proof of identity and address while applying for a fresh passport or during renewal.

LPG Subsidy: On Linking Aadhaar with LPG Connection resident will be entitled to receive LPG Subsidy directly into the bank account. This has also helped out Government to weed out ghost/fake beneficiaries.

Paperless Bank Account: With Aadhaar Number, you can open bank account instantly without any additional paper documents.

Doorstep Banking: Card-less and Pin-less banking possible with Aadhaar micro ATMs. Bank Mitr brings basic banking services at the doorstep.

Ration (PDS): Linking Aadhaar with Ration (PDS) has ensured that families get their rightful ration. In this way, fake ration cards have been weeded out.

Instant Mobile Connection: There is no requirement of any documents if you have Aadhaar, with Aadhaar based paperless KYC you can get instantly activated SIM.

Reuniting Families: With Aadhaar there has been many incidents where missing people have been reunited with their families.

Paperless Travel: Without any additional paper documents now you can board domestic flights in India with Aadhaar based biometric authentication.

Aadhaar based payments: If you and beneficiary both hold Aadhaar then you can send payments via Aadhaar Number without any requirement of Account Number, Mobile Number, or Virtual Payment Address of the beneficiary.

How to Register for Aadhaar Card?

To get registered for Aadhaar Card, the resident will have to visit the nearest enrolling agency in his or her area along with Proof of Identity and Proof of Address self-attested photocopies with originals. The resident can also book an appointment online and book their slot for Aadhaar Enrolment so that you won’t have to wait long at the center.

Operating Hours of the Aadhaar Enrolment Center may depend upon your location. However, if you are trying to register for Aadhaar Card via Enrolment Center in Bank, then the working hours will depend upon banking hours. So you will have to walk into the nearest Aadhaar Center according to their working hours.

Ask for the Aadhaar Card Enrollment Application form at the Aadhaar Enrollment Center, fill up the Aadhaar Card Enrollment Application form and enclose the supported self-attested photocopies of the documents. If the resident doesn’t have any documents to prove his identity and address he will need an introducer to get himself or herself enrolled for Aadhaar.

Once the authorized person at Aadhaar Enrollment Agency Center verifies the information with documents provided, he or she will enter your demographic details which you have filled in the form in the software, once entering all demographic details your biometric information will be captured like your photograph, both iris scan, and fingerprints. Once they capture your biometric information just ask the operator that you want to verify your details once, just verify the demographic information details entered by the operator in the software, check if they have made an error in typing your demographic details. If everything is correct you can ask the operator to proceed further, the operator will give you Aadhaar Card Acknowledgement Slip so that you can track the status of your Aadhaar card in the future.

Enrollment Agency than sends your data to CIDR, a de-duplication check comparing the Resident’s biometric information to the records in the database is done If the individual data is not already in the database. (If the individual data is already present in the database, the application will get rejected and the person will also be intimated through SMS) Once the checking is passed you will be issued an Aadhaar Number and a copy of the Aadhaar letter will be sent to your residence. Aadhaar will also be sent to the Registrar for the use in their service database.

Aadhaar Letter Delivery

Once your application of Aadhaar gets verified and approved by UIDAI, you will be issued with 12 digits Aadhaar Number. The letter containing your 12 digit Aadhaar and demographic details will be printed and dispatched through India Post, which you will receive in one month.

Full Aadhar Card Size in Height and Width

The full Aadhar Card Size in Height and Width which is sent physically by India Post is as follows: The Aadhar card issued through postal mail is commonly referred to as the ‘Long Aadhar Card’.

Aadhar Size in cms

Aadhar Size in inches