After the Supreme Court’s decision, Aadhaar is no longer required for bank accounts, SIM cards, or mobile wallets. Mobile companies can’t force you to give your Aadhaar if you don’t want to or don’t have one. Instead, they’ll use other ways to verify your identity.
Telecom companies like Airtel, Vi (Vodafone-Idea), Jio, etc., got a notice about new rules. They must stop making Aadhaar necessary for verifying customers. Also, they must let customers unlink their Aadhaar from their mobile numbers if they want, even if they already gave it.
All mobile operators in India are providing subscribers with the option to detach or unlink their Aadhaar number from their mobile number. Subsequently, subscribers can undergo a KYC process anew by submitting alternative identity proof documents.
“Outlined below are detailed steps on how to unlink Aadhaar from mobile numbers. These steps are applicable universally across all major mobile operators, including Airtel, Vi (Vodafone-Idea), Jio, etc.
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Delink Aadhaar from Mobile Numbers Offline
To disassociate your Aadhaar details from your mobile number, it is necessary to visit the nearest Mobile Operator Store. Bring along your identity proof documents and the mobile number from which you intend to remove sim card from aadhar card.
Kindly request the store executive to initiate the process of unlinking your Aadhaar from your Mobile Number.
The store executive will request your mobile number and an additional identity proof document to conduct the re-verification process for your KYC.
You will be required to furnish a photocopy of the identity proof document to the executive.
The executive will process your request to unlink your Aadhaar, and upon successful removal from their database, you will receive a confirmation notification via SMS on your registered mobile number.
Following these straightforward steps, you can easily delink phone number or unlink mobile number from Aadhar.
Delink Aadhaar from Mobile Numbers Online
At present, telecom operators have not made the online process for unlinking Aadhaar from mobile numbers available. However, the option to delink Aadhaar online, through methods such as mobile apps or websites, will be made available in the near future.
If an online method for delinking Aadhaar from mobile numbers via a website becomes available in the future, it would follow a process similar to the steps outlined below.
To Delink Aadhar from mobile number online, visit the Telecom Operator’s Website.
Locate the option to unlink Aadhaar from Mobile.
Enter your mobile number and select unlink Aadhaar
Receive an OTP on your mobile.
Enter the OTP and click submit to successfully unlink Aadhaar.
Your request will be processed.
Upon successful delinking, receive confirmation via SMS on your registered number.