Now, e copy of Aadhaar card can be used as proof to get mobile connections
Posted on: 14/Jul/2016 12:20:49 PM
The downloaded version of the Aadhar card from the UIDAI website, or the e Aadhaar letter can be used as a valid identity and address proof document for taking a new mobile connection.
The Department of Telecom, or the DoT, made the clarification. It has also placed the onus of verifying the details mentioned in the e-Aadhaar letter - including name, address, date of birth, gender - from the UIDAI, on the representative manning the point of sale. The authorised person will also need to record a declaration saying that the customer details mentioned in the e-Aadhaar letter have been matched with the details received from the UIDAI.
Earlier this year, COAI and AUSPI had approached the DoT and made a case for acceptance of e-Aadhaar as a valid document for issuance of mobile connection. In connection with this, they had said, It is amply clear that there is no difference in the hard copy of Aadhaar received through Speed Post and the e-Aadhaar taken from the UIDAI website. Therefore, we request your kind intervention to issue requisite instructions and inform that e-Aadhaar is acceptable.
Many applicants have not yet received the hard copy of their Aadhaar cards. However, many have the electronic copy available through the UIDAI website.
