The government has made it mandatory to link your Aadhaar number to your bank account and your PAN card. The 12-digit biometric ID is now not only necessary to avail schemes but also in financial matters like bank accounts and filing taxes. Even mobile phone service users will now have to verify using Aadhaar numbers. According to the news agency Press Trust of India (PTI), the government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked phones will be deactivated after February 2018. Telecom companies had been instructed in March to start the process of linking Aadhaar card with phone numbers.
Sources have told PTI that Aadhaar mobile linkage is being done as per orders of the Supreme Court passed in February this year in Lokniti foundation case and all SIM cards have to be verified with Aadhaar within a year from the date of judgement. Whether you wish to keep your old mobile number or get a new one, you are needed to verify it using your Aadhaar Card number. Major operators have already started sending alerts to customers about completing the process.
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