To prevent misuse, indicate on Aadhaar photocopy the purpose for which it is submitted: UIDAI

Ch Sushil Rao / TNN / Nov 16, 2016, 23:37 IST

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To prevent misuse, indicate on Aadhaar photocopy the purpose for which it is submitted: UIDAI

HYDERABAD: With Aadhaar being asked by banks for identification by the public to withdraw money following demonization, Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Chief Executive Officer, UIDAI has an advise for people. As Aadhaar is being used widely by people in the wake of the de-monetization exercise, UIDAI has cautioned the public to clearly indicate purpose of providing photocopies of their Aadhaar letter to prevent misuse of the same
“Photocopies of the Aadhaar letter are being submitted by the general public to banks.

We urge them to clearly indicate the purpose for which they are submitting the same along with the date and time. This actually is a good practice whenever they submit photocopies of documents,” Pandey said.
“However, as Aadhaar is a digitally verifiable identity and can be authenticated anytime, anywhere, the chances of its misuse are limited,” he said. The UIDAI on Wednesday also launched its revamped toll-free helpline number 1947 to get quick access to Aadhaar details.
The free of cost helpline 1947 will be available 24x7 throughout the year on IVRS mode, while Call-Centre agents will be available from 7 am to 11 pm (Monday to Saturday). On Sundays, agents will answer calls from 8 am to 5 pm. On an average the helpline number handles about 1.5 lakh calls per day.

“Our toll-free helpline 1947, which has been revamped to handle more incoming calls, brings Aadhaar closer to everyone. It can be accessed through mobile or landline and will be especially beneficial in these times when the Aadhaar number is being increasingly used in the banking sector to identify individuals,” said Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Chief Executive Officer, UIDAI.
The Aadhaar toll-free helpline 1947 will among other things, enable residents to locate an Aadhaar Enrolment Centre, know generation status of an Aadhaar number (after enrolment) and help retrieve Aadhaar details of any person who has lost his/her Aadhaar or has not received it through post.

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Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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