The Aadhaar card is now one of the most important documents for every Indian. It includes biometric data, a unique 12-digit identification number, name, address, and phone number of every citizen and acts as a proof of the person’s nationality. With the Aadhaar card, your mobile number is also linked. However, in case you change your number or lose your mobile phone, you should update the number with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a central government enterprise. There are two ways through which you can update your mobile number in an Aadhaar card: online and offline. For change in mobile number, you have to carry your Aadhaar Card only. No other documents are required.
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Here are the steps for the offline process:
Visit a nearby Aadhaar Save Kendra or enrolment centre. The candidate has to take an Aadhaar Update or Correction Form. He must fill in all details, including the updated mobile number.
Submit your form to the Aadhaar executive after thoroughly checking all the details. You have to authenticate your details by providing your biometric data, including retina scan and fingerprints.
The person who wants to update his/her mobile number has to pay Rs 50 for the service.
After the submission of the form carryout the payment. Once the payment is done, you will be given an acknowledgement slip which will have your Update Request Number (URN). The URN can be used to check your update status and within the next 30 days, your mobile number will be updated.
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Steps for online process:
If you want to update your mobile number, visit the website of Indian Postal Services and then fill in your details like name, address, mobile number, etc. From the drop-down menu, select ‘PPB-Aadhaar Service’ from the option of ‘Service’.
Choose UIDAI-Mobile/Email to Aadhaar linking/update and then after filling the required details, click on ‘Request OTP’.
Now, enter the OTP that you will get on your registered mobile number. Click on ‘Confirm Service Request’ and then keep note of the reference number that you can use to track your application status
An executive will carry out the verification process and will visit you for the same. A fee will be charged for the same and once the process is complete, the required changes will be made. However, according to news reports, the online service to update mobile number in Aadhaar card has been temporarily discontinued by UIDAI.
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Aadhaar Card Mobile Number Linking: How To Check Status
There are two ways in which you can check the status of the linking of the mobile number with your Aadhaar card. The first one is to visit the official UIDAI website and click on ‘Verify and Aadhaar Number’ under Aadhaar Services; then enter your Aadhaar number and captcha code. Click on ‘Proceed and Verify Aadhaar’ to know if your mobile number is correctly linked or not.
In the second process, you need to visit the official UIDAI website. Then click on the ‘Verify Email/Mobile Number’ under the Aadhaar Services Section and enter your mobile number and captcha code after selecting ‘Verify Mobile Number’. Following this, click on ‘Send OTP’ to know if your mobile number is verified with UIDAI records or not.
