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Oct 13, 2017

Aadhaar Card : Know 10 Very important Things About Unique Identity Number (UID Number)

October 13, 2017 AADHAR CARD , News 1 Comments

Aadhaar Card : Know 10 Very important Things About Unique Identity Number (UID Number)


The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said that Aadhaar - the 12-digit identity number based on the biometrics data of an individual - can be obtained at any age.
The government has announced December 31, 2017 as the deadline to link Aadhaar card or UID with PPF

Aadhaar card, the identity card containing the 12-digit UID or Unique Identity Number, is now essential for carrying out a number of tasks. Aadhaar card has to be linked with small savings schemes like Kisan Vikas Patra and PPF (Public Provident Fund) to bank accounts. Applying for a PAN (Permanent Account Number) card also requires quoting of Aadhaar. The government has announced a December 31, 2017 deadline for linking Aadhaar card or UID (Unique Identity Number) with PPF, NSC (National Savings Certificate), PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra and Post Office accounts, among others.

Did you know that there is no age limit applicable to obtain Aadhaar? Aadhaar, the identity number based on the biometrics data of an individual and issued by the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India, can be obtained at any age. This was said by the UIDAI on microblogging site Twitter.

Know important 10 things about UID or Aadhaar card number :


1) One can enrol for Aadhaar at any age including infants. Once attaining five years of age, the biometrics details - through iris and fingertips scans - of the children can be updated on Aadhaar. "When your child reaches the age of 5, it is important to get his/her biometrics updated to Aadhaar. Not doing so will make the Bal Aadhaar invalid," the UIDAI said.


2) Aadhaar, the UIDAI has said, is "equally important for the elderly".

3) The Aadhaar enrolment system - provided by the UIDAI, the issuer of Unique Identity Number and Aadhaar card - also provisions for enrolment of individuals with "ill-defined fingerprints or missing biometrics".

4) Also, persons suffering from eye ailments -cataract, retina damage or partial/complete blindness - can also enrol for Aadhaar card, the UIDAI has said.

5) "Aadhaar enrolment can be done even if someone in a family doesn't have individual valid docs," the Authority said in another Tweet.


Who can get Aadhaar card ?


6) Aadhaar card or UID is available to residents only. Therefore, NRIs (non-resident Indians) and OCIs (Overseas Citizens of India) are not eligible for Aadhaar card.






What is Digital Aadhaar card ?


7) The UIDAI also enables Aadhaar card holders to download a digital copy of the biometrics-based identity card. "Please ensure that you delete the local copy of your Aadhaar downloaded on any public machine to avoid its misuse," the UIDAI advised Aadhaar holders.


8) Aadhaar is to be mandatorily quoted for a number of important tasks. These range from investment in PPF (Public Provident Fund), NSC (National Savings Certificate) to bank account to applying for a PAN (Permanent Account Number) and filing income tax return (ITR). The UIDAI has advised Aadhaar card holders not to share their Aadhaar number or Aadhaar OTP with anyone.




Is Aadhaar card linking safe and secure ?

9) The UIDAI has time and again vouched for the security of Aadhaar card. "Linking of your Aadhaar with your bank account is safe and secure and the government takes all possible measures to ensure it," it said.

10) The UIDAI has provided several tools on its portal - uidai.gov.in - for the general public. Some of these online tools enable Aadhaar holders to enroll for Aadhaar card, update Aadhaar card, check Aadhaar enrolment status, download a digital copy of Aadhaar card and receive Aadhaar number on the registered mobile number. Aadhaar holders can also lock/unlock the biometrics-related information associated with Aadhaar.







Images and twitter handle courtesy :  UIDAI
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Sep 17, 2017

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to launch Google payment app 'Tez' on Monday,18 Sep. 2017

September 17, 2017 AADHAR CARD , ATM CARD 0 Comments

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to launch Google payment app 'Tez' on Monday,18 Sep. 2017

  "FM Shri @arunjaitley to launch the Google Digital Payment app 'TEZ' on Monday, 18th September, 2017 in the national capital," the Finance Ministry confirmed in a tweet on Saturday. 

Tech giant Google will launch its payment app 'TEZ' on Monday as it seeks to cash in on the growing digital payment segment in the country.


The news as first reported on ‘THE KEN’, Indian business blog and the app will likely be launched at a press conference on 18 September in New Delhi by Caesar Sengupta, vice-president, Next Billion Users, Google.

The app is probably going to feature a digital wallet where customers can store money and has been integrated with India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to allow for money transfers at no cost, and an easy checkout system. It’s likewise said to support credit cards and third-party wallets like Paytm and Mobikwik.

It will be available both on the desktop, as a Chrome widget, and as an app on Google’s Play Store or will be pre-installed on the operating system and introduced as part of future updates to the operating system.

Tez is largely fashioned on the Google’s global product—Android Pay, earlier called Google Wallet.

Looking at India’s growing digital commerce and payments space as a huge source of revenue, the effort bodes well for Google enabling the search giant to dive deep into payments.

Right now India’s digital payments ecosystem is intensifying; with a 57% market share, Alibaba-backed Paytm presently dominates in a market swarmed with various mobile wallet players like MobiKwik, FreeCharge, Tencent-backed Hike Messenger, Oxygen, Citrus Pay, ItzCash, Phone Pe, PayU, Jio Money and Ola Money.

Global companies like Truecaller and Uber have also entered the payment space in India while Facebook-owned WhatsApp is working to grab a hold on India’s growing mobile wallet space.


  In July, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had said Google had completed the testing of its UPI payment service and was awaiting Reserve Bank of India's approval to launch its service in the country.

Google has also sent out invites for the event to "share details on the launch of a new product developed grounds up for India".







 "Tez" (meaning fast in Hindi) may work like Android Pay. 

UPI is a payment system launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India which facilitates the instant fund transfer between two bank accounts on the mobile platform. 



"We expect that by December, the number will actually go up to five million PoS, which means that the infrastructure for digital payments is going to grow three times in the short span of one year," MeitY Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said. 


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image courtesy : dsim.in, goandroid.co.in, tezappdownload.com


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Open an NPS Account Online: know the Main points...

September 17, 2017 AADHAR CARD , BANK 0 Comments

Open an NPS Account Online: know the Main points

Along with tax benefits better return profile and choice of funds have given an edge to NPS compared to other tax saving
instruments, analysts say.
One can open online NPS account with Rs. 500 Only.



NPS or National Pension System has been gaining popularity in recent days. Along with tax benefits (Amount of up to Rs. 2 lakh invested per year in NPS qualify for tax exemption), better return profile and choice of funds have given an edge to NPS compared to other tax saving instruments, analysts say. In order to make the NPS account opening procedure convenient, the National Pension System Trust has introduced a online facility called eNPS. The eNPS facility of National Pension System Trust allows opening of individual pension accounts under NPS and making initial and subsequent contribution to Tier I and Tier II accounts. However, to open an NPS individual account online you should have the following things.

  • A mobile number, email id and an active bank account with internet banking facility
  • Aadhaar number with a mobile number registered with it
  • Scan copy of photograph, cancelled cheque and signature
  • Minimum amount of Rs. 500 in your bank account or credit card

Here is how to open NPS account online:

1) Go to eNPS website: https://enps.nsdl.com/eNPS/NationalPensionSystem.html. 

On the right hand side of the home page click on "registration".




2) The online subscriber registration page will open. Select new registration, choose appropriate category, enter your Aadhaar number, and generate OTP. Enter the OTP you receive on your registered mobile number and click on continue.




3)  After you click "continue" an acknowledgement number will be generated along with your name and a time stamp. Then select "OK".





4) You will be prompted to enter your personal details. Verify the details after you enter them, then click on "Save & Proceed".




5)  In the next step you will be asked to enter your bank details in which you have online banking facility. Enter your bank details than click on "Save & Proceed" for the next step.


6)  In the next step, you will be asked to decide the portfolio allocation among four available funds subject to a maximum exposure of 50 per cent to equity funds. Once you enter the allocation details, nominee details need to be updated.

                    



7)  Once you update your nominee details, you have to upload a cancelled cheque of your account, photograph and your specimen signature.


                  

                    



8) In the final stage, you have to make your first contribution towards NPS subject to a minimum investment of Rs. 500. You can make the first payment either through your net banking or through credit card (with some additional charges).

                  




9)  On successful completion of payment, your permanent retirement account number (PRAN) will be generated along with the payment receipt.



                     

10)  Click on "Download Registration Form/E Sign" to complete the process of registration by submitting the OTP sent by UIDAI to the mobile number registered with your Aadhaar.

                      



It will take 2 to 3 working days for the units to be credited against your PRAN number. Further, you will also receive an email on your registered email id regarding IPIN generation for your PRAN, which will be used to access your account online and make further investment in your NPS account.


image Courtesy : www.enps.nsdl.com, www.nsdl.co.in

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Sep 14, 2017

mAadhar Application : Now have all the controls of your biometric identities at your smartphone

September 14, 2017 AADHAR CARD , Technology 0 Comments

mAadhar Application : Now have all the controls of your biometric identities at your smartphone...



mAadhaar is official mobile application developed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide an interface to Aadhaar Number Holders to carry their demographic information viz. Name, Date of Birth, Gender & Address along with photograph as linked with their Aadhaar Number in smart phones.

Download from play store or over here : mAadhar App 

Key Features:

1. Aadhaar Number Holder profile download – A convenient way to carry Aadhaar number with demographic details anytime, anywhere.


2. Biometric locking/unlocking – To secure biometric authentication by locking biometrics data. Once resident enables Biometric Locking system their biometric remains locked till the Aadhaar Holder chose to either Unlock it (which is temporary) or Disable the Locking system.



 3. TOTP generation – Time-based One-Time Password is an automatically generated temporary password which can be used instead of SMS based OTP.



 4. Update of profile – An updated view of Aadhaar profile data after successful completion of update request.



5. Sharing of QR code and eKYC data by Aadhaar Number holder – Share QR code and password protected eKYC data to retrieve accurate demographic information from it instead of manual entry.

Note for Users:

Registered Mobile Number is essential to use mAadhaar app. In case your mobile number is not registered with Aadhaar visit the nearest Enrolment Centre/Mobile Update End Point.


Usage Guidelines:


1. Application will ask for password as soon as it is opened as the first step. User should enter a password of length minimum 8 and maximum 12 characters.The password should contain atleast 1 number, 1 alphabet, 1 special character ( @,#,&,%,*,!,-,(,) ) and 1 alphabet in capital e.g. Sharma@123


2. Aadhaar profile can be downloaded only on mobile devices having registered mobile number (Registered mobile number is the mobile number linked with your Aadhaar)


3. Please do not navigate from application if it is waiting for SMS. mAadhaar will automatically read the OTP once it is received.


4. There is no provision to manually enter the OTP anywhere in mAadhaar. This is a security feature.


5. mAadhaar needs to connect and download data from UIDAI.So ensure that internet connectivity is available on your phone.


6. One Aadhaar profile can be active on only one device at a time. If you create profile on another device by inserting the sim in another device, the previous profile would become inactive and would be deleted from older device whenever any operation is attempted from that device.


7. If members of your family have the same mobile number registered as you in their Aadhaar, you can add their profile in your device.


8. A user can add maximum 3 profiles in his device, all having same mobile number registered in their Aadhaar.


9. In case of any issue or query, please write to feedback.maadhaar@uidai.net.in



     








Now, You Can Use mAadhaar As Identity Proof During Rail Travel


mAadhaar carries demographic information like name, date of birth, gender 
and address of a person along with the photograph and is linked with the Aadhaar number.
To show Aadhaar, a passenger has to open the app and enter his/her password.


"m-Aadhaar when shown by the passenger on his/her mobile after entering the password should be accepted as a proof of identity for undertaking journey in any reserved class over Indian Railways," the ministry said in a statement.





images courtesy : google play store.

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Sep 10, 2017

Link your Mobile number to Aadhar Number by February 2018 otherwise your SIM card will be deactivated.

September 10, 2017 AADHAR CARD , News 0 Comments

Link your Mobile number to Aadhar Number  by February 2018 otherwise your SIM card will be deactivated.


The Central government has given a notice saying that all SIM cards have to be linked to Aadhar cards before 2018, otherwise phones could be deactivated, ANI reported. The Supreme Court passed an order on Saturday after it heard the Lok Niti foundation case, which is about Sim card and Aadhar linkage. 
The government also said that it is being done to stop terrorists, fraudsters and criminals from using SIM card numbers in the name of innocent citizens. The telecom companies have been directed to get the message across to subscribers through email, text and ads. A bench consisting of former Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said that the verification of pre-paid mobile users should be done within a year. 
Lok Niti Foundation had asked the apex court to intervene to address the unauthorised use of SIM cards in cell phones. 

There can be two scenarios here. You are linking it for the first time. You have changed your phone number and want to update your Aadhaar data by replacing the old number with the new one. Here we provide you steps on how to link your SIM card with Aaadhar.



Linking your mobile number to Aadhaar for the first time: 


This needs to be done offline. Most online transactions are OTP (one-time-password) authenticated i.e. the OTP is sent to the registered mobile number. Obviously, online authentication is not possible as you are linking your number for the first time. To do this offline you need to follow these steps: 
Visit your nearest Aadhaar centre to get the Aadhar Update/Correction Form or download it from the UIDAI website. 

Click here to download the form : UpdateRequestFormV2.pdf

Fill out the form correctly; submit it to the concerned person at the centre and mention on the form that only mobile number is to be updated. 
While submitting the update form, along with a photocopy of your Aadhaar card you also need to provide a photocopy of an Identity proof document such as PAN Card, Passport, Voter ID card. 
Following the submission, your biometrics will be verified at the enrollment centre. Your thumb impression will be verified. 
While applying for Aadhaar your biometrics were recorded and to authenticate the changes, they are verified. After verifying the biometrics, you will be given an acknowledgement slip. Usually, it takes 2-5 working days for the updation to happen but as per the UIDAI helpline, the turnaround time for the updation is 10 days.

 How to update mobile number: 

Updating the mobile number can be done online, but make sure that your existing number linked to your Aadhaar, is functional and handy before you go for the online update. This is because the OTP to authenticate the updation would be sent to your existing number. You will be able link your new mobile number with Aadhaar only after submitting the OTP sent on your old number. 
On the UIDAI website, there's an option under the Aadhaar Update tab that will redirect the user to the Aadhar Self-Service portal.
 Enter your Aadhar number, and the Captcha text and request for OTP. 
The OTP will be sent to your existing mobile number, and after submitting it you'll be redirected to a new page, where you can update the desired details. 
Under 'Select field(s) to update', select 'Mobile Number'
 Now enter your new mobile number that you want to record in the database and submit.


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