What is aadhaar card

What is Aadhaar card?

Aadhaar is a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the Government of India.
This number will serve as a proof of identity and address, anywhere in India.
Any individual, irrespective of age and gender, who is a resident in India and satisfies the verification process laid down by the UIDAI can enrol for Aadhaar.
Each individual needs to enroll only once which is free of cost.
Each Aadhaar number will be unique to an individual and will remain valid for life. Aadhaar number will help you provide access to services like banking, mobile phone connections and other Govt and Non-Govt services in due course.

Aadhaar is basically a unique identification number consisting of 12 digits issued by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) and is to be given to every citizen of India. This will be a future identification way for every Indian and will be involved in all phases of life. This number will be stored in centralized database and will be the key to the opening of every citizen’s record from photograph to fingerprints.
Once the process of Aadhaar is complete it will be involved in every identification documents to avail certain services and otherwise. After Aadhaar will come into picture, there will be no repeated need to documents once identification before providing any services; it will do once and for all. This will be the magic of this 12 digit UID.

How to apply for Aadhaar card?

Are you interested that what is process involved in applying for Aadhaar card.
Here are certain protocols and steps to be followed. Anyone who is the resident of India satisfying the UIDAI process can avail Aadhaar card.

The following documents are required while applying for aadhaar UID card.

Proof of name and photo identity: (any one from list below)

• Passport
• PAN card
• Ration/PDS photo card
• Voter ID
• Driving license
• Government photo ID cards
• NREGS job card
• photo ID issued by recognised educational institute
• Arms license
• photo bank ATM card
• photo credit card
• pensioner photo card
• freedom fighter photo card
• kisan photo passbook
• CGHS/ECHS photo card
• Address card having name photo issued bu department of post.

Proof of address: (any one from list below):

• Passport
• Bank Statement
• Passbook
• Post Office
• Account Statement/Passbook
• Ration Card
• Voter ID /Driving License
• Government Photo ID cards
• Electricity Bill (not older than 3 months)
• Water bill (not older than 3 months)
• Telephone Landline Bill (not older than 3 months)
• Property Tax Receipt (not older than 3 months)
• Credit Card Statement (not older than 3 months)
• Insurance Policy
• Signed Letter having Photo from Bank on letterhead
• Signed Letter having Photo issued by registered Company on letterhead
• Signed Letter having Photo issued by Recognized Educational Instruction on letterhead
• NREGS Job Card
• Arms License
• Pensioner Card
• Freedom Fighter Card
• Kissan Passbook
• CGHS / ECHS Card
• Certificate of Address having photo issued by MP or MLA or Group A Gazetted Officer on letterhead
• Certificate of Address issued by Village Panchayat head or its equivalent authority (for rural areas)
• Income Tax Assessment Order
• Vehicle Registration Certificate
• Registered Sale / Lease / Rent Agreement
• Address Card having Photo issued by Department of Posts
• Caste and Domicile Certificate having Photo issued by State Govt.

Proof of DoB (optional) : (any one from list below)

• Birth Certificate
• SSLC Book/Certificate
• Passport
• Certificate of Date of Birth issued by Group A Gazetted Officer on letterhead

Note:
When you are going to apply for Aadhaar Card then make sure that you must have below stuff ready,
1.ID Proof (Your ID Proof can be Pan Card, Driving Licence, Passport etc).
2.Address Proof (It could be Telephone Bill, Electricity Bill etc).

Where to apply for Aadhaar card?
You should go to any official Aadhaar enrollment center in India to get your Aadhaar card done.

Use below link you can find out your nearest Aadhaar enrollment center details based on your location:
http://appointments.uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx

There are 18 identification proof documents and 33 address proof documents that UIDAI accepts as valid proofs. Common among them are voters ID, ration card, driving license and passport.
Photo identification proof can be done with likes of PAN card and residence proof can be done with electricity bill and water bill of past three months.
At enrollment center you need to fill the Aadhaar application form and may take help of the volunteers there at the center.
At enrollment center fingerprints, photograph and iris scan will be required as the part of the protocol to feed into database.
A temporary slip with enrollment number will be provided as an acknowledgement.
Based on your documents your details will be verified and in case if all comes right an Aadhaar number will be send to your address.

Here you can look up the sample Aadhaar enrollment form:
http://uidai.gov.in/images/FrontPageUpdates/uid_download/enrolmentform.pdf


Apply through online and get Appointment for Aadhaar Enrolment,
Follow the below link you can get the Appointment for Aadhaar Enrolment at your nearest aadhaar enrolment center.
http://appointments.uidai.gov.in/

Note: Online Booking of Appointment for Aadhaar Enrollments has been started on a trial basis at selected Enrollment Centers.The Date and Time for Appointment should be with in next one week.As far now, it is not possible to get aadhaar uid card with out walk through Aadhaar Enrolment center.

More details about this online Appointment for Aadhaar Enrolment please visit below link,
http://uidai.gov.in/images/FrontPageUpdates/press_note_25th_nov_v2_hq.pdf

How to Check my Aadhaar Enrollment Status
You can check the status of your Aadhaar enrolment online. To check your Aadhaar card status, you need the enrolment number, date and time. You can find these details on the acknowledgement/resident copy issued at the Aadhaar enrolment camp organized by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Please note that the original word Aadhaar has assumed many different spellings/variations over time - Aadhaar, Adhar, and often replaced with the word UID.

https://portal.uidai.gov.in/ResidentPortal/statusLink

Whom to contact for more details about Aadhaar card
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is responsible for issuing and delivering Aadhaar cards to Indian citizens. We recommend you to contact UIDAI customer care directly.

Toll-free Phone: 1 800 180-1947
Email Address: help@uidai.gov.in

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