How To Make An Online Appointment For Aadhaar Data Update, Enrolment?

Recently, UIDAI opened Passport like Seva Kendras for Aadhaar related services. To reduce the hassle around Aadhaar, the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has come up with an online appointment booking faculty similar to that of a passport application in India.

This is an ongoing development and these Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) are now open in cities of Delhi, Bhopal, Agra, Chennai, Vijayawada, Hisar, and Chandigarh. These centers will soon be launched across 53 cities at 114 locations.

The Aadhaar Seva Kendras are currently located at New Delhi -Akshardham Metro Station and Inderlok Metro Station Bhopal- Aashima Mall Agra- Sanjay Palace Chennai- Ten Square Mall Hisar- Metropolis Mall Chandigarh- Sector 17A

If you live in any of the above-mentioned cities, you can make an online appointment for these services: Fresh Aadhaar enrolment Update biometric details in Aadhaar database Update name on Aadhaar card Update address on Aadhaar card Update phone number on Aadhaar card Update email ID on Aadhaar card Update date of birth Update gender

How to book an online appointment for Aadhaar?

Visit this link or alternatively, go to https://uidai.gov.in and from the "My Aadhaar" drop-down option, pick "Book an Appointment" option.

Select city and location from the drop-down.

Click on "Proceed to Book Appointment." Provide your mobile number and an OTP will be sent to you for verification.

Submit Aadhaar details and personal information. Choose a date and time of your choice.

You will be provided with a booking appointment number.

The infrastructure of an Aadhaar Seva Kendra is similar to that of a Passport Seva Kendra.

There is a token system wherein the applicant first needs to get a token and then move ahead to a 'verifier' for document checking. 

On completing verification, the resident shall move to 'cash counters' for payment of charges. While enrolment is free, any update in Aadhaar details costs Rs 50. There are operator work stations assigned to the applicants and the movement of the queue via token number will be displayed on screens.

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mAadhaar: Carry Your Aadhaar On Mobile, Know The Uses

UIDAI has launched the mAadhaar app in this year which is a mobile application for your smartphone. You don't need to carry the physical copy of Aadhaar when you have the mAadhaar app. Aadhaar number holder can carry a soft copy of the biometrics-based identity card and other demographic details in their smartphones with this app. You need to have a registered mobile phone number to use the mAadhaar app. If the mobile number is not registered with UIDAI; you need to visit the Aadhaar enrollment center, or you can do it online also.

The mAadhaar application can be downloaded from Google Play Store. Now the app is not available for Apple iOS. Know the uses of the mAadhaar app:

Lock/unlock biometrics The mAadhaar app allows you to lock or unlock biometrics data using your phone. Once a 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. The mAadhaar app also comes with Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP)m feature that can be used instead of SMS-based OTP. How To Prevent Mis-use of Aadhaar? Know What Is Aadhaar Card Locking.

Profile view The mAadhaar user can share demographics-related information with service providers using the QR code. With the mAadhaar app, users will be able to get the updated view of the profile upon completion of the update request. Also, the users will even be able to share QR code, and password protected eKYC data to retrieve accurate demographic information from it instead of manual entry. What Is mAadhaar App? How To Get It?

Aadhaar card profiles The mAadhaar app enables users to carry details of more than one Aadhaar card in the digital form. If your father, mother or any other family member has the same mobile number registered as yours with Aadhaar, you can also add his or her profile using the mAadhaar app. You can add a maximum three profiles in digital form on a particular device using this facility.

Train journey Now m-Aadhaar app can be used for the train journey. It is accepted by the Ministry of Railways as a proof of identity for travellers in any reserved class. "m- Aadhar, 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. Now Use m-Aadhaar As ID Proof For Train Journeys

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Driving License To Be Linked With Aadhaar; MAadhaar As ID Proof For Rail Passengers Is Ok

 Aadhaar will be now mandatory for driving license!

Two very important developments related with Aadhaar has come up in the last 72 hours, which will further deepen the relationship between Govt. and its citizens, and enable the system to have a robust Aadhaar-based verification system

While Govt. is planning to link Aadhaar with driving licenses, Indian Railways has given green signal to mAadhaar as a valid ID proof for rail passengers.

Is it good, bad or ugly?

Aadhaar Based Driving License: The New Concept

After invading your income tax filings, PAN Card, phones, bank accounts, subsidies, welfare schemes, railway tickets and more, Govt. is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for driving licenses.

All new driving licenses can be asked to have Aadhaar as identity proof, and all existing driving license holders can be asked to linked their respective Aadhaar.

At the recently concluded Digital Haryana Summit 2017, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “We are planning to link driving licence to Aadhaar. I have had a word with (Union minister Nitin) Gadkari Ji regarding this,”

Explaining the need for this, he said that this will be done, “.. so digital identity confirms physical identity with the help of digital technology,” 

Nitin Gadkari is the Road Transport and Highways Minister, and incidentally, he is a big advocate of Aadhaar based transportation system.

In fact, in the month of May this year, Gadkari had proposed an amendment in the Motor Vehicle Act, so that Aadhaar becomes mandatory for both registration of vehicles, and for issuing driving license.

At that time, he had said, “We have proposed an amendment in the Motor Vehicle Act where people need to have Aadhaar number to apply for driving licence and need not to visit transport offices to get a learning driving licence as it all will be online,”

So, it seems this Aadhaar based driving license, and registration of vehicles, both will approved very soon.

mAadhaar Ok For Rail Passengers

Meanwhile Indian Railways has decided to allow mAadhaar app for Aadhaar verification rail passengers. Now, it no longer required to carry Aadhaar card for identifying oneself: Just a swipe of mAadhaar app would be enough.

In a statement, the Rail Ministry said, “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,” 

Note here, that mAadhaar based verification will work, because the Aadhaar can be only digitally downloaded to the phone number which is associated with that Aadhaar. And, a password is required to showcase Aadhaar number.

mAadhaar app was launched in July this year, as an easy, paperless medium to carry one’s Aadhaar everywhere.

We will keep you updated as we receive Aadhaar related news.

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