To keep Aadhaar card safe, UIDAI also provides many types of safety features.
Aadhar card has become a very important document in today’s time. This is an important document for everyone from a small child to an elderly person. It is used everywhere, from getting a SIM card to taking admission in schools, government jobs, availing benefits of government schemes. Simply put, it is necessary wherever verification is required or ID proof is required. Aadhar card is linked to our bank account, hence its security is also important.
We give our Aadhar card at many places. We don’t even know later how someone will use the copy of our Aadhar card. Aadhaar card contains our personal and biographical details, hence if it falls into wrong hands, it can be misused. However, you can keep your Aadhar card safe by following some steps.
Let us tell you that if you have given your Aadhar card at many places and you want to know whether it is being misused or not, then you can find out about this too. Let us tell you how you can find out as well as how to lock the Aadhar card.
Check the misuse of Aadhaar Card like this
To know whether your Aadhaar card has been misused, you will have to visit MyAadhaar port. You have to login to the website. Now you have to enter your Aadhaar number and captcha code and select the option of Login With OTP. Now an OTT will be sent to your number through which you will have to complete the verification process.
After verification, you will have to go to the option of ‘Authentication History’. Now you can select the date to know the usage of your Aadhar card. If you feel that your Aadhaar card has been misused on a date, then you can complain to UIDAI.
lock aadhaar card online
Let us tell you that UIDAI also provides many types of safety features to keep the Aadhar card safe. You can lock the biometric details of your Aadhar card online. For this you will have to go to MyAadhaar website. Now you have to go to the option of ‘Lock/Unlock Aadhaar’. Now in the next step you will have to fill Virtual ID, Full Name, Pin Code and Captcha. Now you have to click on the Send OTP button.
OTP will be sent to your registered number, after filling which you will have to click on the submit button to lock the Aadhar card. After this entire process, your Aadhaar biometrics will be completely blocked. If you want to unlock it, you will have to follow the same process again.
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