Aadhaar card is an important document. Aadhaar card is used in almost every other work. Aadhaar card contains information ranging from your name, address and phone number to your fingerprint. In such a situation, you may face trouble if the Aadhaar falls into wrong hands.
In such a situation, if you fear that someone is misusing your Aadhaar, you can check it yourself sitting at home. On the official site of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), you can check online at home when and where your Aadhaar number has been used. You are not charged for this.
This is the complete process of it…
1. First of all you have to go to Aadhaar website or this link uidai.gov.in.
2. Here under Aadhaar Services, you will find the option of Aadhaar Authentication History, click on it.
3. Here you have to enter Aadhaar number and security code and click on Send OTP.
4. After this, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number linked with Aadhaar for verification, enter this OTP and click on submit.
5. After this you have to fill all the required information including authentication type and date range and OTP. (Note – You can view up to 6 months of data.)
6. As soon as you click on Verify OTP, a list will appear in front of you, which will contain information about when and where Aadhaar was used in the last 6 months.
You can complain about abuse If after checking the records you feel that Aadhaar card has been misused, you can file a complaint immediately. You can file a complaint by calling toll free number 1947 or by emailing help@uidai.gov.in or you can also file a complaint online at uidai.gov.in/file-complaint.
There is no provision for cancellation of Aadhaar after the death of the individual There is no provision to cancel the Aadhaar card of a person after his death. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of the deceased's family to keep the deceased's Aadhaar card safe and ensure that it is not misused.
If the person who died was availing any scheme or subsidy through Aadhaar, the concerned department should be informed about the death of the person. With this his name will be removed from that scheme.
What to do: Aadhaar of deceased person can be locked through Aadhaar app or UIDAI Website. This will help prevent misuse of Aadhaar number of a deceased person.
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