Without Aadhaar card , Soon you won't be allowed to use your phone
Without Aadhaar card , Soon you won't be allowed to use your phone
Now,all mobile phone users in the country, whether pre-paid or post, will be linked to Aadhaar number in the coming months and a year. This is a mandatory act ordered by government. Department of Telecommunications who has sent a notice to telecom operators that all phone numbers in the country needs to be re-verified using e-KYC processes powered by Aadhaar card. If any unverified number, or any number that will not be linked to a Aadhaar number will be illegal in India after February 6, 2018.
The Department of Telecommunications directive comes after the Supreme Court in February said that all phone numbers in India should have verified users. However, although Supreme Court stopped short of saying that Aadhaar has to be used to verify users, the government seems to have decided that linking Aadhaar to a phone number will be the best way to go forward.
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"A meeting was held on 13.02.2017 in the Department with the telecom industry wherein UIDAI, TRAI and PMO representatives also participated to discuss the way forward to implement the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court," notes the DoT directive.
This move comes a day after Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, with an amendment that makes Aadhaar mandatory for filing tax returns. This year when you file the tax returns, you will also have to quote your Aadhaar number along with the PAN number. Now ,all PAN cards in the country will have to be linked to Aadhaar or else they will be cancelled. A few days ago, UGC also asked universities in the country to degrees to students only after they have submitted their Aadhaar numbers.
