UIDAI allows residents to verify mobile numbers and email IDs linked with their Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India has allowed residents to verify their mobile numbers and email IDs linked with their Aadhaar. This means that Aadhaar users can now check the mobile numbers and email IDs linked with their Aadhaar. The facility can be availed on the official website or through mAadhaar app. 

For linking email and mobile number with Aadhaar, a resident can also visit the nearest Aadhaar centre. 

The development comes after the Aadhaar custodian noticed that in some instances, residents were not aware or sure about which of their mobile numbers is linked to their Aadhaar. 

“Hence residents were worried that Aadhaar OTP might be going to some other mobile number. Now, with this facility, the residents can check these quite easily. The facility can be availed under ‘Verify email/mobile Number’ feature on the official website or through mAadhaar App. This feature gives confirmation to resident that email/mobile number under his/her knowledge is only seeded to respective Aadhaar,” UIDAI said in a statement. 

“In case mobile number is already verified, residents will see a message like, ‘the mobile number you have entered is already verified with our records’, displayed on their screen. In case a resident does not remember the mobile number she/he has given during enrolment, she/he can check the last three digits of the mobile on Verify Aadhaar feature on Myaadhaar portal or mAadhaar app,” the statement said.