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Now you can avail of Aadhaar services at home with just one SMS from your registered mobile number, as per a new feature launched by UIDAI.
Updated : Nov 16, 2021, 09:54 PM IST | Edited by : Vaishnawi Sinha
The Aadhaar card and number have become a necessity for all citizens of India over the past decade. Every Indian citizen needs to have an Aadhaar card to make his identity known and to also avail several basic facilities such as opening a bank account, getting a drivers’ license, and others.
As technology advances across the country, people are able to access their Aadhaar details and make changes to it through the digital portal of UIDAI, but not everyone has access to high-speed internet across the nation. Many people still have to visit the Aadhaar centre physically just to access the most basic services of UIDAI.
For people who lack steady internet access, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a number of Aadhaar-related services that can be accessed by SMS through the registered mobile number of the person.
To access information through SMS, you don’t need a smartphone, but just a steady network connection. Mentioned below are the steps you need to follow for the development and retrieval of Virtual ID (VID), locking and unlocking their Aadhaar, and biometric locking and unlocking.