Aadhaar Verification: Here's How To Verify Aadhaar Number In These Simple Steps

UIDAI has asked the states and entities to first verify a person’s Aadhaar number before accepting it as proof of identity. Know steps to verify Aadhaar card number in these simple steps

The Ministry of Electronics and IT had earlier said that all forms of Aadhaar can be verified via both online and offline modes.

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked the states and entities to first verify a person’s Aadhaar number before accepting it as proof of identity. In its latest tweet on Friday, the UIDAI reiterated verifying Aadhaar prior to accepting it as proof of identity. "Verify Aadhaar prior to accepting it as proof of identity. This applies to all modes of offline usage of Aadhaar, ie. secure QR Code on Aadhaar Letter (or copy thereof) / e-Aadhaar/ m-Aadhaar or in the Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML), as the case may be," UIDAI tweeted.

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Verify Aadhaar prior to accepting it as proof of identity.
This applies to all modes of offline usage of Aadhaar, ie. secure QR Code on Aadhaar Letter (or copy thereof) / e-Aadhaar/ m-Aadhaar or in the Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML), as the case may be. pic.twitter.com/DWoPe7rTjU

— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) February 10, 2023

The Ministry of Electronics and IT had earlier said that all forms of Aadhaar can be verified via both online and offline modes. “Any Aadhaar can be verified using the QR code available on all forms of Aadhaar (Aadhaar letter, e-Aadhaar, Aadhaar PVC card, and m-Aadhaar) using mAadhaar App, or Aadhaar QR code Scanner,” the IT ministry said in a release in November, 2022.

The QR code scanner is freely available for both Android and iOS-based mobile phones, as well as window-based applications.

Check steps to verify Aadhaar online

• Firstly, visit myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in
• Then enter your Aadhaar number and Captcha code.
• Lastly, click on ‘Proceed and Verify Aadhaar’

Check steps to verify Aadhaar offline

• You need to download the mAadhaar app.
• Then launch the QR Code Scanner after opening the app. Also, note that every printed Aadhaar card contains a QR Code.
• Scan the QR Code on the presented Aadhaar.
• Then you can verify the same with the physical copy presented to you.

Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju last week informed the Rajya Sabha that Aadhaar is one of several documents for authentication and identification for the purposes of purifying the electoral rolls.

In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the law minister said, “the process of purification of electoral roll is an ongoing process and involves various stakeholders including political parties, at every stage starting from enrolment of voters, amendment in the roll to effect material changes by virtue of the change of residence, marriage, etc."

In the process of purification of the electoral roll, various stakeholders are involved at every stage. Under the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, an electoral registration officer may also require the Aadhaar to authenticate entries in the electoral roll.#ParliamentSession pic.twitter.com/FdPALDvZpz

— Office of Kiren Rijiju (@RijijuOffice) February 2, 2023

The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 inter-alia envisaged that the electoral registration officer may also require the Aadhaar number for the purposes of authentication of entries in electoral roll. Therefore, Aadhaar is only one of several documents for authentication and identification for the purposes of purifying the electoral rolls.