Aadhaar Update: UIDAI cancels 6 lakh fake Aadhaar numbers; Check whether your Aadhar card is genuine or not

Unique Identification Authority of India The government has canceled about 6 lakh Aadhaar numbers. These all Base Numbers were fake or fake, Minister of State for Electronics and Information technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar had informed Parliament during the proceedings of the monsoon session early last week. Fake Aadhaar cards and Aadhaar numbers are often used to commit serious crimes, and UIDAI regularly takes steps to ban them.

Replying to a question during the Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha, the Minister said that the authorities have taken steps to deal with the issue of duplicate Aadhaar generation. Chandrashekhar further said that to address duplication, ‘Cheera’ has been added as an additional feature to verify Aadhaar, resulting in cancellation of 598,999 Aadhaar numbers.

He added, “The demographic matching mechanism has been further strengthened, biometric matching of all new enrollments ensured and ‘Cheera’ as a new method (besides fingerprint and iris) for de-duplication has been included. Is.”

Do you have a fake Aadhaar? check online

Step 1: If you want to check whether the Aadhaar number you have is genuine or fake, visit the official website of UIDAI. https://resident.uidai.gov.in/offlineaadhaar.

Step 2: Next, select the option ‘Aadhaar Verification’ services. You can also directly visit the link https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/verifyAadhaar to check the authenticity of Aadhaar.

Step 3: After this, enter 12 digit Aadhaar number or 16 digit Virtual ID to proceed.

Step 4: While you are entering the number, enter the security code displayed on the screen and request for One Time Password or OTP. You can also choose to enter TOTP.

Step 5: Now you will usually receive OTP on your registered mobile number for the given Aadhar number or Virtual ID. Enter the OTP on the website.

Step 6: It will redirect you to a new page where you may get a message which states whether your Aadhaar number is valid or not.

Step 7: Along with the message, the name, state, age, gender and other details for the respective Aadhaar number will also appear on the screen. If all these details are displayed, then the Aadhaar number that you have is a genuine one.

In addition, a single scan scans the QR code printed on the Aadhaar letter/eAadhaar/Aadhaar PVC card to verify the Aadhaar offline.

A fake premise can be used to commit crimes under the user’s name and fraudsters often use this trick to do so. It has also become easier as the 12 digit number has become an essential part of identity for every Indian citizen. Aadhaar, with its increasing importance, has become one of the most sought-after documents of identity.

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