How to link Aadhaar with mobile using OTP

From December 1 onwards you do not need to visit a store to link your Aadhaar with mobile. You can do it by using the OTP which you will get on your phone.

"No need to give finger prints to local SIM card retailer for your mobile phone verification. From December 1, 2017, you can do it from comfort of your home through OTP received on mobile number registered with Aadhaar," said the UIDAI.

The Department of Telecom has introduced three new methods to link the registered mobile number with Aadhaar - OTP based, app-based and IVRS facility. Subscribers can verify or re-verify their mobile numbers from anywhere in the country irrespective of which service area their mobile connection belongs to.

For senior citizens telecom operators have been directed to offer verification facility to subscribers at their doorsteps for the convenience of those with disability, illness or old age. They are further directed to build an online mechanism - which can be through the website or any other means - to request such service.

How to link Aadhaar with mobile using OTP

• You need to message Aadhaar number from their registered mobile numbers at a number provided by their service providers.
• The service providers will then do a demographic verification of the number.
• After the verification process, the service provider will send OTP request to UIDAI.
• UIDAI will send the OTP on the mobile number.
• The user will send this OTP to the registered mobile number
• The e-KYC verification process gets complete with this.