Linking Aadhaar with mobile? Govt likely to allow other ID proofs as well

On Wednesday the government told the Supreme Court that it was ready to extend the date to link Aadhaar with various government schemes to March 2018.

The government is contemplating allowing other forms of identification proof instead of Aadhaar to be linked with your mobile number. Facing severe criticism on issues such as invasion of privacy, the government is likely to allow ID proofs such as driving license, ration cards and passports to be linked with your mobile number.

While no final call has been taken on this matter, the government is exploring various possibilities of allowing other IDs as authentication proof. The entire process would in conformity of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court.

On Wednesday the government told the Supreme Court that it was ready to extend the date to link Aadhaar with various government schemes to March 2018. The Centre also told the court that a decision on whether to penalise those who refuse to link their Aadhaar numbers during the pendency of the SC would be made known by Monday.

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