Aadhaar Card Update: Here’s how to lock your Aadhaar online

For times when you are not using your Aadhaar card for any services, you can lock it.

New Delhi: The Aadhaar card has become a vital document for every official activities in India in recent years. Indians cannot benefit from various government initiatives unless they have a 12-digit Aadhaar number. Aadhaar is required for practically all government-related services in India, from PAN registration to IT returns.

However, as the Aadhaar card has become more widely used, numerous scammers have begun exploiting this crucial document. The Aadhaar issuing organisation, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has now advised users to use the Aadhaar Card locking and unlocking feature.

For times when you are not using your Aadhaar card for any services, you can lock it. When you're ready to utilise your Aadhaar card to get a service, you can simply unlock it with this feature.