Now, avail Aadhaar services via SMS, check process to generate virtual ID or lock Aadhaar

UIDAI is offering Aadhaar services such as generation or retrieval of Virtual ID (VID), locking or unlocking their Aadhaar, and biometric locking and unlocking, among others, via SMS.  

New Delhi: Aadhar card, which is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has become one of the most important documents for Indian citizens. The document is used to avail several benefits offered under the various state-backed schemes.  For receiving such services, citizens have to ensure that Aadhaar needs to be up to date. However, for updating details, one has to visit the official website of the UIDAI or a nearby centre facilitating such services. But for millions of Indians, using the internet is still a tough nut to crack. Moreover, for security purposes also, one had to visit the official website to lock or unlock their Aadhaar card.  However, UIDAI offers a facility using which one can avail several Aadhaar services by simply sending SMS. Citizens without a smartphone can also avail such services via SMS. Also Read: Samridh scheme launched: 300 startups to get Centre’s support as India eyes 100 unicorns target