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Aadhaar ATM: You can now get cash at home. Here's how: All FAQs answered

Aadhaar ATM: India Post Payments Bank said on X (previously Twitter), “In need of urgent cash but don’t have time to visit the bank? Worry not!"

Aadhaar ATM: You can use Aadhar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) only with your biometric and take out cash or make payments from an Aadhar-linked account. (Reuters)

business

Published on Apr 09, 2024 02:02 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pensioners can now obtain life certificates at their doorstep

The generated life certificates are seamlessly submitted online to the respective government department, ensuring uninterrupted pension disbursement.

Pensioners can contact the nearest post office (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:10 AM IST

ByK Sandeep Kumar

BSEB Matric exam 2023 dummy admit card out at secondary.biharboardonline.com

Bihar Board releases Class 10th dummy admit card for 2024 exams

Bihar Board Class 10th Dummy Admit Card Released(File photo)

education

Published on Nov 03, 2023 04:15 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

PAN-Aadhaar link last day today: Follow 10 easy steps to do it now

PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline June 30: Citizens can link their Aadhaar card to their PAN online by following the 10 easy steps described here.

PAN and Aadhaar linking last date today.(Representational photo)

business

Published on Jun 30, 2023 01:37 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Free Aadhaar update offer ends tomorrow. Know how to change name, address

“If your Aadhaar had been issued 10 years ago and had never been updated - you may now upload Proof of Identity & Proof of Address documents,” said UIDAI.

Proof of identity and address documents are required to update your demographic details. online (AFP)

business

Published on Jun 13, 2023 05:41 PM IST

ByYagya Sharma

PM-Kisan beneficiaries: U.P. CM Yogi to launch drive to link bank a/cs to Aadhaar on May 23

The Uttar Pradesh government will be launching a statewide extensive campaign for two weeks from Wednesday (May 23) to saturate all the eligible farmers with the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi before the Centre releases the 14th instalment, under the scheme, giving ₹2,000 each to the beneficiaries

agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi. (HT file photo)

cities

Updated on May 23, 2023 08:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Man duped of over ₹9 lakh by fraudsters over fake parcel

According to the complainant, a resident of the Sushant Lok area, he received a call from a courier company on April 10.

cities

Published on Apr 14, 2023 10:24 PM IST

PTI |

UIDAI slashes Aadhaar authentication charges. Check details

Earlier this month, UIDAI announced some changes under which cardholders who have not registered their mobile number can download their Aadhaar cards from the entity's website.

Till date, more than 99 crore e-KYC have been done using Aadhaar system.(File Photo/Mint)

india news

Published on Sep 29, 2021 12:24 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Link PAN card and Aadhaar via income tax portal or SMS: A step-by-step guide

PAN-Aadhaar linking is crucial, as you must be getting a host of official messages urging you to do so. Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can link your Aadhaar card and PAN online using either the official portal of the income tax department or the SMS service.

There are currently two ways to link Aadhaar with PAN: via the official portal of the income tax department and alternatively, using the SMS service to link the two identifiers. We have covered both the processes in this step-by-step guide. (File Photo)

india news

Published on May 13, 2021 12:13 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, New Delhi

Download Aadhaar card online in 10 easy steps. Here's a complete guide

Here's how to get Aadhaar card online from the UIDAI official portal with these 10 easy steps. Aadhaar card online download is possible with the help of the Aadhaar Number, the Enrolment ID (EID), or the Virtual ID (VID). Here's a complete guide to the process.

Downloading Aadhaar card online has never been so easy. Follow these 10 simple steps to get an electronic copy of your Aadhaar card from the official portal of the UIDAI. (File Photo / Representational Image)

india news

Published on May 13, 2021 10:44 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Aadhaar is now compulsory for this pension scheme for senior citizens

The scheme, which envisages an assured rate of return of 8 per cent annually, is being implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The scheme was announced in Union Budgets of 2017-18 and 2018-19.

The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for subscribers of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).(Chetan Chauhan/HT Photo)

india news

Published on Dec 26, 2019 05:42 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

LPG cylinders still unaffordable for poor: CAG

The PMUY, popularly known as Ujjwala, is aimed at eliminating health hazards poor women face from indoor pollution by increasing their access to clean, smoke-free cooking fuel.

Cooking gas cylinders remain unaffordable for the poor despite a big push by the government to provide free liquefied natural gas (LGP) connections to disadvantaged households.(REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Dec 12, 2019 07:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByZia Haq

Aadhaar norms regarding change of address relaxed, migrants to benefit

Such persons can use Aadhaar number for identity proof and can give their current address, other than mentioned in their Aadhaar, for a valid KYC, a finance ministry official said soon after a notification to that effect was issued on Wednesday.

The government has amended rules which allows people to use their Aadhaar number for know-your-customer (KYC) requirement even if their current address does not match with the address mentioned in their Aadhaar card.(Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

india news

Updated on Nov 13, 2019 10:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajeev Jayaswal

13 farm schemes, loan waiver, SMART project get state nod

The cabinet gave its nod to waive off ₹66.56 crore worth of loans taken by 46,735 farmers from 1,393 private money lenders.

The loans were given to the farmers by the lenders out of their allotted periphery and, thus, were declared as illegal lending.(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Sep 09, 2019 11:37 PM IST

Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

1.28 crore school kids in UP issued Aadhaar cards

A whopping 1.28 crore kids enrolled in 1.58 lakh government-run primary and upper primary schools besides students of up to class 8 of government-aided and recognised schools in Uttar Pradesh have been issued Aadhaar cards, said an official.

education

Published on Sep 02, 2019 01:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Prayagraj | ByK Sandeep Kumar

Aadhaar linking: Facebook asks SC to club HC cases

Facebook’s petition says cases have been filed in the High Courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh and relief sought in all are similar.

Facebook Inc has moved the Supreme Court asking it to hear cases pending in three High Courts to link social media accounts with the 12-digit Aadhaar number.(Reuters Photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 20, 2019 12:58 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

8% grain stock unused after linking ration card with Aadhaar in Maharashtra

Release of food grains after verification through e-point of selling machines (e-POS) has also helped prevent wrongful sales.

Since the state has fewer beneficiaries, the stock released by the Centre is not fully utilised.(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 24, 2019 04:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | BySurendra P Gangan

Aadhaar new tax tool to keep tabs on big purchases

Some 220 million PANs have been issued by the tax department so far -- less than a fifth of the 1.23 billion Aadhaar numbers that have been provided by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

In order to track high-value transactions, the budget also made quoting and authenticating PAN/Aadhaar mandatory for some transactions, the list of which can be expanded by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)(AFP)

india news

Updated on Jul 21, 2019 04:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajeev Jayaswal

Government to impose penalty for misquoting Aadhaar

The penal provision is expected to be applicable from September 1, 2019 after amendments are made to the relevant laws and the subsequent issuance of a notification, two government officials aware of the development said.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her fiscal 2019-20 budget speech that more than 1.2 billion Indians now possess the Aadhaar unique ID number. In comparison, only 220 million have PAN.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Jul 14, 2019 07:46 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajeev Jayaswal

Aadhaar may replace PAN but is an ‘alternative for now’

Sitharaman spoke about the interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar in her budget speech. “Mr Speaker, Sir, more than 120 crore Indians now have Aadhaar.

Aadhaar is an ideal identification tool given that 123 crore of the unique ID numbers have been generated so far in the country of 130 crore.(HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 07, 2019 10:02 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajeev Jayaswal

Govt extends deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar till Sep 30

In June last year, the government had said that PAN has to be linked with the biometric ID by March 31.

A woman getting her fingerprints read during the registration process for Aadhaar cards in Amritsar.(AFP File Photo)

india news

Updated on Mar 31, 2019 08:55 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Proposed Aadhaar law divides experts, again

The proposed ordinance allowing private companies to use customers’ Aadhaar identities to meet know-your-customer (KYC) rules has attracted criticism from experts and activists.

india news

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 07:19 AM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal & Aurangzeb Naqshbandi

Ordinance to let people use Aadhaar as ID for mobiles, bank a/c cleared

The ordinance will make amendments to the Aadhaar Act, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Indian Telegraph Act as proposed in the bill passed by the Lok Sabha on January 4, 2019, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the promulgation of an ordinance that will enable the Unique Identification Authority of India to have a more robust mechanism to “serve the public interest” and “restrain the misuse of Aadhaar”.(AFP)

india news

Updated on Mar 01, 2019 12:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Using Aadhaar biometrics to identify bodies not feasible, UIDAI tells HC

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) told the Delhi high court on Tuesday that it was not legally and technologically feasible to use Aadhaar biometrics for forensic purposes like identification of dead persons.

india news

Updated on Feb 06, 2019 07:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Offline verification modes of Aadhaar now available: UIDAI

Offline Aadhaar ID verification now available: UIDAI

A resident in New Delhi going through the registration process for Aadhaar card at a registration station in Central Delhi.(Getty Images)

india news

Updated on Oct 05, 2018 10:56 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Election Commission likely to resume voluntary linkage of Aadhaar with voter IDs

The poll panel is currently studying the Supreme Court’s order on Wednesday that ruled Aadhaar is mandatory for filing of income tax returns (ITR) and allotment of Permanent Account Number.

A general view of Election Commission in New Delhi.(PTI Photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 26, 2018 11:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Supreme Court’s Aadhaar verdict: validating the invalids

The court didn’t dwell too much on issues related to security, data protection, privacy and exclusions — except in the dissenting judgement by Justice DY Chandrachud

A man goes through the process of eye scanning for the Unique Identification database system, also known as Aadhaar, at a registration centre in New Delhi(REUTERS FILE)

editorials

Published on Sep 26, 2018 07:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

From data security to use of biometrics: Here’s everything you need to know about the Aadhaar case

UIDAI says database is fully secure while experts argue this is a very limited view of data security.

Disagreements over Aadhaar data security and its implications for privacy continue. Whether Aadhaar is fully secure or fundamentally flawed depends on where one stands.(HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 26, 2018 09:37 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySamarth Bansal

UP: STF recommends arrest of ration dealers, food dept inspectors

The Special Task Force (STF) has recommended the arrest of all ration dealers whose role in the multi-crore food scam it claims to have established beyond any doubt.

The STF, in its report, has estimated that food grain worth over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20 crore might have been siphoned off by scamsters in the last four months.(Representative i mage/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Published on Sep 25, 2018 01:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

UIDAI announces phased rollout of face authentication with telcos from September 15

UIDAI has proposed a two-factor authentication for use of face recognition by telcos. Where an individual provides Aadhaar number, the authentication will be done using fingerprint or iris and face.

Visitors check their phones behind the screen advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) at the National Convention in Beijing, China.(Reuters File Photo)

business

Updated on Aug 19, 2018 12:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNakul Sridhar

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Aadhaar ATM: India Post Payments Bank said on X (previously Twitter), “In need of urgent cash but don’t have time to visit the bank? Worry not!"

The generated life certificates are seamlessly submitted online to the respective government department, ensuring uninterrupted pension disbursement.

Bihar Board releases Class 10th dummy admit card for 2024 exams

PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline June 30: Citizens can link their Aadhaar card to their PAN online by following the 10 easy steps described here.

“If your Aadhaar had been issued 10 years ago and had never been updated - you may now upload Proof of Identity & Proof of Address documents,” said UIDAI.

The Uttar Pradesh government will be launching a statewide extensive campaign for two weeks from Wednesday (May 23) to saturate all the eligible farmers with the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi before the Centre releases the 14th instalment, under the scheme, giving ₹2,000 each to the beneficiaries

According to the complainant, a resident of the Sushant Lok area, he received a call from a courier company on April 10.

Earlier this month, UIDAI announced some changes under which cardholders who have not registered their mobile number can download their Aadhaar cards from the entity's website.

PAN-Aadhaar linking is crucial, as you must be getting a host of official messages urging you to do so. Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can link your Aadhaar card and PAN online using either the official portal of the income tax department or the SMS service.

Here's how to get Aadhaar card online from the UIDAI official portal with these 10 easy steps. Aadhaar card online download is possible with the help of the Aadhaar Number, the Enrolment ID (EID), or the Virtual ID (VID). Here's a complete guide to the process.

The scheme, which envisages an assured rate of return of 8 per cent annually, is being implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The scheme was announced in Union Budgets of 2017-18 and 2018-19.

The PMUY, popularly known as Ujjwala, is aimed at eliminating health hazards poor women face from indoor pollution by increasing their access to clean, smoke-free cooking fuel.

Such persons can use Aadhaar number for identity proof and can give their current address, other than mentioned in their Aadhaar, for a valid KYC, a finance ministry official said soon after a notification to that effect was issued on Wednesday.

The cabinet gave its nod to waive off ₹66.56 crore worth of loans taken by 46,735 farmers from 1,393 private money lenders.

A whopping 1.28 crore kids enrolled in 1.58 lakh government-run primary and upper primary schools besides students of up to class 8 of government-aided and recognised schools in Uttar Pradesh have been issued Aadhaar cards, said an official.

Facebook’s petition says cases have been filed in the High Courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh and relief sought in all are similar.

Release of food grains after verification through e-point of selling machines (e-POS) has also helped prevent wrongful sales.

Some 220 million PANs have been issued by the tax department so far -- less than a fifth of the 1.23 billion Aadhaar numbers that have been provided by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

The penal provision is expected to be applicable from September 1, 2019 after amendments are made to the relevant laws and the subsequent issuance of a notification, two government officials aware of the development said.

Sitharaman spoke about the interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar in her budget speech. “Mr Speaker, Sir, more than 120 crore Indians now have Aadhaar.

In June last year, the government had said that PAN has to be linked with the biometric ID by March 31.

The proposed ordinance allowing private companies to use customers’ Aadhaar identities to meet know-your-customer (KYC) rules has attracted criticism from experts and activists.

The ordinance will make amendments to the Aadhaar Act, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Indian Telegraph Act as proposed in the bill passed by the Lok Sabha on January 4, 2019, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) told the Delhi high court on Tuesday that it was not legally and technologically feasible to use Aadhaar biometrics for forensic purposes like identification of dead persons.

Offline Aadhaar ID verification now available: UIDAI

The poll panel is currently studying the Supreme Court’s order on Wednesday that ruled Aadhaar is mandatory for filing of income tax returns (ITR) and allotment of Permanent Account Number.

The court didn’t dwell too much on issues related to security, data protection, privacy and exclusions — except in the dissenting judgement by Justice DY Chandrachud

UIDAI says database is fully secure while experts argue this is a very limited view of data security.

The Special Task Force (STF) has recommended the arrest of all ration dealers whose role in the multi-crore food scam it claims to have established beyond any doubt.

UIDAI has proposed a two-factor authentication for use of face recognition by telcos. Where an individual provides Aadhaar number, the authentication will be done using fingerprint or iris and face.

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