Aadhar Card Status And How To Check It?

Aadhar Card Status And How To Check It?

Aadhar Card has become one of the most prominent and crucial identity proofs in India. Aadhar, a 12 digit unique ID, is issued by The Unique Identification Authorityof India (UIDAI), which has its own web portal for all Aadhar related queries and services. Users can check their Aadhar Card Status using the web portal. In this article, we will discuss in details the ways in which users can check their Aadhar Card Status.

UIDAI keeps the data of every Individual who has the aadhar card, and more than 99% of Indian population has already registered to Aadhar. It’s important for card holders to understand the importance of correct information of Aadhar. Aadhar not only keeps your demographic details but also biometric details too and government is using aadhaar identification for many services they are providing. That’s why it’s advised to users to keep your aadhaar updated and with correct details. To know more about how to update details on aadhar card, visit this blog.

Steps to Check Aadhar Card Status

To check Aadhar Card Status users need to open the official website of UIDAI and navigate to Aadhaar enrolment section where they need to click Aadhar Card Status check. User will be redirected to another window where they need to fill up the details. The page will ask the 14 digit unique number i.e. enrolment ID and date and time of enrolment in the format dd/nn/yyyy hh: mm: ss. Together they form a 28 digit number EID number which users are required to fill. Both of these details can be found on the enrolment slip which users get at the time of aadhar enrolment.  

After entering EID number users can fill the security code and click on Aadhar Card Status Check. If all of the information is correct the page will display the Aadhar Card Status. Users are advised to check each and every detail that is mentioned and in case of misspelling or error, apply for online updation of aadhar card.

The users however face problems in checking their Aadhar Card Status online as some of them either lost their enrolment slips or misplaced them. They can still check the Aadhar Card Status by entering aadhar number and requesting an OTP for confirmation. There is an option on UIDAI web portal, ‘Retrieve your Enrolment ID or Aadhaar’, which displays the EID number of users after confirming aadhar number through OTP.

Users can also perform aadhar Card Status check through offline ways. Users can send a SMS to the number 51969 along with their 14 digit enrolment number from their registered number. There is also a toll free number provided by UIDAI which is 1800-300-1947 and if the users have all the details regarding aadhar card, they can easily check their aadhar Card Status merely by a phone call.

Users can also download their aadhar in their smartphones from UIDAI website. It can be used just like normal aadhar, to know more about e-aadhar and how to down it, visit this blog.