Mobile operators to collect ‘Aadhaar’ number along with form for issuing new connections
Government is likely to make it mandatory to link mobile SIM connections with Aadhaar number soon.
New Delhi: Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked all mobile operators to collect ‘Aadhaar’ number along with customer application form for issuing new connections and store the unique identification number in their database. The DoT has also asked the operators to amend their database in two months for adding the ‘Aadhaar’ number. “It has been decided to collect Aadhaar number along with CAF of mobile telephone applications and store the same in the database along with other data,” DoT sources said.
Sources added that the directive will be applicable in all cases irrespective of the fact that mobile connection is issued by taking ‘Aadhaar’ card or any other document as proof of identity and proof of address. The Centre is also working with all stakeholders in resolving in its proposed online verification system.
( Source : PTI )
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