With the advent of Aadhaar number in India, certain services require mandatory linking of your Aadhaar card with them. Read on to find out the ones which require this linking and the ones that don’t!
As a millennial, you would surely address the fact that Aadhaar card has become a vital document in today’s day and age. Not only is it your unique identity proof, it also substantiates as an address proof, and is helpful while availing various subsidies offered by the government.
While many services were anticipated to be mandatorily linked with Aadhaar card, some of them were removed from the list and made non-mandatory. Let’s delve deeper to find out which ones still feature on the list and the ones that don’t.
Prior to September 2018, the following documents were to be compulsorily linked with Aadhaar card-
However, post September, the Supreme Court categorised a set of services where Aadhaar linking is not mandatory. Some of them were bank account and mobile number. Also, as per the latest law, Aadhaar is not compulsorily needed to appear in UGC, NEET and CBSE examinations or for any private school admissions.
Now that we’re aware of the documents or services where Aadhaar card linking is not mandatory, let’s look at the ones where this process is still compulsory as per the Supreme Court ruling -
According to Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory to link your Aadhaar car with your PAN Card. This linking is still compulsory so as to prevent tax evaders from making multiple PAN Cards and avoid paying taxes. You can link your Aadhaar with your PAN Card by following these simple steps-
As mentioned before, in order to avail government benefits and subsidies, it is vital to link your Aadhaar card with government held documents such as your Ration card and LPG Connection. The submission of your Aadhaar card would serve as your unique identity and help you seamlessly avail the required benefit. To link your Aadhaar card with these services, an application form can be downloaded from the respective service’s website where you can fill in the requested details and submit at the nearest LPG distributor office or Ration card centre.
As it is compulsory to link your Aadhaar card with your PAN card, Aadhaar also continues to be an essential and mandatory document while filing your income tax returns.
Now that you’ve learnt how ‘Aadhaar card saves the day’, go ahead and link it to the aforementioned services to never miss out on the benefits of having an Aadhaar card.
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