New Delhi: It is highly recommended to link your Aadhaar Card with your phone number that will allow you to avail a number of beneifits. It also includes deriving advantages from financial schemes offered by the Indian government.
Apart from this, a crucial reason to link Aadhaar with the mobile number is online verification of ITR with the one-time password that will be sent on your mobile phone. Once your phone number will be registered, you will be able to make changes in the Aadhaar card database through OTP that will again be sent on your mobile phone.
Linking your number is also necessary to verify your PAN card. Besides that, if your intend to get a SIM card from leading telecom providers in the country, your mobile number will help if it’s linked with the Aadhaar card.
Check Step-By-Step Step to link Aadhaar card with mobile number via SMS
If you are wondering how to link Aadhaar card with mobile number, you can do it by visiting the store and sharing the OTP. To benefit from these steps, you must have a mobile phone number available.
Step 1: First of all, you need to go to the nearest store of the telecommunications carrier where your SIM card is located.
Step 2: Provide them with a certified copy of the Aadhaar card.
Step 3: Provide the store manager with the correct mobile number and Aadhaar card number.
Step 4: They will use verification software, then you will receive a 4-digit OTP. It would be helpful if you had this on your phone.
Step 5: Send a one-time password to the store manager and provide them with your biometrics.
Step 6: You will receive a confirmation SMS after 24 hours.
Step 7: For this confirmation SMS, reply “Y” and e-KYC will be completed. By following these steps, you can understand how to link Aadhaar card with mobile number via SMS.