Aadhar Card Enrollment Centres in Ahmedabad

The Aadhaar Number is a unique 12 digit identification number that acts as a proof of identity which can be used anywhere across India. Due to its authenticity, the aadhaar card can be used as a proof of address as well. The government of India has made Aadhaar linking mandatory for securing benefits and services including bank accounts, mobile number, LPG subsidy, PAN card, DigiLocker, Mutual Funds, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and so on. In Ahmedabad, there are many Aadhaar card enrollment centres and the same can be located via UIDAI’s portal.

Benefits of Enrolling for Aadhar Card

The Aadhar Card not only acts as official identification to a resident Indian but it also helps the government to keep a count on the population of the country.

It acts as a medium to carry on welfare activities with transparency ensuring that the benefits reach out to the intended set of people. A few of them are listed below:

LPG Subsidy

The PAHAL scheme introduced by the Central Government is a form of Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme which is aimed to secure the subsidy amount transferred to the individual’s account. The domestic LPG users in India are provided with a subsidy amount which will be directly credited to their respective bank account after the purchase of each cylinder from their respective gas distributors. To enjoy the benefits one should ensure that they link their bank account number with the Aadhar Card and gas connection to secure the benefit of the subsidy scheme.

DigiLocker

The DigiLocker is a form of digital locker introduced by the Government of India during 2015. This provides secure electronic storage space to the residents of the country to store their personal documents which range from PAN Card, Election Voters ID Card, Documents issued by the government, degrees from universities, URLs of e-documents issued by the government department. The DigiLocker comes in with a unique feature and provides the users with 1 GB storage space and this space is linked to the UIDAI number (aadhar card of the applicant).

Jan Dhan Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accepts only Aaadhar card or number as the necessary documentation to open a bank account. One can open this account using other documents as well. The benefits offered include RuPay card, life and accident insurance, free zero balance savings accounts and so on.

Pension Scheme

All the pensioners from selected states will have to register their aadhaar card number with their respective department in order to secure their monthly pension amount. The move was initiated to eliminate fraudulent incidents as beneficiaries requesting pension were found to be fake.

Passport

With the introduction of the Aadhaar card, one can get a passport done within a short span of 10 days. Having an Aadhar card is mandatory to procure a passport. As per the current procedure, the police verification process will be done at a later date as against the previous rule of requiring police verification which was a lengthy and time-consuming process.

Election Voter ID

As per the existing rules, the individual's election voter ID card will be linked to the UIDAI number. The move was made to eliminate bogus voters. Once the voter's ID is linked with Aadhaar number, it will be impossible for multiple voter ID card holder to make illegal use of voter card as the registration for voter ID requires the voter card holder to be physically present and produce the Aadhaar card to the polling booth officer for linking.

Pension Scheme

The pensioners in India from selected states will have to register their Aadhar card number to their respective department to receive their monthly pension amount. The move was introduced to avoid fraudulent incidents wherein the beneficiaries who requested for pension were found to be fake.

New Bank Account

The Aadhaar card issued by the UIDAI is now accepted by the banks as a valid proof to open a new bank account. The card can also be used as an address proof it the address present on the aadhar card and your address proof matches perfectly. Other than this, one can also use the card as an identification card as the aadhar is a mix of both the individuals demographic as well as biometric data.

Digital Life Certificate

The linking of digital life certificate with aadhar is another initiated by the Department of Electronics and IT and has named it as ‘Jeevan Praman for Pensioners’. This system will end the process wherein the pensioners have to physically present themselves at the Pension Disbursing Agency to avail the pension benefits. Instead, all the details of pensioners will be accessed by the agency digitally.

Provident Fund

As per the new rules, one should link their aadhar number with the provident fund as the provident fund amount will be given to the account holder who has registered their respective aadhar number with the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).

SEBI

The term SEBI stands for Securities and Exchange Board of India. The regulatory body has now accepted the aadhar card as a proof of address for investing in the stock market. Till recently, the SEBI had considered aadhaar card as an identity proof. SEBI mainly acts as a regulator for securities markets in India.

Procedure to add a Passenger with Aadhaar Number To Get Railway Ticket

One has to follow the below-mentioned procedure to add a passenger with aadhaar number to secure a railway ticket.

Step 1: Visit the official web portal of IRCTC
Step 2: Enter the credentials – User ID and Password
Step 3: Place the cursor on the ‘Profile Section’ and click on “Master List”
Step 4: Enter all the relevant details of the new passenger including the aadhaar number, date of birth, gender as it is mentioned on the Aadhaar Card.
Step 5: Proceed further and click on the ‘Submit’ option.

After the process is completed successfully, all the new passengers who have been added to the list will get reflected in the Master List with the Pending Status. After the verification process is done, the status will automatically change to ‘Verified’. One should note, that there is no need for OTP during this procedure for the purpose of verification.

Linking Aadhaar Number with Mobile Number

The linking of aadhaar with the mobile number has been made mandatory by the government of India and the same can be done at any of the Ahmedabad aadhaar card centres. This move is made to eliminate those phone connections which are issued on fake documents. The procedure involved in mobile re-verification with the aadhaar number is free of cost and can be done swiftly. There are two ways to re-verify mobile numbers with Aadhaar. The linking of aadhaar number with the mobile number can be done in both online and offline mode.

Procedure to link Aadhaar with Mobile Number via OTP

Step 1: Call 14546* from your mobile number
Step 2: Choose the option if you are an Indian or an NRI
Step 3: Give your consent to re-verify Aadhaar by entering 1
Step 4: Enter your 12 – digit unique Aadhaar number and confirm the same by pressing 1
Step 5: An OTP will be generated and will be sent to your registered mobile number
Step 6: Give your consent to your respective mobile operator to access your name, date of birth details and photo from UIDAI.
Step 7: The IVR reads out the last 4 digits of your registered mobile number
Step 8: If it is correct, then enter the OTP which will be sent to your mobile number to proceed further
Step 9: Press 1 to complete the process.

Procedure for Enrollment for Aadhar Card at Enrollment Centre in Ahmedabad

Step 1: Download the Aadhaar Enrollment Form from the official web portal of UIDAI and take a print out of the form. One can get this enrollment form from any of the authorized Aadhaar enrollment centres in Ahmedabad.
Step 2: Duly fill in all the details carefully in the form
Step 3: Visit the nearest enrollment centre or any of the authorized aadhaar enrollment centre in Ahmedabad along with all the required documents like identity proof, address proof and completely filled in the enrollment form.
Step 4: The authorities who are present in the aadhaar card centres in Ahmedabad will go through the application form and after initial scrutinizing you will have to provide your fingerprints and iris scan and get photographed at the enrollment centre.
Step 5: After submission of the form, other relevant documents and on successful completion of the aadhar enrollment process at the Ahmedabad aadhar card centres, you will be handed over an acknowledgement slip which will have a temporary enrollment number and other biometric details as captured at the centre.

Note: One should keep the acknowledgement slip safely which you will be handed over at the aadhar card enrollment centers in Ahmedabad as this will be required in future even if one has to print a duplicate Aadhar card via online. The UIDAI has set up multiple aadhar card centre in Ahmedabad to help the residents of India to enroll themselves for aadhar card.