Aadhar Card Enrollment Centres in Pune

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 Pune, there are many Aadhaar card enrollment centres and the same can be located via UIDAI’s portal.

UIDAI Ecosystem

The Enrollment Ecosystem mainly consists of Enrollment Agencies and Registrars.

The Enrollment Agencies are appointed by Registrars and are responsible for collecting biometric and demographic information of individuals during the process of enrollment by engaging certified Supervisors/Operators. Registrar is an entity who is authorized or is recognized by the UIDAI for the purpose of enrolling individuals.

Enrollment Centres are set up by Enrollment Agencies in coordination with Registrars wherein the Indian residents can enrol themselves for Aadhar. Multiple devices including cameras, iris scanners, fingerprint scanners and so on which are used as a part of the enrollment process are certified by the UIDAI and Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC). All these devices will be connected to the UIDAI designed standard Application Programming Interface (API). With the appointment of multiple enrollment agencies, multiple registrars, multiple technology providers an environment of healthy competition has been created within the UIDAI Ecosystem.

Authentication Ecosystem

The UIDAI has set up a scalable ecosystem for the purpose of authentication of residents immediately. The Aadhaar authentication ecosystem is capable of handling close to tens of millions of authentications on a day to day basis and the same can be scaled up further as per the requirements. The UIDAI has appointed a number of Authentication Service Agencies (ASA) and Authentication User Agencies (AUAs) from the various government as well as non-government organizations. The UIDAI along with the STQC has laid down a list of technical standards for biometric devices and has certified a number of them.

Stakeholders in Aadhaar Authentication Ecosystem

• The Authentication means a process in which the aadhaar number along with the demographic information or biometric information of an individual will be submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository for verification purpose and such repository verifies the correctness or the lack thereof, on the basis of information available within.
• The Aadhaar Number holder refers to the individual who has been issued with an Aadhaar number under the Act.
• The Authentication Facility means the facility which is provided by the authority for verifying the identity information of an aadhaar number holder through the process of authentication, by providing a YES/NO response or e-KYC data.
• The Authentication User Agency or ‘AUA’ refers to requesting an entity that uses the YES/NO authentication facility provided by the Authority.
• The ‘Authentication Service Agency’ or “ASA” refers to an entity which provides the necessary infrastructure for ensuring secure network connectivity and related services for enabling a requesting entity to perform authentication using the authentication facility which is provided by the Authority.
• The Authentication Devices are those devices which are used to collect the Personal Identity Data (PID) from the Aadhaar holders, encrypt the PID block, transmit the authentication packets and receive the authentication results. They are mainly deployed, managed and operated by the AUA/Sub AUA.
• Central Identities Data Repository or ‘CIDR’ refers to the centralized database in one or more locations containing all Aadhaar numbers issued to Aadhaar number holders along with the corresponding demographic information and biometric information of such individuals and other information related thereto.

How to Apply for Aadhar Card in Pune?

To enroll oneself for the aadhar card, one will have to physically visit an authorized aadhar card enrollment centers in Pune. One cannot enroll for aadhar card via online mode. However, one can fix an appointment date and select the enrollment centre through online mode.

Procedure to Apply for Aadhaar Registration Online

Step 1: Visit the official web portal of UIDAI and get the appointment form online.
Step 2: Duly fill in the required details including name, residential address, mobile number, email id and so on.
Step 3: Select the enrollment centre as well as the date and the time of the appointment.

Procedure for Enrollment for Aadhar Card at Enrollment Centre in Pune

Step 1: Download the Aadhaar Enrollment Form from the official web portal of UIDAI and take a print out of the form or else one can also get the enrollment form from any of the authorized Aadhaar enrollment centres in Pune.
Step 2: Duly fill in the details carefully in the form
Step 3: Visit the nearest enrollment centre or any of the authorized aadhaar enrollment centre in Pune along with all supporting documents like identity proof, address proof and completely filled in the enrollment form.
Step 4: The authorities who are present in the enrollment centre will thoroughly examine the application form and after initial scrutinizing you will have to provide the fingerprints and iris scan and get photographed at the enrollment centre.
Step 5: After submission of the form and relevant documents and successful completion of the aadhar enrollment process, 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 as this will be required in future even if one has to print a duplicate of Aadhar card via online.

Procedure to Change or Update Photo in Aadhaar Card

An individual who currently holds the aadhar card can get it updated by visiting the nearby aadhar card enrollment centres in Pune. Follow the below-mentioned steps to change the photo in Aadhar card:

Step 1: Visit the nearest aadhaar card centres in Pune/ Aadhaar Seva Kendra.
Step 2: Download the Aadhaar Enrollment Form from the official web portal of UIDAI
Step 3: Fill in the form accurately with due diligence
Step 4: Submit the duly filled in form at the aadhar card centre in Pune to the executive along with supporting documents and provide the biometric details
Step 5: A photo session will be done at the Pune aadhaar card centres
Step 6: Proceeding further, you will get an acknowledgement slip which contains the Update Request Number (URN). This URN can be used to check the update status in the UIDAI web site.

Please Note: A nominal fee of Rs 25 + GST charges will be charged for updating the details on at Pune aadhar card centres.

Procedure to Download Updated Aadhaar Card

• After the request to change or update the photo in aadhar is done, you can download the updated aadhaar card online.
• Visit the UIDAI portal online to download the update aadhaar card.
• One can either opt to download a normal aadhaar card or a masked aadhaar card
• Once done, the applicant will have to refresh the aadhar details in the mAadhaar app

Steps for Phone/Mobile Number Verification via Online Method

The aadhar card status can be checked via using the mobile number of the applicant. The mobile number should be verified first before checking the status.

Step 1: Visit the official web site of UIDAI.
Step 2: Select the option ‘Aadhaar Services’ which displays a link to the ‘Enrollment/Download e-Aadhaar Update’
Step 3: Proceeding further the applicant will be automatically redirected to the Aadhar Kiosk
Step 4: You will find various options including Aadhaar enrollment, updating of Aadhaar and status check.
Step 5: Click on the option which reads ‘Verify E-mail/Mobile’ option which appears on the right side of the page.
Step 6: The applicant will now get automatically redirected to a particular page wherein he or she will be asked to verify the mobile number.
Step 7: Proceeding further type in the 12 digit aadhar number and either your mobile number or e-mail ID.
Step 8: A security code will flash on the screen. Enter the code and click on the option ‘Generate Verification Code’.
Step 9: A verification code will be sent to your registered mobile number. Enter the verification code on the site and proceed further.
Step 10: Now click on the verify option which appears on the bottom of the screen to complete the verification process.

Linking Aadhaar Card with Ration Card

The government of India has made it mandatory to link aadhaar card with a ration card. The ration card is one of the oldest proof of residence in India and it is important to link aadhar with the ration card, as this will help to receive all the benefits associated with welfare programmes and the cases of fraud can be prevented.

Procedure to link aadhar with ration card

Step 1: Visit the nearest ration shop or Public Distribution System (PDS) centre
Step 2: Carry the photocopies of your respective ration card along with the copies of aadhaar card of all your family members. Also, carry a passport size photo of the head of the family.
Step 3: If in case, if your bank account is not linked with the aadhar card, then you will have to submit a copy of your bank’s passbook.
Step 4: Submit all these documents at the PDS shop along with a copy of your Aadhaar Card.
Step 5: The representative available at the ration shop may ask you to put your finger on to the biometric machine for the first time for authenticating Aadhaar Card.

After submission of the relevant documents, an SMS notification will be sent to your registered mobile number. You will receive another SMS notification when the two documents are successfully linked.