Aadhaar Card Safety Tips: How to lock Aadhaar card at home, protect it from misuse

Aadhar Card has become an important document in India nowadays. It is a personal identity document officially recognized by the Government of India. Aadhaar card is now being used in various places, such as for financial transactions, as a form of testimony, and for other social and economic services. But have you ever wondered how secure your Aadhar card is? As much importance is there in Aadhaar card, it is equally important to keep it safe. If you do not keep it safe then anyone can do inappropriate work in your name which can cause loss to you. Therefore it is extremely important that you keep your Aadhaar card safe.

The Aadhaar card can be locked by the UIDAI to prevent misuse of the card, a feature that relatively few people know about. Here’s how to lock your Aadhar card. Almost all the citizens of the country now have Aadhar card. Apart from identity card, Aadhaar card is important documents for all national citizens. Misuse of these important cards can lead to serious problems. Although many people are not aware of it, UIDAI has made it possible to lock Aadhaar card to prevent this. Here’s how to lock your Aadhar card.

Here are some tech tips that will tell you how you can keep your Aadhaar card safe:

Add mobile number: It is very important to add mobile number to your Aadhar card. It will inform you about all the updates and features related to Aadhaar.

Choose your password carefully: While locking your Aadhaar card online, make sure that you choose a strong password. Your password must be secure from discovery or brute force attacks.

Keep track of updates: Keep track of regular updates in your Aadhar card. If you have any new information, such as address or bank account number, update it in the Aadhaar card.

Lock Online: You can lock your Aadhar card online. With this, your Aadhaar card information can be protected from unauthorized or misuse. For this you will have to go to the official Aadhaar website and follow the necessary procedure.

How to lock your Aadhar card online?

– First of all go to UIDAI website.

– Now select ‘My Aadhaar’ page.

– From the Aadhaar Services section, select ‘Aadhaar Lock/Unlock’.

– Now select ‘Lock UID’ option.

– Now enter your name, pin code and Aadhaar number.

– After that, select “Send OTP”.

– Now input the OTP. After this your Aadhar card will be locked.

How to lock Aadhaar through SMS?

– To send a message to 1947, you have to use the cellphone number linked to your Aadhar card.

– Write GETOTP and last four digits of your Aadhaar number on the registered cellphone number, then send it to 1947.

– If your Aadhaar number is 123456789012 then to send the message you have to write GETOTP 9012.

– After receiving the OTP, send the message by writing the last four digits of Aadhaar and LOCKUID OTP.

– If your Aadhaar number is 123456789012 and your OTP number is 123456 then you have to send LOCKUID 9012 123456.

– After this your Aadhar card will be locked.

Be alert: Never click on Aadhaar card related links from any unknown email or message. This will protect you from phishing or fraud. It is your responsibility to keep the Aadhaar card safe. By following these tech tips you can increase the security of your Aadhar card.

– Animesh Sharma