UIDAI: No Cancellation of Any Aadhaar Number

UIDAI, the Unique Identification Authority of India, has clarified that no Aadhaar number has been cancelled and that it is updating the Aadhaar database to maintain its accuracy. This comes after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP-led central government deactivated Aadhaar cards of people in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

UIDAI updates Aadhaar database

Aadhaar, as the most commonly used digital identity, is used to avail of numerous subsidies, benefits and services, UIDAI said on its website. To maintain the accuracy of the Aadhaar database, the authority had initiated an exercise for update of documents and Aadhaar information.

“In the course of activities undertaken to keep the Aadhaar database updated, intimations are issued from time to time to Aadhaar number holders. In this connection, it is clarified that no Aadhaar number has been cancelled,” UIDAI said .

UIDAI invites feedback from Aadhaar holders

In case any Aadhaar number holder has any grievance, they can submit their feedback to UIDAI through its online link https://uidai.gov.in/en/contact-support/feedback.html. Any such grievance will be duly addressed, UIDAI assured.

UIDAI also provides various online services for Aadhaar holders such as checking status, downloading e-Aadhaar, updating address, verifying email/mobile number and more through its portal https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/.

Mamata Banerjee alleges Aadhaar deactivation

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday had alleged that the BJP-led central government “deactivated” Aadhaar cards of people in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to stop them from availing of the benefits of various social welfare schemes.

Speaking at a public distribution programme in Birbhum district, Banerjee had said her government will continue with the state-run welfare programmes irrespective of the beneficiaries not having an Aadhaar card.

“Be careful, they (BJP-led Centre) are deactivating Aadhaar cards. Several Aadhaar cards have been made inactive in many districts of Bengal. They are doing this so that people do not get benefits of schemes like ‘Lakshmi Bhandar’ through bank transfer and free ration before the polls,” she said .

She alleged that Aadhaar cards of 50 people at Jamalpur in Purba Bardhaman district and several others in Birbhum, North and South 24 Parganas as well as in North Bengal have been “delinked”.

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