Aadhaar card is used in almost all types of government works including opening a bank account. In such a situation, security of Aadhar card is very important. This card contains all the details including biometrics of the person. Therefore, it is important that the Aadhaar card is kept safe and no one can misuse it.
You can check at home itself
The details of where Aadhaar card has been used can be obtained sitting at home. You can get this information on the official site of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). For this, first of all you have to go to the Aadhaar website. Then you will have to click on the option of Aadhaar Authentication History at the bottom of Aadhaar Services.
After this, you will have to enter the Aadhaar number and the visible security code and click on Send OTP. Whichever mobile number is linked to the Aadhaar card, an OTP will come on it which will have to be submitted. After this, after submitting all the information including OTP, you will have to click on Verify OTP. After this, information about when and where Aadhaar was used in the last 6 months will be available.
What to do if Aadhaar is misused somewhere?
If you find information about misuse of Aadhaar anywhere in the list, you can immediately call toll free number 1947 or lodge a complaint by emailing help@uidai.gov.in. Apart from this, there is also a facility to file online complaint on the link uidai.gov.in/file-complaint.
