Aadhaar card has become our necessity today and has become our identity. From opening a bank account to making a passport or for any other government work, you need Aadhar card. If your Aadhaar card is misused, you can get into serious legal trouble. In such a situation, it is very important for you to secure your Aadhar card, so that even if it falls into someone’s hands by mistake, it cannot be misused.
Generally, we share KYC (Know Your Customer) documents including Aadhar Card, PAN Card to open a bank account, buy a new SIM card, take an insurance policy, etc., but sometimes the bank, insurance or Marketing agents misuse them and incidents like cyber fraud or banking fraud happen to you.
UIDAI, the government agency that issues Aadhaar cards, says that never share your Aadhaar card number with anyone. Even if you share it by mistake, you can lock your card so that it cannot be misused. We are going to tell you easy steps for this, by following which you will be able to lock your Aadhar card sitting at home.
How to lock Aadhaar Card
For this, first of all you have to go to UIDAI website (https://uidai.gov.in/).
By going here, select the language of your choice and go to the next page.
how to lock your aadhaar card
Then the home page of the UIDAI website will open. There, on scrolling down, you will find the option of Aadhaar Services.
Here Lock/Unlock Biometrics will be visible at the bottom.
How to lock your aadhaar card
Tap on it and go to the next page.
Here you will get the steps to lock Aadhaar card.
Before you go to the next step, you have to generate the virtual ID number of your Aadhar card.
For this, go to this website https://resident.uidai.gov.in/genericGenerateOrRetriveVID and generate or retrieve the virtual ID number of your Aadhaar card.
how to lock your aadhaar card
You have to click or tap on Generate after entering your Aadhaar number and captcha here.
An OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the mobile number registered with your Aadhar Card, enter it and generate Virtual ID.
how to lock your aadhaar card
Now you go to the page to lock/unlock Aadhar card.
Here you will get the option of Lock and Unlock Aadhar Card.
How to lock your aadhaar card
To lock the card, select lock and after entering the given information, you can lock and secure your Aadhaar card.