To take advantage of any government scheme or non-government scheme, to open a bank account or to enroll children in school/college, to get a SIM card or to reveal your identity, etc. Similarly, for many works, you need an Aadhaar card. This Aadhaar card prepared by the Unique Identification Authority of India ie UIDAI contains biometric and demographic information of the cardholder in addition to a unique number. In such a situation, it becomes necessary that this Aadhaar should be kept safe, and if it ever gets lost or stolen due to any reason, then it is also your responsibility to do some work immediately. Otherwise, your one mistake can even lead to misuse of your Aadhaar card. So let us know that in case of theft or loss of an Aadhaar card, what are the tasks you need to get done…
If ever your Aadhaar card gets lost somewhere or gets stolen due to any reason, then do not take it lightly even by forgetting it. This is because if your Aadhaar goes into the wrong hands, it can be misused in many ways.
What to do in case of loss or theft?
If your Aadhaar is lost or stolen due to some reason, then first of all you can go to your nearest police station and get an FIR done. Keep in mind that take a copy of it, which will be useful for you, and if something goes wrong with your Aadhaar, then you can be safe.
After this, you can go to your nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra and tell the officer present there that your Aadhaar card is lost or stolen and also show them a copy of the FIR. After this, according to the instructions of the concerned officer, you can get your second Aadhaar card made.
On generating the Aadhaar card again, your biometric authentication is also done. This is also important from the point of view of security. Then you have to pay some fees at the Aadhaar Seva Kendra and then you are done.
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