If you see, you must have needed an Aadhaar card for almost every work. Whether to open a bank account, enroll children in school/college or why not buy a SIM card, etc. An Aadhaar card is required for almost most of the work. At the same time, now people are getting PVC Aadhaar cards made in place of their old Aadhaar cards. PVC card has its many advantages, but do you know that if you have made any PVC Aadhaar card from the market, then it will not be valid? Probably not, but it is. So let us know without delay which are these PVC Aadhar cards and what was said by the Unique Identification Authority of India i.e. UIDAI regarding this. You can learn about this in the next slides...
Don't make cards like this
You may not know, but it was already made clear by UIDAI that if an Aadhaar card holder gets his Aadhaar card made from PVC card markets, such as a cyber cafe or any private center, etc., then it is declared invalid.
On behalf of UIDAI, it was said that PVC Aadhaar cards prepared in the market will not be valid. According to UIDAI, such PVC cards lack security features. Therefore, instead of getting PVC cards made from the market, you can get them made from the official website, because these PVC cards are valid.
Method to make valid PVC Aadhaar:-
Step 1
To get a valid PVC Aadhaar card, you have to visit the official website of UIDAI at uidai.gov.in
Here you have to go to the 'My Aadhaar' section and click on 'Order Aadhaar PVC Card'
Step 2
Then you have to enter your 12 digit Aadhaar number
Also, enter the captcha code given on the screen
Now click on 'Send OTP'
Then you have to enter the OTP received on the mobile number here and click on submit.
Step 3
Now you will see, you will see the preview of your PVC Aadhar Card
Then pay the fee of Rs 50 online
After this, your valid PVC Aadhaar card reaches your address within a week.
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