Whether you go to get a SIM card, open a bank account, take a loan, apply for government schemes, or get any other work done, you need many documents. But there is one document which is required for almost every work and that is your Aadhar Card. It is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India i.e. UIDAI. Although you will have a hard copy of Aadhaar, but now people have started using e-Aadhaar also. But many people are still confused about whether it is legal or not? So let's try to find out. You can learn about this in the next slides...

First, know what is
Just like you have the Aadhaar card printed on paper, the e-Aadhaar card is an electronic copy. You can keep it on your computer/laptop, mobile, etc. and it is completely password-protected.

Is e-Aadhaar valid?
Know whether e-Aadhaar is valid, then the answer is yes, it is completely valid because it is issued by UIDAI and you can also download it for free from their website.

At the same time, regarding its validity, UIDAI says that according to the Aadhaar Act, the e-Aadhaar card is completely valid. It can be used for every purpose.

On the other hand, if you do not have an e-Aadhaar, then you can download it by visiting the official website of UIDAI myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/genricDownloadAadhaar and it can be very useful for you.

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