Explained: How to check if your Aadhaar card is genuine or fake
The government has said that there are multiple ways to find out whether an Aadhaar card is genuine or fake.
“The issue of how to verify the genuineness of an Aadhaar card is often faced by organisations, when they are presented to them as a proof of identities,” the Ministry of Electronics and IT said in a statement on Wednesday (May 4).
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has stated that the veracity of an Aadhaar card can be easily established both in an online and offline mode as mentioned below.
Here are the steps to check the veracity of an Aadhaar card, according to UIDAI.
For online mode, age band, gender, state and the last 3 digits of mobile of an Aadhaar card holder can be verified by visiting https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/verifyAadhaar and entering the Aadhaar card number.
For offline mode, every Aadhaar card /Aadhaar letter/e Aadhaar has a secure QR code printed on it, which contains demographic details (Name, Gender, Date of birth, and address) as well as the photograph of the Aadhaar number holder.
Even if the Aadhaar card is tampered with by photoshopping another person’s photograph, the information in the QR code is secure and tamper-proof as it is digitally signed by UIDAI. The QR code can be read by “Aadhaar QR scanner” App available on Play Store and App Store, UIDAI said.
UIDAI has recommended verifying Aadhaar card as an additional check for residents, for instance, at the time of hiring an employee, domestic worker, driver or renting out to a tenant.
The general public can also verify another person’s Aadhaar as a part of the background check at any point of time, UIDAI said.
Meanwhile, UIDAI has released the updated version of mAadhaar aap. The details are below.
Updating App offers enhanced performance with greater functionality.
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