In this Masked Aadhar Card ID issued by UIDAI, only the last 4 digits of one’s Aadhar card are visible. The first 8 Aadhar numbers of the Aadhar card are written in the masked Aadhar card ID as ‘XXXX-XXXX’.
Aadhar Card News Update: Aadhar card has become an essential document at present. It is one of the mandatory mandatory KYC documents required to avail benefits of government subsidies and various welfare schemes run by the government. It is also an important document for opening a bank account.
However, it has been observed that many times the Aadhar card holder becomes a victim of various types of online frauds. Therefore, in order to protect the Aadhaar card holders from any kind of fraud, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced Masked Aadhaar.
In this Masked Aadhar Card ID issued by UIDAI, only the last 4 digits of one’s Aadhar card are visible. The first 8 Aadhar numbers of the Aadhar card are written in the masked Aadhar card ID as ‘XXXX-XXXX’. In this way the Aadhaar card number of the Aadhaar card holder becomes invisible to strangers, which prevents misuse of one’s Aadhaar.
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To ensure protection from any kind of misuse, Aadhar card holder can download his masked Aadhar card online in 6 simple steps.
1. Log on to the official UIDAI website and click on the ‘Download Aadhaar’ option.
2. Select the Aadhar/VID/Enrolment ID option and tick the Masked Aadhar option.
3. Enter the requested information there and click on ‘Request OTP’ option.
4. OTP will be sent to your Aadhaar-registered mobile number.
5. Enter the OTP and click on ‘Download Aadhaar’.
6. Now, your masked Aadhar card will be available for download.
Masked Aadhaar is also available in PDF format. It is password protected. After download, a masked Aadhar card password is sent to your email.
