Around 81 lakh Aadhaar cards deactivated due to various reasons

Delhi | Wednesday | 16th August, 2017

Summary:

The Unique Identification Authority of India has deactivated close to 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers till date.

 The Aadhaar numbers were deactivated for a number of reasons which are stated in Section 27 and 28 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016.

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The Unique Identification Authority of India has deactivated close to 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers till date.

 The Aadhaar numbers were deactivated for a number of reasons which are stated in Section 27 and 28 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016.

 "Prior to enactment of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, the deactivation (suspension) of Aadhaar numbers was done as per the Aadhaar Life Cycle Management (ALCM) guideline," said Chaudhary. He added that regional offices of UIDAI have authority to deactivate the Aadhaar numbers.

 As per the provisions of Sections 27 and 28, a person`s Aadhaar can be cancelled or deactivated if multiple Aadhaars have been issued, or there are discrepancies in the biometric data or supporting docume .. 

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