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Aadhaar linking: Here are the crucial deadlines the govt doesn’t want you to miss

Aadhaar, a unique identification document bearing a unique 12 digit Aadhaar number, is issued to an individual by the Unique Identification Authority of India.

Over the last few months, the government has made it mandatory for Aadhaar to be linked to several essentials setting strict penalties for defaulting on deadlines. A case on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar is as of now pending in the Supreme Court.

Aadhaar, an identification document bearing a unique 12-digit Aadhaar number, is issued to an individual by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) after a person registers their demographic and biometric details with the body. Here are some deadlines you should keep in mind vis-a-vis Aadhaar and its linking to various schemes and facilities.

* Aadhaar for availing welfare schemes (March 31, 2019) — In an interim order on December 15, a five-judge bench of the SC, led by CJI Dipak Misra, had refused to issue a stay on linking Aadhaar with welfare schemes. However, the Centre had, a day before, told the court it would extend the deadline to do so to March 31, 2018. Welfare schemes include scholarships, subsidised LPG cylinders, farm loans and pension schemes.

* Linking Aadhaar with PAN (March 31, 2018) — The government on December 13 revised its deadline to March 31 next year. The decision is regarding banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, post office schemes and brokerage firms among other financial services entities.

* Aadhaar-mobile number linking (March 31, 2018) — The Supreme Court on December 15 extended the deadline to link Aadhaar with mobile numbers to March 31, 2018. The government had mandated telcos to re-verify all mobile phone customers via Aadhaar-based e-KYC. For the government to extend the deadline for mobile phones, the apex court was required to pass a separate judicial order.

* Aadhaar-bank account linking (March 31, 2018) — The last day to link Aadhaar with bank accounts was extended to March 31, 2018.

* Aadhaar-mutual fund investments linking (March 31, 2018) — An amendment in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Rules, 2017 mandates the linking of Aadhaar to mutual fund accounts. The last date to do this is on March 31, 2018.

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