New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday announced the addition of a new facility, allowing residents to verify their mobile numbers and Email IDs linked with their Aadhaar.

Citizens of India can now link their Emails by logging on to the official website of UIDAI and tapping under the ‘Verify email/mobile Number’ feature or through myAadhaar App.

The amendment came after the Aadhaar custodian saw that in some situations, residents kept getting confused about which of their mobile phones was linked to their Aadhaar. Thinking that their OTP might be going to some other mobile number, the Ministry thought of this change.

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Making it much easier for the users, as now because of this new feature users will get a confirmation message that will inform them and confirm them about which of their email and mobile number is synced with Aadhaar.

“In case the mobile number is already verified, residents will see a message like ‘the mobile number you have entered is already verified with our records’, displayed on their screen. In case a resident does not remember the mobile number, he/she gave during enrolment she/ he can check the last three digits of the mobile on Verify Aadhaar feature on myAadhaar portal or mAadhaar App,” the MeitY said.

What is UIDAI?

UIDAI is a statutory body established for issuing Unique Identification numbers, Aadhaar, to all the citizens of India. It was formed on July 12, 2016, by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

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Before UIDAI became a statutory authority, it was functioning as an attached office to then Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog).

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