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EMI Calculator IFSC Code Blogs FAQsThe Unique Identification Authority of India has a started a new service called ‘ Aadhaar services on SMS’ for residents who do not have any access to resident portal, internet, m-Aadhaar and others. With the help of this new feature, Aadhaar Card holders will be able to use various Aadhaar services such as VID Generation/ retrieval, Aadhaar lock/ unlock or biometric lock/ unlock.
Process to avail Aadhaar services on SMS
To generate Virtual -ID
GVID
To Retrieve virtual ID
RVID
To get OTP
To lock Aadhaar
You are required to send 2 SMS to avail this facility:
Note:
To unlock Aadhaar
You are required to send 2 SMS to avail this facility:
Send SMS to 1947
To enable biometric
If you use Virtual ID-
Note
If your Aadhaar is locked, you cannot avail this facility.
In case, multiple Aadhaar Numbers are attached to the same mobile number, and when the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar Numbers are the same for at least 2 dependents, then the second SMS to be sent as:
To disable biometric lock
You are required to send 2 SMS to avail this facility:
If you use Aadhaar Number-
If you use Virtual ID-
SMS 1: GETOTP
SMS 2: DISABLEBIOLOCK
Note:
If your Aadhaar is locked, you cannot avail this facility.
In case, multiple Aadhar Numbers are attached to the same mobile number, and when the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar Numbers are the same for at least 2 dependents, then the second SMS to be sent as: DISABLEBIOLOCK
In case, multiple Aadhaar Numbers are attached to the same mobile number, and when the last 6 digits of the Virtual IDs are the same for at least 2 dependents, then the second SMS to be sent as: DISABLEBIOLOCK
To temporarily unlock biometric
You are required to send 2 SMS to 1947 to avail this facility:
If you use Aadhaar Number-
SMS 1: GETOTP
SMS 2: UNBLOCKBIO
If you use Virtual ID-
SMS 1: GETOTP
SMS 2: UNBLOCKBIO
Note:
If your Aadhaar is locked, you cannot avail this facility.
In case, multiple Aadhar Numbers are attached to same mobile number, and when last 4 digits of the Aadhaar Numbers are same for at least 2 dependents, then second SMS to be sent as: UNBLOCKBIO
In case, multiple Aadhaar Numbers are attached to same mobile number, and when last 6 digits of the Virtual IDs are same for at least 2 dependents, then second SMS to be sent as: UNBLOCKBIO