The Supreme Court has been declared the Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act as unconstitutional so banks, e-wallet and mobile operators are no longer eligible to use or ask Aadhaar number of their respective customers.
but the people who have already linked their Aadhaar number with bank accounts and mobile numbers may delink it. many banks have already started the process and allowing customers to delink Aadhaar number from their account numbers. Others will have to follow the suit post the judgement by the Supreme Court.
According to the "Compendium of Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines" for authentication of Aadhaar-based e-KYC, available on the official website of UIADI (Unique Identification Authority of India), an Aadhaar number holder is entitled to delink his biometric details shared with any authorised agency or service provider.
but the people who have already linked their Aadhaar number with bank accounts and mobile numbers may delink it. many banks have already started the process and allowing customers to delink Aadhaar number from their account numbers. Others will have to follow the suit post the judgement by the Supreme Court.
According to the "Compendium of Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines" for authentication of Aadhaar-based e-KYC, available on the official website of UIADI (Unique Identification Authority of India), an Aadhaar number holder is entitled to delink his biometric details shared with any authorised agency or service provider.
The compendium says, "The Aadhaar number holder may, at any time, revoke consent given to a KUA for storing his e-KYC data or for sharing it with third parties, and upon such revocation, the KUA shall delete the e-KYC data and cease any further sharing."
This means an Aadhaar card holder is legally allowed to delink her biometric identification details from bank accounts and mobile phone numbers.
Aadhaar delinking can be done by submitting an application to the branch of the bank where the customer has an account stating the reason for revoking her consent. A similar application can be submitted to concerned telecom operator for Aadhaar delinking.
Visit official website of your bank, e-wallet or mobile services provider. Login to your account and in your personal details or profile, find the option to de-link your Aadhaar number from the account. Once de-linked you will receive an SMS confirming the same.
