Over 3 lakh Aadhaar cards downloaded every day, says UIDAI; here's everything about this digital biometric

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday, informed of new milestone touched by Aadhaar card. UIDAI revealed that over 3 lakh Aadhaar have been downloaded every day. e-Aadhaar is a password protected electronic copy of Aadhaar, which is digitally signed by the competent Authority of UIDAI. A resident can download eAadhaar anytime and anywhere from uidai.gov.in. One of the major reasons for having an eAadhaar is that it holds the value exactly like physical copy. This eliminates the possibility of losing your 12-digit biometric. On its website, UIDAI says, "e-Aadhaar is equally valid like Physical Copy of Aadhaar for all purposes."

Downloaded Aadhaar or eAadhaar is a digitally signed legally valid document. You can download your Aadhaar from: https://t.co/C190bVXBCk #AadhaarEssentials pic.twitter.com/EXrlLgl3qo

— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) April 15, 2019

Apart from this, there is also a masked Aadhaar feature offered in eAadhaar. It allows to mask your Aadhaar number in your downloaded Aadhaar. A resident can download e-Aadhaar by visiting UIDAI websites - uidai.gov.in or by eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in.

Here's how to download eAadhaar card:

There are two options for downloading eAadhaar:

Using Enrollment Number!

Resident can download e-Aadhaar using 28 digit enrolment no. along with Full Name and Pin code. In this download process OTP is received on registered mobile no. Resident can also use

TOTP to download e-Aadhaar instead of OTP. TOTP can be generated using mAadhaar mobile Application.

Using Aadhaar number!

Residents can download e-Aadhaar by using 12 digits Aadhaar No. along with Full Name and Pin code. In this download process OTP is received on registered mobile no. Just like enrolment number, residents can also use TOTP to download e-Aadhaar instead of OTP even when using Aadhaar number. TOTP can generated using mAadhaar mobile Application. 

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Notably, to download eAadhaar, a resident needs 'Adobe Reader' to view e-Aadhaar. You have 'Adobe Reader' installed in your System.