New Delhi. In today’s time Aadhar card life is very important for any person. From taking ration to taking admission in college, there is a great need of Aadhar card. Whether it is to buy SIM card or to open an account in the bank, now Aadhar is being used for almost every work. Without it, many of your work can stop. Actually, Aadhaar is the most important identity card for Indian citizens, which contains many important and sensitive information ranging from fingerprints.
Heavy loss may be incurred due to data leak
In such a situation, just think that if your data is leaked then how big a loss can be done to you. Keeping this in mind, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has also provided the facility of locking Aadhaar, about which very few people would know. If you want, you can lock your Aadhaar in a pinch, after which even hackers will not be able to misuse it. Let’s know the easy way to lock Aadhaar.
Correct way to lock Aadhaar
To lock your Aadhaar, first you have to send an SMS to 1947 number by typing GETOTP from your registered mobile number. After this an OTP will come on your mobile number. After getting the OTP, send the message to 1947 again by typing the LOCKUID Aadhar number from your registered mobile number. After this your Aadhaar number will be locked.
