Unique Identification Authority of India has made a new change in the service related to Aadhar card. Now people can avail Aadhaar services through SMS. The purpose of this service of UIDAI is to provide assistance to those users. Those who do not have access to internet, resident portal or mAadhaar app.
The service gives people an opportunity to use multiple Aadhaar related services like Virtual ID generation or retrieval, Aadhaar locking and unlocking along with biometric locking and unlocking. Now all these services can be used by sending SMS to the official helpline number 1947 issued by UIDAI.
Generate virtual id
To generate your Virtual ID, send an SMS to 1947 by typing the last four digits of your Aadhaar number by giving GVID then space.
One can get OTP in two ways, first through the use of your Aadhaar number or your VID.
OTP with Aadhaar Number: GETOTP (space) and the last four digits of your Aadhaar.
OTP with Virtual ID: GETOTP (space) and the last six digits of your official Virtual ID in the body of the SMS.
How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar through SMS:
To lock your Aadhaar, you need to have a VID. Then locking can be done by sending SMS.
Step 1: The text in the first SMS should contain GETOTP (SPACE) and the last four digits of your Aadhaar number.
Step 2: The second SMS should be sent immediately after receiving the OTP. Its format should be LOCKUID (SPACE) last four Aadhaar number (SPACE) six digit OTP.
How to Unlock:
Step 1: Send an SMS as GETOTP (SPACE) to the last six digits of your VID.
Step 2: Send the second SMS as unlock (space) to the last six digits of your VID (space) six digit OTP.
