Masked Aadhaar Card Download : The Aadhaar card is utilized everywhere. Have you ever considered the risks involved if your Aadhaar information gets into the wrong hands? Every day, we continue to hear about instances of fraud related to Aadhaar. Consequently, to prevent becoming victims of fraud, individuals ought to utilize Masked Aadhaar rather than standard Aadhaar. However, a report from PWC states that approximately 73% of Indians are unaware of ‘Masked Aadhaar’. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched ‘Masked Aadhaar’ allowing individuals to share their Aadhaar information with third parties whenever necessary without concern.
Masked Aadhaar card is a variant of Aadhaar card where the initial eight digits are concealed and only the final four digits can be seen. Consequently, in the masked Aadhaar, rather than displaying the first 8 digits, “xxxx-xxxx” is shown, with only the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar number being visible.
In other words, the initial 8 digits are obscured, which is why it is referred to as a masked Aadhaar card. You can conveniently download the masked Aadhaar card by going to the official UIDAI website.
Understand the method to download it step by step:
You need to visit the website myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in and select ‘Login’.
A new webpage will open, where you need to enter your Aadhaar number. Once you input the Aadhaar number, enter the captcha and then select ‘Login with OTP’.
After logging in via OTP, a new page will appear where you need to click on ‘Download’ Aadhaar.
A fresh page will appear once more, where you will need to select the option ‘Do you desire a masked Aadhaar?’ Once you select this option, click on Download.
Masked Aadhaar will be retrieved. However, a password is required in order to access it. In other words, you must input a password initially to access it.