AADHAAR CARD: Whenever you go to OYO room or hotel, Aadhaar card is asked at the time of check-in. You send a copy or photo of your original Aadhaar card for verification. But do you know that this step can create trouble for you.
Your bank account can be emptied, personal data can be stolen. To avoid this, you should be careful before giving your Aadhaar card and give your Masked AADHAAR CARD at such places. Now you must be wondering which Aadhaar card is it? Don’t worry, here we will tell you what is masked Aadhaar card and how you can get it made.
Aadhaar card and masked Aadhaar
Aadhaar Card is an important document, without it you cannot avail the benefit of any government scheme, bank account cannot be opened. Not only this, most of your work is completed through Aadhaar card only.
Obviously, all this is related to important work, so how important are the details written on it. In such a situation, before sharing the Aadhaar card, you must think about safety from scam, fraud.
Talking about Masked AADHAAR CARD, it is a secret version of the normal Aadhaar card. It hides the first 8 numbers of the Aadhaar number and shows only the last 4 numbers.
This number becomes safe when hidden when you are sharing your Aadhaar details. Now the question arises that where will you get it from? The process of downloading the masked Aadhaar card is just like you download the Aadhaar card. Read the process of downloading the masked Aadhaar card below.
Masked AADHAAR CARD Download Process
For this, first go to the official website of Uidai https://uidai.gov.in/.
After visiting the website, go to the Download Aadhaar section and click on the option of ‘My Aadhaar’.
Enter your Aadhaar number and after writing the captcha, click on the send OTP option.
After this, OTP will come on your registered mobile number, fill this OTP and complete the verification process.
After the verification process is completed, you will see the download option here. Click on the download option.
After downloading, a checkbox will be shown, in which you will be asked if you want masked Aadhaar? So tick on it.
Your masked Aadhaar card will be downloaded, keep in mind that this process does not end here. The PDF of the downloaded masked Aadhaar card is locked.
To open the PDF of the masked Aadhaar card, write the four words in front of your name.
For example, if your name is VIKAS, then the first four words in it will be VIKA, after this fill DOB YYYY, the date of birth in front of it is 1998, then the password will be VIKA1998.
Where can you use it?
You can use the masked Aadhaar card as a document while traveling by train. You can use it while booking/checking in any hotel, not only this, it can also be used at the airport.