As 31 March Comes Closer, Officials Say 87 Crore Bank Accounts Have Been Linked To Aadhar

The presence of Aadhar cards in the lives of Indian citizens still remains debatable. For those who have it, life can be easier while for those who do not, they struggle for basic rations of the month.Aadhaar is required as an identity proof of residents by various government and non-government entities.

A month before the expiry of the deadline of linking Aadhar cards with the bank accounts, around 80 per cent of bank accounts and 60 per cent of mobile connections have been linked with national biometric identifier Aadhaar, according to a senior official at UIDAI.