The Unique Identification Authority of India has launched a new mobile app, called ‘mAadhaar’, that will negate the need to carry the Aadhaar card in wallets.
Users of this ‘mAadhaar’ app will have all the demographic details of Aadhaar card in their smartphones.
Information like name, date of birth, gender and address along with the user’s photograph (that is linked with Aadhaar card) will be available in the app.
The app is currently available for Android users only. “LAUNCHING #mAadhaar- Carry your Aadhaar on your Mobile. The android app from UIDAI is now available on Google Play,” a tweet from Aadhaar’s verified account stated.
From July 1, linking of PAN and Aadhaar had been made mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITRs) and obtaining a new Permanent Account Number (PAN).
While Aadhaar is issued by the UIDAI to a resident of India, PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number allotted by the Income Tax department to a person, firm or entity.
The tax department has in the past few months used multiple platforms to ensure linking of Aadhaar with PAN by assessees.
The app comes with a biometric lock/unlock feature to secure the personal data. Once a user enables the lock system, the app remains locked till he/she chooses to either unlock it (which is temporary) or disable the locking system.
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