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Aadhaar Card Not
Necessary For NRIs and PIOs
To Avail Services
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has issued a
circular stating that the Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Person
Of Indian Origin (PIOs) are not required to link bank accounts
and other services with Aadhaar. It has also instructed banks
and various other agencies to work out a mechanism in order to
verify the status of NRIs and PIOs.
Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey,
CEO of the UIDAI has
asked the union ministries
and departments to issue
directives to all state
governments and other
agencies informing them that
NRIs are not even eligible
to apply for the national
biometric identity card
(Aadhaar). The order
has listed out 16 direct or
indirect services connected
to NRIs.
It is a move welcomed
by NRIs since, a lot of
departments officials had
been demanding them
to produce their Aadhaar
card for delivery of some
services. The circular
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