9 Benefits of Aadhaar Card in India
Aadhar card, the unique identification number, gives a universal kind of identity to every Indian citizen. It is issued by the government of India to benefit the citizens of the nation. Well, when it comes to the usage of Aadhar Card, it differs from that of an identification certificate, that is, Pan-Card and Voter-ID. The card is issued to the citizens of India as an identity proof. Whether you are booking a railway ticket or applying for the new connection of LPG cylinder, you will have to present this identity proof. As the number is unique, it can never be duplicated and thus each citizen has this unique number for identification purposes. Launched in the year 2009, Aadhar Card has served its purpose of allotting unique identity to the residents of India. It is practically a mandatory document which has to be shown or presented when you need to acquire any official document. Aadhar Card benefits are not restricted to the above only as there are several others:
LPG subsidy transferred directly to the bank account
Aadhar Card facilitates the transfer of LPG subsidy directly into the bank account. Aadhar number is a 12 digit unique identification number which can be used for getting the LPG subsidy amount directly to your bank account. This direct benefit transfer is termed as DBTL scheme or addressed as PAHAL. To get this facility, you need to visit your area’s LPG distributor and ask him to link your unique identification number with your LPG consumer number. Also now you can also get this benefit directly by linking LPG consumer number to your bank account no.
Open a bank account under Jan Dhan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana or PMJDY accepts only your Aadhar Card number when you want to open a bank account. But there are other documents also that may be needed in the process. By opening PMJDY account, you get other benefits like zero balance savings accounts where you need not have any balance, RuPay Card, life insurance and accident insurance.
Get your passport in less than Ten days
This is the best part of having Aadhar Card or the unique identification number. If you have your Aadhar Card with you, you will acquire your Passport in just ten days’ time. You will get the passport, and the police verification procedure will be carried out at a later stage. When there was no Aadhar Card, police verification was carried before the issuance of passport and thus the process was time-consuming.
Get the benefits of Digital Locker
The Government of India has come up with the Digital Locker system where you may store your documents safely on the government’s server. You can get this benefit only when you link your 12 digital Aadhar Card number to the Digital Locker process. The sign-up process with the Digital Locker is not possible without the unique identification number.
Link your voter card with Aadhar Card
To eliminate the bogus voter, the Government of India has initiated a process to link the unique identification number with the voter ID. If the Aadhar Card is linked to the voter id card, it will not be possible for the person who holds multiple voter id cards to vote multiple times. The Aadhar Card number has to be presented to the officer at the polling booth.
Unique identification number to receive monthly pension
To receive your monthly pension, you need to register the unique identification number to your respective department to receive the monthly pension. This is done to eliminate the possibility of a fake beneficiary asking for a pension. So, Aadhar Card assists in eliminating pension frauds.
Receive Provident Fund
It is a rule that one needs to register Aadhar Card with EPFO or Employee Provident Fund Organization to receive the provident fund money.
Digital access to the pensioner
Aadhar Card should be linked to Digital Life Certificate whereby there is no need for a person to be physically present at the office to attain the pension. The agency can access your details digitally.
Invest in the stock market
If you want to invest in stock market, Aadhar Card can be used as the identity proof. SEBI uses it as your identity proof.
There are various other Aadhar Card benefits. It is a valuable document which gives a universal identity to a person who is then identified universally.
