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Last date for linking Aadhaar to small savings schemes extended to March 31 The government on Monday extended the last date for linking Aadhaar to small savings schemes to March 31 from December 31. The move comes after the deadline for linking of the unique identification number (UID) to social benefit schemes, bank accounts and mobile numbers were also extended to March 31. “It has now been decided to extend the last date for submission of Aadhaar number from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018,” a Finance Ministry notification said on Monday. Thus, it means that the last date for linking of Aadhaar to all government schemes is now March 31. In October, the government had made quoting the 12-digit Aadhaar number mandatory for all small savings schemes like post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. Existing depositors were given time till December 31, 2017 to provide the number. The depositor is required to submit Aadhaar number at the t...

Govt to extend mandatory Aadhaar linking to March 31, 2018: Everything to know Here's how to link your Aadhaar with bank account, PAN card and phone number. The new deadline to link Aadhaar is March 31, 2018.   The Aadhaar card holders who have yet not done linked their bank account or PAN card with Aadhaar, they can breathe a sigh of relief. The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it will extend the mandatory Aadhaar card linking deadline till March 31, 2018 for various services and welfare schemes. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has set up a five-judge Constitution bench  to hear the plea of petitioners who have challenged this move of government of linking Aadhaar with various services on the grounds of right to privacy. The hearing will take place next week. While the deadline for bank account and PAN card have been extended, the last date for linking your mobile phone with Aadhaar remains February 6, 2018. The government earlier had announced December 31...

Aadhaar linking deadlines for these 6 services are fast approaching       According to the government’s mandate, you have to link your Aadhaar with various key documents and services to continue using them. The deadlines for doing so are fast approaching, therefore, if you haven’t done it yet, it’s time to get a move on. Read on to find out how to go about the linking process. PAN You should visit the Income Tax website, enter your PAN and Aadhaar details, and complete the authentication process. Bank account You can link your bank account with your Aadhaar at a bank branch, or using Internet or mobile banking facilities. To do it through Internet banking, log in to your online banking account and click on the ‘Update Aadhaar’ link. Enter your Aadhaar details and submit it. Use the OTP sent to your registered number to complete the process. Mutual fund folio CAMS and Karvy Computershare offer an online facility for linking your Aadhaar to your mutual fund account. Go to t...

‘Linking of Aadhar with Postal saving accounts must’ After making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns, the government of India has now made it mandatory to link Aadhaar with savings accounts by December 31. In this backdrop, all the esteemed account holders of the Department of Posts are informed that the last date for seeding of Aadhaar numbers with the accounts has been has been fixed as December 31 by the government of India, a Press Information Bureau statement said.  “All the account holders of the department of posts are requested to contact their respective post offices along with Aadhaar card/Aadhaar number and get the Aadhaar numbers seeded with their accounts as a mandatory exercise.” All the account holders are also requested to seed their mobile numbers with their accounts to get real time SMS alerts of transactions, it added.