News India Live, Digital Desk: If you have an Aadhar card, this news may blow your mind. Indian government agency UIDAI has taken the biggest action so far to crack down on fraud and duplicate data. According to recent data, the authority has 2.5 crore Aadhaar cards canceled (Deactivate/Cancel) Have done.

If you have not updated your Aadhaar for a long time or any information in it is suspicious, your card may also be included in this list.

Why did UIDAI take this strict step?

The main reason behind cancellation of Aadhaar card is ‘Cleaning Process’. UIDAI has given several important reasons behind this:

Duplicate Aadhar Card: In many cases it was seen that more than one Aadhaar card was issued in the name of the same person. Such ‘duplicate’ cards have been blocked during biometric matching.

Fake Documents: Investigation found that lakhs of people had used wrong or fake documents to get Aadhaar made. These cards were declared invalid when detected during the verification process.

System errors and suspicious data: There were also some cards in which biometric data or demographic information was not fed correctly, which was creating a security risk.

Is your Aadhar card active? check like this

You can check whether your Aadhar card is working now or has been canceled online sitting at home:

First of all the official website of UIDAI myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in Go to.

‘Check Aadhaar Validity’ Click on the option.

Enter your 12 digit Aadhaar number and captcha code.

If ‘Aadhaar Exists’ appears on the screen, then your card is safe. If any error is seen, you have to immediately go to the Aadhaar center.

What will be the loss due to cancellation of card?

If your Aadhaar gets cancelled, you will not be able to avail the benefits of government schemes (like ration card, PM Kisan Yojana). Additionally, your bank account may get frozen and tax issues may arise if Aadhaar linked to PAN card is deactivated.

Attention Don’t miss the free update deadline

UIDAI has provided the facility to old Aadhaar card holders (for whom it has been 10 years since the card was made) to update the documents for free. You can protect your Aadhaar from being canceled by keeping your identity and address proof updated.