Now Aadhaar made mandatory for mobile connections

Telcos directed to re-verify existing subscribers using Aadhaar based eKYC by Feb 6, 2018

After making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns and applying for PAN, the government has now moved to make Aadhaar mandatory for mobile phone connections.

According to a department of telecom (DoT) notification that was issued on Friday, the telecom operators have been directed to re-verify their existing subscribers — both prepaid and postpaid — through an Aadhaar-based eKYC process by February 6, 2018. This order follows the Supreme Court order of February 6, 2017 that Aadhaar-based eKYC verification should be done for all mobile phone numbers in the country.

“A meeting was held on 13.02.2017 in the department