Aadhaar Card Update: Know How to Secure Your Identity by Locking, Unlocking Aadhaar

Aadhaar cards have become a key piece of our residential identity and day-to-day lives in terms of work, loans, homes, utilities and so on. Locking and Unlocking the Aadhaar Card Step 1: Go to the UIDAI official website at uidai.gov.in Step 2: Go to the Aadhaar Services section that is found in the drop-down menu under the ‘My Aadhaar’ option and select the ‘Aadhaar Lock and Unlock Services’. If you are using your Aadhaar number then the format is as follows: SMS 1: GETOTP Aadhaar number’s last 4 digits SMS 2: ENABLEBIOLOCK Aadhaar number’s last 4 digits the 6-digit OTP that you will receive. In event that multiple dependents’ Aadhaar Numbers are linked to the same mobile number, and when the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar Numbers are the same for at least 2 dependents, then the second SMS to be sent as ENABLEBIOLOCK Aadhaar number’s last 8 digits 6-digit OTP. For a detailed understanding of how to do that, you should visit the official UIDAI website, and select the section, ‘Aadhaar Services on SMS’ under the ‘Aadhaar Services’ section in the drop-down menu.