DoT issues order to enable people to get mobile SIM at doorsteps by using Aadhaar, Digilocker docs

Department of Telecommunications on Tuesday issued an order that enables customers to apply for a new mobile connection online and get the SIM delivered at their doorsteps after verifying themselves by using Aadhaar or any other eligible document stored in Digilocker. Customers will have to pay ₹ 1 for the process of authentication through Aadhaar-based e-KYC services of UIDAI for getting new mobile connections, according to the new rules. The government already amended the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, in July 2019, for the re-introduction of Aadhaar-based e-KYC process for issuing new mobile connections. "The telecom service providers shall implement a process.for issuing of new mobile connections using Aadhaar-based e-KYC," the DoT said. "The issuing of mobile connection to the customers is done through an app/portal-based online process wherein a customer can apply for mobile connection sitting at home/office and gets the SIM delivered at his doorstep using documents electronically verified by UIDAI or Digilocker," The DoT's order said.