The government has at times taken severe measures to ensure the security of Aadhaar. In this series, the government provides users with the option of using a masked Aadhaar. Aadhaar holders can use this medium to offer information to anyone without exposing their Aadhaar number.
What Is The Difference Between Masked Aadhaar And Normal Aadhaar?
In masked Aadhaar, the last four numbers of a person’s Aadhaar number are visible, but the remaining eight digits are hidden. The rest of it includes other information such as name, date of birth, gender, address, and QR code. Its advantage is that you may quickly share your information with others without disclosing your full Aadhaar number.
How To Download a Masked Aadhaar Card?
- First, go to the UIDAI website.
- Now select ‘Download Aadhaar’.
- After that, select ‘Aadhaar/VID/Enrolment ID’.
- Then choose ‘Masked Aadhaar’.
- Enter the OTP you have on your mobile phone number.
- Following this, your masked Aadhaar will be downloaded.
Where Is Masked Aadhaar Used?
You may use a masked Aadhaar to verify your identity in hotels, airports, trains, and anywhere else. However, for claiming benefits from any government initiative, the whole Aadhaar number is necessary. You cannot utilize disguised Aadhaar there. Let us tell you that utilizing a masked Aadhaar is much better because there is no possibility of your information being disclosed to anybody else.
