{"id":8192,"date":"2017-05-12T09:02:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T03:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2018-04-10T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:38:13","slug":"mandatory-link-aadhaar-bank-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/mandatory-link-aadhaar-bank-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it mandatory to link Aadhaar to your Bank Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is it mandatory to link Aadhaar to your Bank Account?<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In last few weeks you might have received tons of SMS, emails, automated voice calls and personal calls from bank staff to link your aadhaar number to your bank account<\/strong>. Though the automated communication does not mention it\u2019s mandatory but talk to any bank staff and they would say \u2013 in case you DO NOT link aadhaar to bank account \u2013 the account would be frozen and no transactions might take place!<\/em><\/p>\n

Update:<\/span> Linking Aadhaar to Bank Account is now Compulsory. In case you do not link them by December 31, 2017 the account would be frozen!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The question is – Is it mandatory to link Aadhaar to your Bank Account?<\/strong> The loud and clear answer is NO<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 it\u2019s not mandatory to link Aadhaar to your Bank Account. Though as per bank staff it would enable you do aadhaar based banking transactions, etc.<\/p>\n

It seems all banks have been given unofficial targets to get aadhaar number for their account holders. There has been no official notification from RBI or Ministry of Finance.<\/p>\n

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Below are some responses from banks from their official Twitter handles<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\"IDBI
IDBI Bank response if Aadhaar is mandatory<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"HDFC
HDFC Bank response if Aadhaar is mandatory<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"ICICI
ICICI Bank response if Aadhaar is mandatory<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Should you link your Aadhaar to your Bank Account?<\/h2>\n

Though it\u2019s not mandatory but should you link your Aadhaar to your Bank Account? The answer is \u2013 it depends! If you think it gives any additional benefit, go ahead and use it. If you do not want to give any extra information or do not have aadhaar then be it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Also Read:\u00a0<\/strong>How to Link PAN to Aadhaar?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The way aadhaar is being pushed government may soon make it mandatory. Also once you link your PAN to Aadhaar (which is mandatory by June 30, 2017), banks might anyway get that information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Next time you get a call about mandatory aadhaar linkage to bank account \u2013 you know what to answer!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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