The public exhibits significant frustration and confusion regarding Aadhaar card eligibility and its implications on citizenship, particularly among NRIs and OCI holders. Key issues include the unrealistic 182-day stay requirement, skepticism about Aadhaar as valid proof of citizenship, and concerns over governmental inefficiencies and potential disenfranchisement of marginalized groups. Many commenters call for a more practical and transparent identification process.

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ReallyDevil

I paid on June 5 for the Aadhaar PVC Card. 

When I go to Dashboard &gt; Payment History, it shows the payment status as successful.

I checked Dashboard &gt; Check Aadhaar PVC Card Order Status and it showed 'Printing in Process' on June 6, 7 and 8

On June 9, I couldn't login because of some server issues.

When I checked today on June 10, it just says "There are no records for given SRN". It still shows payment successful in history. No idea what's even going on

JakeZeno

Im facing the same issue. We're going to the aadhaar seva kendra. I hope I too get my adhar pvc magically like you got. I have also raised a grievance.

booksandstrings

Yeah, it’s known. It’s an identity proof.

Kimo_imposta

It's clearly mentioned in the Aadhar that it's not a proof of citizenship.

Ban_Porn

Another more targeted instruction if you are going to take the help of a gazetted officer (as I did). 

1. Find a gazetted officer. Both class A and class B gazetted officers work. It should be easy to find class A and class B gazetted officers. I believe a lot of govt employees are gazetted. Note: the gazetted officer should know you well and vouch that your address is correct and sign off on the form. Details below. 

2. Fill up the form shown in page 10 of https://uidai.gov.in/images/commdoc/valid_documents_list.pdf. Page 11 has a good sample. 

    2a. Check the non resident box in the form. 
    2b. Check the new enrollment box in the form. 
    2c. Fill up the Indian address at which you reside. I used the address where I regularly stay (I.e my parents house)

3. Take the filled up form and original passport to the gazetted officer. Let them fill the 2nd portion of the form. They have to sign it and put their official stamp. The final version should look like the sample in uidai’s doc. 

4. Take an appointment at a nearby aadhaar seva Kendra. 

5. Goto the Kendra on the appointment day. Make sure to carry the passport. Make sure you have the enrollment fees. Show the form to them. Show them the passport. 

6. Hopefully they are satisfied. And they enter the same into their system. If they have questions or doubts about NRIs getting aadhaar, my previous links should give you the confidence to answer those questions. 

Good luck!

seattlesparty

Here is the cliff notes version. 

1. For proof of identity show them the original passport. 

2. For Indian address - I typically stay at my parent’s home when I visit. I used their address. For document which proves that address, I used a gazetted officer’s letter to establish my address. You can see a sample letter from class a gazetted officer in UIDAI’s doc. Specifically page 10 and 11 at https://uidai.gov.in/images/commdoc/valid_documents_list.pdf. 

3. Go to a bigger/better informed aadhaar Kendra. For example: I went to https://maps.app.goo.gl/WCnqkHzcTKmmRZAB9?g_st=ic.

How long does it take to get the car? I am planning for a 23 days trip. Will that be sufficient enough to get the car?

mydigitalbreak

My experience. 

Went to the big aadhar kendra with appointment with and old ECI card(my first one) . While I look quite similar they declined saying need a newer one. The ECI has my records online though. 
Then I "announced" that I was an "NRI" :P. She said,"tab toh banega hi nahi." 

I remember reading the referenced post. Did a re-research and booked another appointment "online". This time a bank, hoping for better reach and clarifications if any.

Reached the bank, bank tells me we dont do new bookings ref. circular 1.5years ago. They only do corrections. Went to biggest kendra. They advised to book another appointment as the bank appointment does not work. Gave up! 

Try again later.......... this year hopefully.

To be contd....

Vast-Pin-2002

I would thank you for sharing valuable information, however you've not shared anything of use for anyone.

&amp;#x200B;

Last time when we visited India, I booked an appointment to get Aadhar made for my child who was born overseas but held an Indian passport. I had no luck whatsoever, the operator at the Aadhar seva kendra was not very helpful, not her fault. Since the passport had a foreign address, she didn't know how to put that in her system. She tried calling her supervisor who didn't know either. They told me to try my luck at a bigger Aadhar kendra or a UUDI office who might know the process better. I didn't really have the time or inclination to run around and didn't bother further.

&amp;#x200B;

Point being, you can take a printout of all the rules and regulations and take it to an Aadhar enrolment point, but it's not necessarily going to help you. It may help if you want to use it as TP in a public toilet.

&amp;#x200B;

So OP, if you have specific tips on how to navigate the process or anything from your experience, please do share. That will be helpful to a lot of folks on this sub, all this information can be found on google.

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8.  Another circular from UIDAI which clarifies the implementation of the law. 

https://uidai.gov.in/images/resource/NRI_Aadhaar_Enrolment_23092019.pdf

9. IIRC, for my aadhaar i used passport as proof of identity. For proof of address, I used a gazetted officer’s letter to establish my address. You can see a sample letter from class a gazetted officer in UIDAI’s doc. Specifically page 10 and 11 at https://uidai.gov.in/images/commdoc/valid_documents_list.pdf

Thanks for the detailed note. Can you make a blog post or YouTube video? It will help reach masses. Many people struggle with these things when they come to India.

Gur_Obvious

https://preview.redd.it/qlulo6x8uyqd1.jpeg?width=554&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=5bff0dbec1e8507938b2c213a5768b155194e2c7

Indian data privacy be like

Lost_Wanderer1139

If your data is leaked, hackers can’t hack it

PerformanceNo5216

The root problem is the pervasive use of Aadhaar in every single thing. Just yesterday, I received an ultimatum from my kid's school with hints that if I continue to refuse to provide Aadhaar for him, myself &amp; my wife, my kid may not be able to register for his board exams.

I'd provided them with our passport copies until now, but it seems the department of education's internal portal requires Aadhaar. I don't have the will to fight this anymore, and I will be providing it tomorrow.

Curse Nilekani &amp; everyone else in my industry who worked on this monstrosity. All this horror lies squarely at your footsteps. Moronic "digitalisation specialists" assisting moronic bureaucrats.

hungryexplorer

Lo krlo baat. How big this issue can evolve into before steps are taken to curb it

phoEn1x_190502

https://preview.redd.it/at6bu5weqzqd1.jpeg?width=500&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=91bef687d2f336932f02308caf06753086273294

Error_Cardiologist46

This isn't new though...years ago I ordered something from eBay (India to US), and the box came with the sender's aadhar card copy with the customs form.

Privacy is a western concept. Here, we share aadhar number even for getting a haircut.

slazengere

believe me the Information Technology Act, 2000 is outdated and it doesnt even have provisions for modern technologies like AI, blockchain etc. Even the cybercells are slow and inefficient because of lack of training and equipments.

Monkey_D_Ketchum

At the rate we are giving away photocopies every few days for every damn thing we shouldn’t be surprised

firesnake412

It means somewhere on Google our aadhar cards are also available for free :(

Lucky_Editor446

Batao abb koi kya kare? ye log itne pagal hain ki data encrypt na kar paye? bass paisa khane ko bol do sara din.

Yaha mai antivirus, VPN, tracker blocker, encrypted email wagarah use karke apne aap ko safe rakhe hoon aur ye bewkoof khule aam aise he mera personal data rakhe hue hain :(

abhinav0426

I've said it before I'll say it again - Aadhar is a disaster waiting to happen. And when it does, God save all.

Ashamed-Tooth

At this point i am thinking Why tf am i living in this shit hole

Interesting_Pipe_109

Also govt was blocking apps left &amp; right during the time of covid but didn't even request the companies to delete the user data of Indians nor citizens were instructed to delete the account/data associated with the app. Even today if you login to those apps (like tik tok) with vpn, you can see indian user data.

Medium-Ad-3122

Developer here. Everything on internet is indexed by search engines like Google so that it shows up when searched. The developers have to manually disable indexing so that sensitivity documents and pages are not indexed. To comprehend the shear incompetence on display, just know that it's LITERALLY AS EASY AS FLIPPING A SWITCH and no one did it.

Odd-Information6743

Indians be like....

Data privacy... what does that Mean?

Weekly_Edge6098

now try reverse image searching an aadhar card photo on a site like [yandex.com](http://yandex.com) (i even found aadhar equivalents of people from other countries)

AggravatingJudge7092

I have 47gb of text info of aadhar card holders( non image/only details in text format).
Downloaded from telegram SUPA leak back in 2023 in which all the aadhar details of vaccinated Indians was leaked.

There was a couple tb of image data too.

unironicallyindian

At this point why do you guys keep voting for bjp lmao

It feels like every other day there is a fuck up.

Ok-Concern-711

I know that I am going to get downvoted, but the reason for these leaks aren't Indian govt UDAI Security issues. 
If you observe most of these photos are not IDs but photo of ID. i.e the places which collected your ID is negligent with your xerox Copies and photos. even in US the SSN aren't shared freely but here Aadhar is shared however we want indiscriminately this is the cause of above photos we see on net. 
These are not leaked from govt Website. 

Now to protect yourself from these issue , the best you can do is use masked ID (or) Virtual ID. These will reduce your risk of exposure to any said scams, and please ensure that Your ID is linked with your phone number and mail such that if anyone access your Aadhar for verification, you get notified and you may rise complaint against authentication of aadhar . 

Also verify if any sim cards are taken using your aadhar . [verification link](https://tafcop.sancharsaathi.gov.in/)

rs047

Biggest flaw is all institutions asking for aadhar copy. Why would you need that?

nishantam

I just tried it out and 💀.. even fing passports!

shurikns

EU when it comes to privacy ♾️/100 
India when the same -69/100
There's a reason why Truecaller shifted their hq in india...

Intelligent_boi_2006

We cannot get scammed because

WE ARE THE SCAMMERS

I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS!!!!!

https://preview.redd.it/bd90g7aj1zqd1.jpeg?width=1920&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=778a7f1f24df21dbf2f31b251c0106fbdbfb9185

Practical_Office_166

We pushed for more digital but we dont have better digital securities..

Gloomy_Tangerine3123

Even Voter Helpline app can give more info about a person openly which is a risk actually.
But govt doesn't care about it.

Smilesk123

The data is so huge, people are ignoring it.

alphacobra99

anoctf

omg i just found out people have uploaded their adhar cards on fucking pinterest

yeolpumta

Thanks for bringing this issue up. Now the next question is, how do we get these databases secured and inaccessible to the public?

junaidd09

was this data leaked from a government source or a private source

atharva557

Bhai logo ne Facebook Dp pe laga rakhi hai aadhar pics.

abrowncomic

This would be immediate lawsuits of millions in a lot of countries for organizations not sticking to GDPR compliance in EU. If this happened in European or western countries, the company would have been sued by now.

x_mad_scientist_y

I remember applying a long time back and since I don’t live in the country, never had to use mine. Now every time I visit it’s a pain with everyone asking and I have no clue where it is. 

I wonder if I can find it here.

d1andonly

why is it that when stuff like this happens, Wordpress is somehow involved. The old admin admin

prateeksaraswat

you dont need to search it, it already available on dark web and you can access it through one million places. google is just a spill.

your aadhar info was never safe

When you (aka gov and industry) want aadhaar for everything, it simply can't be private.

HAHAHA-Idiot

India produces the most number of IT engineers , it's crazy how bad our basic infrastructure is.

Diligent_Driver_5049

It’s not a “leak”. A leak happens when a hacker deliberately steals data or accidentally the data became public. These websites had served these documents in a public directory where anyone with internet can see. It’s the websites’ fault.

dpahoe

India mein privacy naam ki ki cheez nai hai. Angrez chale gaye ab corrupt neta ki gulami kar rhe

ProfessionalCap9999

It's similar to open hotspot that anyone can connect to.


These institutions (both public &amp; private) do not bother to encrypt or at the very least put up a password to their database. They appear to have to taken it for granted that they will not be held accountable. Privacy indeed is a joke in this hinterland.

Professoron

congratulations on making it even more popular , great fucking work buddy

No-Variety-3407

Share on X, tag ppl and media and we make it viral

Hahaha this is exactly what I was trying to say

https://www.reddit.com/r/india/s/OFMIg4Sabx

r3df0xc0d3s

This is the carelessness of the website owner and builder. You have to disallow those URLs in robots.txt that contain sensitive information.

dare-to-live

I just checked it I am not a software guy, I think senior today relax bikes, asian Bariatrics are companies and the aadhar cards on there are of their employees or clients(which is a bad thing) Indian aerospace closed their server or something  another site shows access denied it is probably some mistake in the backend that allows anyone to access their data or something idk

Useless_TA

Companies need to protect confidential data properly and have proper security set-up.
They just don't want to invest in data security and don't care if they get hacked.

akshays

There are people posting their adhar card on fake spam posts.

kingfisher_peanuts

bahut phle ki leak hai yeh jab new me aaya tha tabhi ki

msrv_

What else will happen when KYC is mandated every so often. And so many different agencies and people ask for your documents.

Confident_Factor3389

Were they ever secure to begin with? It's that one ID everyone asks for. So many hotels, academic institutes, travel agencies, telecom service providers,  etc already have my Aadhar (against my wishes, had no choice).

I treat it like that one document which I use everywhere now, so my other important IDs like PAN, Ration Card and Passport are secure. A sacrificial ID, that's all it's worth.

GrimReaper_97

yellowclove

One of the reasons that people rarely pay attention to is providing their Aadhar details anywhere if asked. I have come across such apps while testing the same. Numerous loan apps ask for an Aadhar card, and they don't even go for the verification via the Aadhar site for confirmation if it belongs to the person or not. But, people provide it. In the past 3 years, there has been an abundance of such apps and millions of people have used these apps as they do not require collateral or anything for the loans. They are data-gathering scam sites.

Guys just blur your digits when sharing with anyone less other than government

EnvironmentalAir2719

pretty sure this was pretty known when aadhar cards initially were introduced,the main problem is the government in their infinite wisdom didn't encrypt the aadhar card information saved on cloud servers which made them easilly available using a google search and since aadhar card can be used for all your other documents this situation was inevitable

fierykaku1907

Yeah, a few years ago I was having the exact same discussion with my relatives that our database security is really abysmal which can be hacked easily by anyone who is half competent in hacking and the relatives who are, let's say, "patriotic" labelled me anti-national for saying that as we have the "best security measures" in the world, as the govt. said.

I am gonna send this post to them.

TheReaderDude_97

&gt;Not a techno guy, so can't exactly say how it leaks like that.

Bro clearly hasn't been to a rave.

Chuttad_rao

digital india train running on loose unmaintained tracks, risk of derailments and accidents all around. 

basically like our actual trains

yashvone

I'll just leave this here. Whoever is studying here please contact them to take these down or atleast stop it from being indexed by google crawler or any other search engine crawlers by setting up a robots.txt.

[https://indianaerospaceandengineering.com/media/student/aadharcard/](https://indianaerospaceandengineering.com/media/student/aadharcard/)

ericposeidon

Yeah, this isn't news. For example, a few months ago I was trying to apply to a certain big government education institute. Creating an account wasn't working, so I looked a bit into what was happening in the site, and bam. Stupid SQLi vulnerability allowing logging in as admin. Had people's personal details (including banking/aadhar) right in the open.

Even after warning there tech team about it, the issue is still present almost a year after the incident.

wigeria

Actual post repost kardete. Wasn't this already posted to 
r/unitedstatesofindia 10 hours ago.

c00kdJ3llY

Chai wale ko PM ban ayenge to kya hi ummeed karen is desh se.

Wahan seer body Hinduon ko cow urine consume karne bolrahi hai to purify after the accidental consumption of mandir laddus.

Kya hoga is desh ki janta ka!

International level pe bezzati ke saare records todenge hum. 🤦‍♂️

Infinite_Pattern_466

How long did it take for you to receive the pvc card?

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