Mobile numbers to link Aadhar

New Delhi February 07: Now it's time for Aadhar is mandatory for mobile operators also as they wanted to link with mobile number whether it is postpaid or prepaid.

Previously, Aadhar is linked in banking sectors and now it became more popular after digitalisation.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government to register details of the identity of every mobile user within a year.



The apex court said that there are over 100 crore mobile subscribers while making it mandatory for all mobile subscribers, including those having pre-paid SIM cards, to have their phone number linked to Aadhaar without fail within one year.

The court also directed the Centre to devise a way so that each person with a pre-paid sim would have to fill and deposit a form whenever he or she recharges.