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Obnews Tech Desk: The Aadhaar card is one of the most important documents in today's time. From government work to banking and mobile sim, it is needed everywhere. Since it has your biometric information store, there is also a risk of misuse. In such a situation, you can lock your Aadhaar card, which will make your personal information more safe.

What will be the benefit of locking Aadhaar card?

When you lock your Aadhaar card, it provides an additional security layer to protect your biometric data from unauthorized use. After locking the Aadhaar card, no person will be able to use your fingerprint, iris scan or face data without your permission.

Why is it necessary to lock the Aadhaar card?

• Fraud prevention: Aadhaar biometric lock facility has been provided to prevent misuse of biometric data.
• Safe transaction: After being locked, no financial transactions or ID verification will be done without your permission.
• SIM card will not be issued: No unknown person will be able to issue a SIM card in your name.

How to lock Aadhaar card?

To lock Aadhaar biometrics, you have to generate Aadhaar virtual ID (VID). Follow these steps for this:

• Officers website (go to.
• Go to the Myaadhaar section and choose the 'Lock/Unlock Aadhaar' option.
• After this, click on Next and fill the base virtual ID (VID), full name, PIN code and captcha code.
• After doing OTP verification, your base biometrics will be locked.

How to unlock?

If you want to use Aadhaar, you can unlock it with the help of UIDAI portal or Maadhaar app anytime.

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Private information safe

Locking the Aadhaar card is a great way to protect your personal information. In view of the increasing cases of data leaks and cyber fraud in the digital age, every citizen should adopt this facility.