Your Aadhaar card is not being misused: You can find out sitting at home, there is also an option to complain if it is misused.

You can find out sitting at home, there is also an option to complain in case of misuse.

Aadhar card is an important document. Aadhaar number is asked for everything from availing the benefits of government schemes to admission of the child. Aadhaar card contains information ranging from your name, address and phone number to fingerprint. In such a situation, you may have to face problems if Aadhaar falls into wrong hands.

In such a situation, if you are afraid that someone is misusing your Aadhaar, then you can check it yourself sitting at home. On the official site of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), you can check online from home when and where your Aadhaar number has been used. No charge is taken from you for this.

This is its complete process...

1. First of all you have to go to Aadhaar website or this link uidai.gov.in .

2. Here, below Aadhaar Services, you will find the option of Aadhaar Authentication History, click on it.

3. Here you have to enter the Aadhaar number and the visible security code and click on Send OTP.

4. After this, an OTP will come for verification on the registered mobile number linked to Aadhaar, enter this OTP and click on Submit.

5. After this you will have to fill all the requested information including authentication type and date range and OTP. (Note- You can view data up to 6 months.)

6. As soon as you click on Verify OTP, a list will appear in front of you, which will contain information about when and where Aadhaar was used in the last 6 months.

You can lodge a complaint if your Aadhaar card is misused.

If you feel that your Aadhaar card has been misused after looking at the records, you can immediately lodge a complaint. You can lodge a complaint by calling toll free number 1947 or emailing help@uidai.gov.in or you can also lodge a complaint online at uidai.gov.in/file-complaint .

There is no provision for cancellation of Aadhaar card after the death of a person. There

is no provision for cancellation of Aadhaar card after the death of a person. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of the family of the deceased to keep the Aadhaar card of the deceased safe and ensure that it is not misused. If the person who has died was availing the benefit of any scheme or subsidy through Aadhaar, then the concerned department should be informed about the death of the person. With this his name will be removed from that scheme.

What to do: One can lock the Aadhaar of a deceased person through the Aadhaar app or UIDAI website. This will help in preventing misuse of the Aadhaar number of the deceased person.