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Aadhaar Card: Start using VID instead of an Aadhaar Card, no one will be able to steal your personal information..

Shikha Saxena February 07, 2025 10:15 PM

Nowadays, an Aadhaar card is required for every small and big work. Whether you want to buy a SIM or open a bank account, it is necessary to provide an Aadhaar card. But Aadhaar also contains your personal information. In such a situation, there is a risk of personal information being leaked or stolen through an Aadhaar Card. But if you want, you can protect your personal information through VID. VID means Virtual ID, The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) also issues the virtual ID of Aadhaar. It has many benefits, but people are not aware of it. Know here what are the benefits of VID and how to generate it.

Virtual ID is an alternative to an Aadhaar card

Virtual ID is an alternative to your Aadhaar card. It is a 16-digit number which is mapped with the number of Aadhaar. It can be used for Aadhaar verification. Virtual ID can be generated from the UIDAI website. Only one virtual ID can be created for one Aadhaar card. The user can generate it as many times as he wants. This code is valid for at least one day. But until the user generates another new code, the previous code remains valid. To complete your e-KYC in both private and government organizations, you can get your work done by giving a virtual ID instead of an Aadhaar card.

Many benefits of VID

To protect the security of Aadhaar and personal information from leakage, UIDAI has given the option of virtual ID. When users give their virtual ID to a person, agency, or firm instead of an Aadhaar, the agency cannot get the Aadhaar number of the applicant, and verification is done as usual. In this way, the Aadhaar number and other information are not shared with the agency. In such a situation, an Aadhaar number and other information can be saved from hacking. Apart from this, if you use VID, then you do not need to carry your Aadhaar card in your pocket all the time. In such a situation, there is no risk of losing it.

How to generate VID

To generate an Aadhaar Virtual ID, you must first visit the official ID https://www.uidai.gov.in./.

A page will open here, in which you will have to enter 16 digit Aadhaar number and security code.

After this, generate OTP by clicking on Send OTP and submit it.

After submitting OTP, click on Generate VID. After this, you will get a message of generation of Virtual ID.

Apart from this, you can also generate this ID through the MAadhar app.

Apart from this, you can also generate VID by sending an SMS to 1947 from the registered mobile number.

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