What are the features/benefit of M-Aadhaar application?

mAadhaar is more than Aadhaar card in a wallet. Using the mAadhaar App, the resident can avail the following benefits:

1. Get Aadhaar by Downloading or by retrieving lost or forgotten Aadhaar

2. Order Aadhaar PVC Card

3. View/Show Aadhaar in offline mode, particularly when residents are required to show their ID proof

4. Update Address in Aadhaar via documentary proof

5. Keep/Manage Aadhaar of family members(up to 5 members) in one mobile

6. Share Paperless eKYC or QR code to service providing agencies

7. Secure Aadhaar by Locking Aadhaar or Biometrics

8.Generate or Retrieve VID which user can use in the place of Aadhaar to avail Aadhaar services (for those who have locked their Aadhaar or do not wish to share their Aadhaar).

9. Use Aadhaar SMS services in offline mode

10. Check Request Status Dashboard: After enrolling for Aadhaar, ordering reprint or updating Aadhaar data, resident can check the status of the service request in the App.

11. Help others who don’t own a smartphone in availing Aadhaar services with the help of common services.

12. Get Update history and Authentication records

13. Book Appointment to visit Aadhaar Seva Kendra

14. Aadhaar Sync feature allows resident to fetch the updated data in Aadhaar profile after successful completion of an update request.

15. Time-based One-Time Password can be used instead of SMS based OTP to avail Aadhaar Online Services available on the UIDAI Website

16. Locate Enrolment Centre (EC) helps user find nearest enrolment Centre

17. The More section in the App includes information about the mAadhaar App, Contact, Usage guidelines, Terms & Conditions of using the app and other necessary information.

18. Apart from helpful FAQs and link to Chatbot the More section also contains links to important documents from where resident can download the Aadhaar enrolment or Aadhaar update/correction forms.

Source: This answer is sourced from UIDAI website.