The Aadhaar number will be mandatory for the registration of deaths from October 1, the Registrar General India (RGI) announced on Friday, saying the 12-digit identification number will provide an effective method to prevent “identity fraud”.
The RGI said in a notification the use of Aadhaar will result in ensuring the accuracy of the details provided by relatives or dependents or acquaintances of the deceased. It will obviate the need to produce multiple documents to prove the identity of the person who has died, it added.
The RGI, which functions under the home ministry, has directed concerned departments in respective states and Union territories responsible for registration of birth and death to ensure compliance by concerned registration authorities.
It shall come into effect immediately across the country, except Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, and Meghalaya for which a date will be notified separately.
An applicant who is not aware of the Aadhaar number or Enrolment ID Number (EID) of the deceased will be required to provide a certificate that the deceased person does not possess Unique Identity Number to the best of his or her knowledge.
Any false declaration given by the applicant will be treated as an offence as per the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, and also Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969. The applicant’s Aadhaar number will be collected along with that of the spouse or parents.
The linking of Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number has also been made compulsory for filing Income Tax returns, and for any bank transaction over Rs 50,000. The number is also mandatory for availing some welfare schemes of the government.
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