Aadhaar card has nothing to do with citizenship, UIDAI clarifies after issuing notice to 127 in Hyderabad. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) says Aadhaar is not a citizenship document, said on Hyderabad notices. UIDAI made the statement on the backdrop of news reports suggesting it has sent notices to 127 people for allegedly obtaining Aadhaar numbers on ‘false pretences’.
‘Aadhaar is not a document of citizenship and UIDAI has been mandated under the Aadhaar Act to ascertain residency of a person in India for 182 days prior to applying for Aadhaar,’ UIDAI said in a statement. UIDAI has clarified that notices were issued after reports from Hyderabad police. ‘It may be noted that the regional office Hyderabad received reports from the state police that 127 people have obtained Aadhaar on false pretences, as in their preliminary enquiry they were found illegal immigrants who were not qualified to obtain an Aadhaar number,’ also said. According to Aadhar Act, such Aadhar numbers are liable to be cancelled. However, the notices have been sent to the regional office of Hyderabad to appear in person and to substantiate their claims for getting an Aadhaar number,’ it said.
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The UIDAI emphasised that these notices have ‘nothing to do with citizenship and cancellation of Aadhaar number is in no way related to the nationality of any resident’.