How to Link Aadhaar Card to Bank Of India
Link Aadhar Card to Bank Of India Account: It has become mandatory for the banks to verify and link Aadhaar information of their customers with their accounts as per guidelines issued by the government. Therefore, the banks are asking their customers to link the Aadhaar Card to the accounts as early as possible in order to avoid uninterrupted transactions.
Linking of Aadhaar to bank accounts is not mandatory for individuals. However, Aadhaar-bank linking is mandatory under certain cases for example, to avail of government subsidies, apply for welfare schemes, etc. and to reduce chances of fraudulent activities on your bank account. In case a customer is a foreign national/ NRI/ NRO/ Expats, Aadhaar linking is not applicable.
The customers have the flexibility to link their Aadhaar information to their bank accounts either Online or Offline. However, for linking your Aadhaar number to your bank account will be subject to verification. Multiple bank accounts can be linked to your Aadhaar.
When you link your bank details with Aadhaar, you must know that your bank information will not be shared by the bank with anyone else which means that no other entity can have the details about your bank account just by knowing your Aadhaar number, even if it is linked to your bank account. Therefore, in case you need to provide Aadhaar number to various service providers, your detail remains with the respective service providers and no one else can access to your personal information spread across various service providers.
For linking your Aadhaar information to your bank account, you need to log in to your bank's website. If you find a link such as 'Update Aadhaar Card Details', 'Link Aadhaar Card' or 'Aadhaar Card Seeding', then you will be able to link your Aadhaar Card to your bank online by clicking on that link and entering your 12 digit Aadhaar Card Number in the given space.
How to Link Aadhaar Card to Bank Of India Offline?
Mentioned below is the process to link Aadhaar Card to Bank Of India Offline i.e. by visiting your bank.
- Visit your bank and obtain the Aadhaar Card & Bank Linking Form. Alternatively, you can download it from your bank's website and take a print out of it.
- You are required to fill in your Bank Account Number, Current Address, Mobile Number, Phone Number, IFS Code, etc. in that form.
- You are also required to enter your Aadhaar number in the form.
- Fill in all the details in the form correctly.
- Enclose a photocopy of your Aadhaar Card with the form.
- Submit the form to the banker for processing your request.
- The banker will verify it with your original Aadhaar Card.
- The banker will keep the application form for further processing.
- After your request for linking your Aadhaar Card with your account is processed, you will be notified by your bank through email/ SMS.
How to Link Aadhaar Card to Bank Of India Online?
Mentioned below is the process to link Aadhaar Card to Bank Of India online i.e. using internet banking.
- Visit your bank's official website.
- Login to your internet banking account with your login credentials i.e. your customer ID and password.
- After logging in to your netbanking account successfully, look for 'Aadhaar Seeding' Option or 'Update Aadhar with Bank Account' option and open it.
- Fill in the details Aadhaar Number in the desired space provided for the same.
- An OTP will be sent on your registered mobile number for verification purpose.
- On a successful verification, your bank account will be linked to your aadhaar number.
- You would be notified of the successful linking of your Aadhaar card to your bank account.
Link Aadhaar to Bank Account using Bank's Mobile App
Mentioned below is the process to link Aadhaar Card to Bank Of India using mobile app.
- Download your bank's mobile app from Google Play Store or App Store
- Register and login to the mobile app using your login credentials created at the time of registration
- Click on the 'Services' tab
- Click on the 'My Accounts' section
- Click on 'View/Update Aadhaar Card Details'
- Enter your Aadhaar number twice at the given space
- Click on 'Submit' button
- You would be notified upon successful linking of your Aadhaar card to your bank account
How to Check the Status of Linking of Aadhaar Card with Bank Of India?
You can check the Bank Aadhar Seeding Status to know if their Aadhar Card has been linked to the bank account or not. Outlined below is the process to check the status of linking of Aadhaar Card with Bank Of India.
- Click on https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/
- Click on 'Bank Seeding Status' option
- Enter your 12 digit Aadhaar Number and Security Code (captcha) displayed on that page
- Click on 'Send OTP' Button
- Then an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to your Aadhaar registered mobile number
- Enter the OTP
- Click on 'Login'
- If you are able to login successfully, the page of the website will display whether your Aadhaar number is successfully linked to the bank or not
- The page will also display information like Bank Name (it will show only the last bank with which your Aadhaar information is linked to), Bank Linking Status and Bank Linking Date
- Remember, if you maintain multiple bank accounts, you will have to check the status of the same with the bank
Process to Check the status of linking of Aadhaar Card with Bank Of India through Mobile
- Dial a number *99*99*1# through your registered Mobile Number
- Enter your 12-digit Aadhaar Number
- Re-enter your 12-digit Aadhaar Number
- After submission, it will display whether your Aadhaar Card is linked with your Bank Account
Benefits of Linking Aadhaar Card with Bank Of India Account
- Aadhaar is a valid Know your Customer (KYC) document to open bank accounts.
- Reduces chances of fraudulent activities on your bank account
- Receipt of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) subsidies from government including LPG, Kerosene, Sugar, etc. Subsidy directly into Bank account.
- Receive direct credit of other Government subsidies like welfare funds, pensions, scholarships, MNREGA wages etc. into your account.
- Direct credit of welfare funds, pensions, MNREGA wages etc. from government.
- Scholarship from the government will be credited to the account,only if bank account which is on the name of the student is linked with his/ her Aadhaar Card.
- Take advantage of easy and convenient Aadhaar enabled payment systems (AEPS) of following:
- UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments done through Aadhaar
- BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)- Aadhaar Pay
- Aadhaar Based payment on biometric Micro ATMs