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Aadhaar Card: Evidence of identity card or citizenship? Know the whole truth
Samira Vishwas | September 10, 2025 3:24 AM CST

Aadhar card! Nowadays, from taking SIM cards to opening a bank account, it needs everywhere. This has become the biggest evidence of our identity. But is it proof of our citizenship too? Most people will answer, “Yes, of course!”. But wait, here we are all making a very big mistake. The head of UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), a government organization that makes Aadhaar card itself, has given a very big and necessary information on this. What did UIDAI have cleaned? UIDAI’s CEO Amit Aggarwal has clearly said that the Aadhar card is a proof of living in India, not a citizenship. There are citizens. So what is the difference? Let us understand in easy language, understand it with an example. If a person who is a citizen of another country (such as Nepal, Bangladesh or America), but is legally living in India for studies or jobs, then he can also make his Aadhaar card. The rule of the base says that any person, whether he is of any country, if he has been in India in the last 12 months (ie about 6 months), then he can apply for the Aadhaar card. The mark, the pupil of the eyes) and there is a proof of your address, whereas, citizenship is a separate legal right. Citizenship proves which country you belong to and what are your responsibilities and rights towards that country. Documents like passports, birth certificates or voter ID cards are more important to prove the citizenship of India. Why this thing suddenly came to light? The whole matter has come up in the context of elections in Bihar, where questions are often raised about the investigation of documents. UIDAI has tried to overcome the illusion by giving this clarification which is seen with citizenship, the base will remember you and the base will remember the next time There is a strong document, but it is not a certificate of your Indian citizenship.


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