Over 10 crore Aadhaar subscribers have linked their cards to their bank accounts as part of the government’s Digital India mission, the Planning Commission has said. According to the country’s apex planning agency, the step can help identify genuine beneficiaries and send government welfare subsidies directly into their bank accounts.
Citizens have to provide a copy of their Aadhaar card or e-Aadhaar to the bank branch where they hold an account to link their accounts. Once linked, subsidies like for LPG cylinders, MNREGA workers, PDS, scholarship and remittance etc. can be transferred by the government.
