Aadhar card is not mandatory to buy new SIM

Looking to buy a new mobile SIM but do not have Aadhar number or document? No need to worry as the Supreme Court has directed the telecom companies to start accepting other documents such as passport, driving license and voter ID card instead of Aadhar card.

These instructions are to be followed by the telecom companies on the immediate basis to ensure that consumers are not inconvenienced while taking a new connection.

The apex court rapped the central Government for making Aadhar card mandatory for buying a new mobile connection and link existing mobile numbers with Aadhar card.

So far the Supreme Court has made it clear that Aadhar card is not mandatory for getting new SIM cards until the court takes a final view.

This move has relieved NRIs and foreigners visiting India because most of them do not have Aadhar number or card and it becomes difficult for them to buy a new SIM.

Mobile companies have been asking their customers to link their existing mobile number with Aadhar card by bombarding SMS, calls, messages.