Deadline for linking Aadhaar with welfare schemes extended till June 30
New Delhi, March 29: The Centre also extended the deadline for linking of Aadhaar with the welfare schemes till June 30, where benefits are transferred to citizens from the Consolidated Fund of India. The earlier deadline was 31 March.
The deadline now stands extended to June 30, 2018, according to an office memorandum of the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
The deadline for linking bank accounts and mobile phone numbers with 12 digits biometric identifier Aadhaar has already been extended indefinitely, till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgement on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law.
Also on Wednesday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended the deadline for linking the permanent account number and Aadhaar to June 30.
The SC ordered an extension of the deadline till the five-judge Constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law.
