Deadline to link Aadhaar with Govt schemes extended

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KalingaTV News Network

AADHARNew Delhi: The Union Government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail benefits of various government schemes would be extended till 31st of March next year.

Attorney General K K Venugopal told the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that the deadline for Aadhaar linking to avail benefits of the schemes was to end in December and it has now been decided to extend it till 31st March, 2018.

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India had also announced that bank account holders across the country will have to compulsorily link their accounts to their respective Aadhaar number by December 31, 2017.

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