The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for so many things, including availing the benefits of various social and financial schemes.

If you thought that opening a bank account or filing an income tax return are the only few things which require Aadhaar cards now, then think again. The fact is that the government has made Aadhaar mandatory for so many things, including availing the benefits of various social and financial schemes. Not only this, time limits have also been fixed by the government to link one’s Aadhaar number to such things or schemes. For instance, one is required to link one’s Aadhaar with PAN by December 31, 2017. The government has also made Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts as well as for doing financial transactions of Rs 50,000 and above, and all the existing account holders have been asked to submit their Aadhaar numbers to the concerned banks by December 31, 2017, failing which their accounts will become invalid.
Here we are taking a look at the last dates of linking Aadhaar with some of such schemes:
1. Linking of Aadhaar with Mobile Number
Department: Department of Telecommunications
Last date: February 6, 2018
2. Linking of Aadhaar with PAN card
Department: Ministry of Finance
Last date: December 31, 2017
3. Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University Students
Department: Ministry of Human Resource Development
Last Date: December 31, 2017
4. Opening of post office accounts
Department: Ministry of Finance
Last date: December 31, 2017
5. Opening of National Savings Certificate
Department: Ministry of Finance
Last Date: December 31, 2017
6. Opening of Public Provident Fund
Department: Ministry of Finance
Last Date: December 31, 2017
7. Opening of Kisan Vikas Patra
Department: Ministry of Finance
Last Date: December 31, 2017
8. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Department: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Last Date: December 31, 2017
9. Employees’ Pension Scheme
Department: Ministry of Labour and Employment
Last Date: December 31, 2017
10. Availing crop insurance under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Department: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Last Date: December 31, 2017
11. To receive benefits under Incentive Scheme for providing employment to Persons with Disabilities in the Private Sector
Department: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Last Date: October 31, 2017
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