After making Aadhaar mandatory for filing of income tax returns, for those who have an Aadhaar, the government has now made it mandatory to link Aadhaar with bank accounts. In a notification dated 1 June, the Ministry of Finance made changes to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005, which you can read here.
Most importantly, the new rules state that all existing bank account holders have to link their bank accounts to their Aadhaar (with a few exceptions). So, all regular bank account holders—and in case of businesses, trusts or joint accounts, those having power of attorney to transact—have to submit Aadhaar details to their respective banks.
Accounts that existed before 1 June, have to be linked before 31 December 2017. In case the account holder fails to do so, her access to the account will be blocked, and will be granted only after Aadhaar, or proof of enrolment in Aadhaar, have been submitted.
An account opened after 1 June would have 6 months to be linked to Aadhaar, failing which, access to the account would be blocked.
In case your address in the Aadhaar database is different from your current address, you have to submit another officially valid document as a proof of address, such as: voter ID, passport, ration card, and utility bills.
Steps for check Adhar bank Linking status :-
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