SIM cards issued through Aadhaar KYC will not be disconnected: DoT

It has come to notice that a rumour is circulating in several sections of the social media as well as some media houses that your mobile can be disconnected If Aadhaar was used as KYC.

As per media reports and other rumour almost 50% of India’s current telecom users are staring at an impossible reality: Their SIM connections can be disconnected if they have obtained their connection via Aadhaar-KYC mode.

It is hereby clarified by Department of Telecommunications & Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a joint statement today clarified that a few reports in media that 50 Cr mobile no, almost half of the total mobiles in circulation, are at risk of disconnection, are completely untrue & imaginary.

Department of Telecommunications & Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a joint statement today clarified that a few reports in media that 50 Cr mobile no, almost half of total mobiles in circulation, are at risk of disconnection, are completely untrue & imaginary

— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2018