How To Check If Someone Else Is Using A Mobile Number On Your Aadhaar: Read Here

NEW DELHI: Did you know you can now check all the mobile phone numbers associated with your Aadhaar number? Yes, you can do so with the new website of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

Sanchar Saathi portal is a citizen centric initiative of Department of Telecommunications. Sanchar Saathi contains various modules like CEIR, TAFCOP etc. Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP) portal allows users to check all phone numbers associated with their Aadhaar numbers. TAFCOP module facilitates a mobile subscriber to check the number of mobile connections taken in his/her name. It also facilitates to report the mobile connection(s) which are either not required or not taken by the subscriber.

“This website has been developed to help subscribers, check the number of mobile connections working in their name, and take necessary action for regularising their additional mobile connections if any. However, the primary responsibility of handling the Customer Acquisition Form (CAF) lies with the service providers,” TAFCOP mentioned on its website.

Now you can find out how many SIM Cards are active under your name.

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— मुंबई पोलीस – Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 19, 2023

Steps to verify phone numbers associated with an Aadhaar number:

1)  Go to Telecom Analytics for Fraud management and Consumer Protection (TAF-COP) portal. https://www.tafcop.dgtelecom.gov.in/

2) Enter your phone number.

3) Select the ‘Request OTP’ tab.

4) To validate, enter the OTP number that was sent to you.

5) The website will then display all of the numbers associated with your Aadhaar number.

6) Using these numbers, users can report and block numbers that are no longer in use or are no longer required.

DoT guidelines on mobile phone numbers

Individual mobile subscribers can register up to nine mobile connections in their name, according to current guidelines.

TAFCOP portal offers a variety of services.

1) Subscribers with more than nine multiple connections in their name will receive an SMS notification.

2) Subscribers with more than nine multiple connections in their name can take the necessary action by clicking on the portal link.

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