After the Government made aadhar card mandatory for filing IT returns and for applying for pan cards,the government had now made necessary to link mobile number and aadhar card. Within one year all the telecom operators need to make sure subscribers link Aadhar to cell phone numbers.

 The Department of Telecom (DoT) has released a circular to the telcos, spelling out details of the order.The circular notes that it has been issued by the government following the Supreme Court order of 6 February, directing it to verify all new phone numbers through the Aadhar eKYC process.

In February, in a move to end fake mobile phone users, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre to put in place within a year an effective mechanism to scrutinise the details of identity of over 100 crore existing and future mobile telephone consumers.