Linking of Aadhaar Number with NHAM

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

02-December-2014 14:35 IST

Linking of Aadhaar Number with NHAM

The proposal to launch National Health Assurance Mission is currently under examination. The proposal envisages that under the proposed Mission, Unique ID card could eventually become the means for establishing identity as needed by the system.

Based on decision taken, the Central Government has issued instructions on 16.10.2014 to Telecom Service providers to collect “Aadhaar Numbers” along with Customer Application Form while issuing mobile telephone connections and to store the same in their database along with other data.

The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the RajyaSabha here today.