The days of having to go through heavy paperwork to get a new mobile connection are now a thing of the past. Now it will be possible for people to apply for a new mobile connection, validate identity, and activate connection all on the Internet. This facility will be applicable to both prepaid and postpaid mobile connections.
All that one needs to do for this to happen is use their finger print and Aadhar Card at points of sale. Indian government has recently come out with guidelines pertaining to e-KYC and they are expected to make it more convenient for the subscribers to use the authentication and application processes and complete them in record time.
How is it better than the existing process?
Right now, people are using a process based on documents in order to get their SIM connections. However, the signing of incessant forms is highly time-consuming as well. With the new process one feels that SIM activation could happen instantly.
In the new process, when someone uses his biometric details and Aadhar Card details, it is expected that UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) will receive the online authorization to provide the following demographic details to the concerned service provider:
- Name
- Address
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Digitally-signed photographs
