The Central Government has made the Aadhaar card necessary for opening a bank account. Not only that, the Aadhaar card will also be required in transactions of fifty thousand rupees and above. This information is received by PTI.

All account holders have been asked to deposit the Aadhaar card till December 31, 2017. Otherwise account can be closed.

India has become the Aadhaar card of one billion people. Approximately 80 percent of the country's population has Aadhaar cards. Indian Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) has issued more than one billion Aadhaar cards in five and a half years. Union Communication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad gave this information on Monday. Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "In the country more than 100 crores inhabitants are registered under the Aadhaar. The Aadhaar is a way to reach the poor without intermediaries."

The first Aadhar Card was released in 2010. Now, 93 percent of adults, with 67 percent in children of 5-18 years and 20 percent in children of five years, have possession. In the State and Union Territories, 90 percent of the population has a Aadhaar card, while in 13 others it is 75-90 percent. Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Every day more than 5-7 lakh people register in the Aadhaar. It has now become the largest online digital identity platform in the world."

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