Don’t share Aadhaar details via SMS: LIC to policyholders
New Delhi: State-owned LIC has cautioned policyholders against sharing their Aadhaar number through SMS, saying it has not operationalized any such facility to link the unique identification number with policies.“Our attention is drawn to some messages circulated in social media with our emblem and logo asking policyholders to link their Aadhaar number by sending SMS to designated number,” Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) said in a public notice.
“Also no facility to link Aadhaar number to policies is available through SMS in LIC,” it said.
Regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) has said linkage of Aadhaar number with insurance policies is mandatory.
It has asked insurers to comply with the statutory norms.
Source: ETnow