The 1947 toll-free number is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call the number from anywhere in India.
To avail IVRS services, call 1947 and know your:
- Enrolment/Aadhaar update status
- Aadhaar PVC card status
- Complaint status
- Locate enrolment centre
- Get information on your mobile through SMS
Aadhaar Services on SMS
“Aadhaar Services on SMS” enables Aadhaar number holders, who do not have access to the internet/resident portal/m-Aadhaar etc. to use various Aadhaar services like Virtual ID generation/retrieval, Aadhaar lock/unlock, Biometric lock/unlock, etc. through SMS.
The service can be availed by sending an SMS from registered mobile to 1947 in the format mentioned below:
To Generate – Virtual ID
GVID < SPACE > Aadhaar-Number-last-4-digits
(For example, if the Aadhaar number is 1234-5678-9123 then SMS – GVID 9123 and send it to 1947)
To Get OTP
If using Aadhaar Number: GETOTP < SPACE > Aadhaar-NUMBER-last-4-digits
If using Virtual ID: GETOTP < SPACE > Virtual ID-NUMBER-last-6-digits
To Lock Aadhaar
2 SMS are required to be sent for this facility.
SMS 1 : GETOTP < SPACE > Aadhaar NUMBER-last-4-digits