“In compliance with the directions of the SC…the last date of reverification of existing mobile subscribers through Aadhaar-based E-KYC process, is further extended till the matter is finally heard and the judgement is pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” the telecom department said in a notification dated March 21.
It added that as per the changes, all communications including voice or text messages sent by carriers to their subscribers should not include any last date for re-verification.
The directions were issued on the back of SC’s March 13 order, where it extended the March 31 deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail of various services and welfare schemes run by the government till the verdict is delivered. DoT had earlier extended the February 6, 2018 deadline to re-verify all mobile numbers to March 31.