Pdf is so that Authorities do not need to print & deliver card at home( they take 20-90 days for that). They say people can download & print it as & when requir

Pdf is so that Authorities do not need to print & deliver card at home( they take 20-90 days for that). They say people can download & print it as & when required. Not all systems are online/electronic. Although explicitly prohibited, banks keep a paper copy of Aadhar & so do courier delivery, passport etc. Only mobile companies this year have done away with keeping a photostat. Law is, bank or mobile or any ask aadhar number, authenticate the request, fetch required data & store that resulting Boolean.