RBI said in a statement the requirement remained in force under anti-money laundering rules. The Aadhaar programme has triggered some claims that it is an infringement of privacy of citizens. The government in June had made Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts. MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India on Saturday said linkage of biometric identity number Aadhaar with bank accounts is mandatory. The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application that suggested the apex bank has not issued any order for mandatory Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts. Read this story in Bengali "The Reserve Bank clarifies that, in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is mandatory under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 published in the Official Gazette on June 1, 2017," the central bank said in a state These rules have statutor...