Subject:
Notification for the use of the Aadhar under the section 7 of the Aadhaar (targeted delivery of the financial and the other subsidies, benefits and the services) Act, 2016 for targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefit and services funded from there from the consolidated fund of India.
1. The use of Aadhaar is identifier to delivery of the services, benefits and subsidies simplify the Government delivery progresses, bring in good governance, transparency and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly to them in a convenient and the hassle free manner. Aadhar obviated the need for producing the multiple documents to provide the identity, etc.
2. The provision of the Other night has come into effect from 12th of September 2016 and notifications to this effect has been published into the official Gazette. To give effect to the provision of the act, UIDAI has approved the regulation under the Aadhaar act which too have been notified in the official gazette. The copy of the act, rule and regulations made there under are available at the UIDAI website.
3. Section 7 of the act provides:
The Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government may, for the purpose of establishing identity of an individual as a condition for receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service for which the expenditure is incurred from, or the receipt therefrom forms part of, the Consolidated Fund of India, require that such individual undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or in the case of an individual to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, such individual makes an application for enrolment: Provided that if an Aadhaar number is not assigned to an individual, the individual shall be offered alternate and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service.
4. Further, regulation 12 of the Aadhaar enrollment in the update regulations 2016 provides
Any central or state department or agency which requires an individuals to undergo the authentication or furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number as a conditions for receipt of any subsidy, benefit or services pursuant to section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, shall ensure enrollment of its beneficiaries who are yet to be enrolled, through the appropriate measure including coordination with registrars and setting up enrollment centers at convenient location for providing enrollment facilities by becoming a registrar itself.
5. Therefore Central Ministries and state governments which plan to use the Aadhaar for the delivery of the services, benefits and the subsidies funded from the consolidated fund of India are required to issue a notification under the section 7 of the act. Section 7 of the act read with regulations 12 of the Aadhaar enrollment and update regulations 2016 is required at the notifications must include all of the following three points:
5.1 The notification cell mention the service, benefits or subsidies funded from the consolidated fund of India, which will require as a conditions precedent a beneficiary applications to undergo the Aadhaar authentication or furnish proof of position of Aadhaar number.
5.2 This notifications shall mention that in case of the applicant does not have the Aadhaar number, he will be required to make an applications for the Aadhar enrollment, if he is entitled to obtain one under the section 3 of the act and the arrangement made by the concerned central ministers or state governments as the case may be to provide the Aadhar enrollment facilities to him. Regulation 12 of the said regulations cast the responsibility of the ministers and their state governments or agencies under their control to facilitate and provider enrollment facilities at convenient location. In case there are no existing enrollment facility nearby, they are required to become UIDAI Registrar so that they can set up enrollment facilities themselves.
UIDAI has already empowered the several Central ministries and state departments or agencies under their jurisdictions to become its registrar and the undertake enrollment of their beneficiaries who are not enrolled for the Aadhaar. UIDAI I will continue to provide all technical as well as financial assistance for Aadhaar generation @ rupees 40 per Aadhaar and @ rupees 27 per Aadhaar generated for the children of the age less than 5 years through tablets computers. In case any ministry, state government department or agency under its control want to become the registrar, is may do so immediately by applying under the regulation 21 of the said the regulations and contact the regional offices of the UIDAI for this purpose.
5.3 The notifications and list the alternate identity documents and the verification methodologies to confirm the Identity of the beneficiary applicant to whom Aadhaar number has not been assigned for delivery of benefits, subsidies, or services, till such time Aadhaar number is assigned.