Registered No. HSE-49/2016
No.354
G.3722 AMARAVATI , MONDAY , MARCH 27 , 2023
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT months in the state - Reg .
DEPT. FOR WOMEN , CHILDREN , DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND SENIOR CITIZENS ( PROG.I )
Date : 24.03.2023 G.O.Ms.No.10
Read the following : - Notes of the Director , Women Development & Child Welfare , Govt . of Andhra Pradesh in the E - File bearing Computer No.1959842
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NOTIFICATION
Whereas , the use of Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes , brings in transparency and efficiency , and enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly in a convenient and seamless manner by obviating the need to produce multiple documents to prove one's identity;
And , whereas , the Department for Women , Children , Differently Abled And Senior Citizens is administering the YSR SAMPOORNA POSHANA PLUS in 77 Tribal Scheduled and Sub- Planmandals covering 8 ITDAS , 52 ICDS projects and 8320 Anganwadi Centers in the state with an objective of providing supplementary nutrition to address the problem of anaemia and malnutrition among Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers and Children aged 6 months to 72 months which is being implemented through the Integrated Child Development Services ( ICDS ) projects ( hereinafter referred to as the implementing Agency) .
And whereas , the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Central and Andhra Pradesh Government.
Now , therefore , in pursuance of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies , Benefits and Services ) Act , 2016 ( 18 of 2016 ) ( hereinafter referred to as the said Act) , the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby notifies the following , namely: -
1. ( 1 ) An individual desirous of availing the benefits under the Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication .
(2 ) Any individual desirous of availing the benefit under the Scheme , who does not possess the Aadhaar number or , has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar , shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment subject to the consent of his parents or guardians (in case of children beneficiaries ) , before registering for the Scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act and such children shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment center (list available at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI ) website www.uidai.gov.in ) to get enrolled for Aadhaar .
(3) As per the regulation 12 of the Aadhaar ( Enrolment and Update ) Regulations , 2016 , the Department through its Implementing Agency , is required to offer Aadhaar enrollment facilities for the beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment center located in the respective Block or Taluka or Tehsil , the Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrollment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves :
Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual , the benefits under the Scheme shall be given to such individual subject to production of the following documents , namely: -
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i . Birth Certificate ; or Record of birth issued by the appropriate authority ; or ii . School identity card , duly signed by the Principal of the school , containing parents' names ; and
c . Any one of the following documents as proof of relationship of the beneficiary with the parent or legal guardian as per the extant Scheme guidelines , namely: - i . Birth Certificate ; or Record of birth issued by the appropriate authority ; or
ii . Ration Card ; or
iii . Ex - Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme ( ECHS ) Card ; or Employees ' State Insurance Corporation ( ESIC ) Card ; or Central Government Health Scheme ( CGHS ) Card ; or
iv . Pension Card ; or
v . Army Canteen Card ; or
vi . any Government Family Entitlement Card ; or
vii . any other document as specified by the Department :
II : For beneficiaries above 18 years old :
a . If he has enrolled , his Aadhaar Enrolment Identification slip ; and b . Any one of the following documents , namely : -
c . Bank or Post office passbook with Photo ; or
d . Permanent Account Number ( PAN ) Card ; or
e . Passport ; or
f. Ration Card ; or
g . Voter Identity card ; or
h . MGNREGA card ; or
i . Kisan Photo passbook ; or
j . Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act , 1988 ( 59 of 1988 ) ; or
k . Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter head ; or
1. Any other document as specified by the Department:
Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Department for that purpose .
2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the Scheme conveniently, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall make all the required arrangements to ensure that wide publicity through media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme.
3 . In all cases , where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometric of the beneficiaries or due to any other reason , the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted , namely : -
a . In case of poor fingerprint quality , iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication , thereby the Department through its Implementing Agency shall make provisions for iris scanners or face authentication along with finger- print authentication for delivery of benefits in seamless manner ;
b . In case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or iris scan or face authentication is not successful , wherever feasible and admissible authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time - based One- Time Password with limited time validity , as the case may be , shall be offered ;
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4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above , no child shall be denied benefit under the Scheme in case of failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication , or furnishing proof of possession of Aadhaar number , or in the case of a child to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned , producing an application for enrollment . The benefit shall be given to him by verifying his identity on the basis of other documents as mentioned in clauses 1. ( b ) and l . ( c ) of the proviso of sub - paragraph ( 3 ) of paragraph 1 , and where benefit is given on the basis of such other documents , a separate register shall be maintained to record the same , which shall be reviewed and audited periodically by the Department through its Implementing Agency .
5. In addition to the above , in order to ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the Scheme is deprived of his due benefits , the Department shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined in the Office Memorandum of DBT Mission , Cabinet Secretariat , Government of India dated 19th December 2017 (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in/) .
6. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette .
7. The Director , Women Development and Child Welfare department , AP shall take necessary action accordingly in the matter .
( BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH )
MUDDADA RAVICHANDRA
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To
The Director ,
Women Development & Child Welfare , Govt . of Andhra Pradesh The Commissioner , Printing , Stationery & Stores Purchase (Printing Wing )
Vijayawada
(With a request to publish in the Extra - Ordinary issue of the A.P. Gazette and furnish 200 copies to the Government )
Copy to : -
All District Collectors in the State of A.P. The Accountant General , A.Ρ. , Vijayawada
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