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The Gujarat Government Gazette

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Vol. LXVII ]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 / PAUSHA 18, 1947

[ No. 2

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation.

PART IV-A

Rules and Orders (Other than those published in Parts I, I-A, and I-L) made

by the Government of Gujarat under the Central Acts

HOME DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 24th December, 2025

BHARTIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023.

No. GG/169/PST/102012/565/PART-I/C:- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (u) of sub-section (1) of

section 2 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) in its application to the State of Gujarat, the

Government of Gujarat hereby amends the Government Notification, Home Department No. GG/141/PST/102012/565/

PART-I/C, dated the 23rd September, 2022 relating to police station of Surat city, as under:-

In the said notification, in the schedule,-

(i)

for the existing entry at serial No.2, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

SCHEDULE

Sr.

No.

City/Division/

Sub-Division

Police

Station

Police

Chowky(s)/

Out Post(s)/

Checkpost(s)

Local Areas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

“2

Division

Deputy

Commissioner

of Police

“Zone-1”

Surat City

Kapodra

Police

Station

East:- From Savji Korat Bridge, starting from the north

side of the Tapi River towards Mota Varachha

(excluding the bridge and the road), bounded by the

four-lane road, except the 30-meter road of TP Scheme

No. 38 up to Amideep show room, from Civilize Circle

to Tapovan Circle, to Khadi Kinara all areas inside

except the road, all internal areas along the Khadi bank,

from Ashadeep School to Balaji Residency to Kiran

Chowk, except the Khadi.

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Sr.

No.

City/Division/

Sub-Division

Police

Station

Police

Chowky(s)/

Out Post(s)/

Checkpost(s)

Local Areas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Sub-Division

Assistant

Commissioner

of Police

“A” Division

Surat City

West:- From Kanak Khadi Bridge (excluding the

Kanak bridge) to Boot Bhawani Road; from there up to

Gayatri Three-Road Junction; from Lambe Hanuman

Road to Rachna Circle up to Kapodara Four-Road

Junction (excluding the kapodra Four-Road Junction);

from there (including the eastern overbridge) all the

internal areas from the DGVCL compound wall

(including the footpath) up to Krishna Industrial Estate

(excluding the road), along with the inner riverbed area

including the water of the Tapi River.

North:- From Krishna Industrial Estate directly

northwards up to the limits of Utran Police Station, and

up to the end of the Savji Korat Bridge. This includes

the entire riverbed area along with the new Khadi

Bridge.

South:- Starting from Kiran Chowk up to Crystal

Plaza, all the inner areas (except the road); and from

Girnar Colony to Kargil Chowk to Nalanda School up

to the creek near Prabhukrupa Society, all inland areas

(including the roads), including the entire inland area

from Kanak Khadi up to Kanak Bridge (excluding

Kanak Bridge).

Nana Varachha

Police chowky

Commenced from Tapi river bank at the end towards

police station descent of Savji Korat Bridge (except

Savji Korat Bridge) all the inland area up to the part In

front of the Siddhakutir temple on the west ad from

Siddhkutir Temple to Kapodra Bambagate three roads

to Laxman Nagar four roads to West Bay (excluding

road), from there to Shivnagar Society Kargil chowk

(excluding road), from there to Srinathji Society, thence

to Takshila Vidyalaya including road from there to

crystal plaza (excluding road), from there jeevan jyot

Circle to Kiran chowk (excluding road), from to balaji

Residency thence to Sardar chowk, from there to khadi

Kinara (excluding khadi) to Tapovan circle (excluding

road), from there Civilize circle to Shaktivijaya society

Amideep Honda Show- Room Simada naka to

Tapidarshan Society all inside society area Nana

Varachha police chowky.

Rachna Police

chowky

From Kapodra Crossroads to, Rachna Circle (including

road) from Rachna to Gayatri Crossroads (including

road) and up to But Bhavani Creek (including road)

except from there bridge Satyanarayan Society

(including the bay), from there to Nalanda School

(including the road) and from Nalanda School to Kargil

Chowk (including the road), from Kargil Chowk to

Amipark

Society,

Laxmannagar to three roads

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Sr.

No.

City/Division/

Sub-Division

Police

Station

Police

Chowky(s)/

Out Post(s)/

Checkpost(s)

Local Areas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(including the road) and from Laxmannagar to

P.P.Savani The inner area from the hospital to the

DGVCL boundary including the footpath up to the

opposite side of the Tapi bank (excluding the bridge)’’;

(ii)

for the existing entry at serial No. 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

Sr.

No.

City/Division/

Sub-Division

Police

Station

Police

Chowky(s)/

Out Post(s)/

Checkpost(s)

Local Areas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

“4

Division

Deputy

Commissioner

of Police

“Zone-1”

Surat City

Sub-Division

Assistant

Commissioner

of Police

“B” Division

Surat City

Varachha

Police

Station

East:- In the east, from Kapodra Crossroads to Rachna

Circle,

westwards,

Hanuman

Road,

Gayatri

3,

southwards, Boot Bhavani Road, Boot Bhavani Khadi

(excluding roads including bridges), from there to

Sitanagar Chowkdi (including bridges and roads).

West:- In the west, the road leading to State Highway

No.-6. via Koyali Khadi Bridge (excluding the bridge),

in the north, the road up to Sahara Darwaja Railway

Garnala (excluding the road), the inner area of the

North-South Railway Line (excluding the Railway

Line), up to Khand Bazar Garnala.

North:- In the north, from Khand Bazar Garnala

(including road) to Poddar Arcade, three roads, from

Vaishali, three roads to Varachha Main Road (including

bridge and road), from Gitanjali Chowky to Varachha

Police Station, from Mini Bazaar, three roads to

Khodiyarnagar, three roads (including road and bridge).

And the inner area from Khodiyarnagar three roads

(excluding roads and bridges) to Hirabagh Circle to

Kapodra four roads (excluding Kapodra four roads).

South:- In the south, through Sitanagar Chowkdi

(including road), Archana Circle (including road), the

bridge over the creek, the west-bound Khadi Road

(excluding Khadi Road), which leads to the Koyali

Khadi Bridge on the road leading to State Highway

No.-6. The inner area up to (excluding bridges and

roads).

Lambe Hanuman

Police Chowky

Varachha Lambe Hanuman Police Chowky Khand

Bazar Garnala From Railway Track Near Railway Plate

Form No. 4 Lambe Hanuman Garnala From Railway

Track From Smear Hospital (Property Only) From

There Swaminarayan Society From Khadi Moholla

Wala Road From Vikramnagar From Vasantbhikhani

Wadi to Nandeshwari Society to Vasudev Hotel to

Vaishali Three Roads to Khand Bazar Garnala (Inner

area including road).

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Sr.

No.

City/Division/

Sub-Division

Police

Station

Police

Chowky(s)/

Out Post(s)/

Checkpost(s)

Local Areas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Matawadi Police

Chowky

Varachha Matawadi Chowky From Gintajli Traffic

Chowky

From

J.B.

Diamond

Circle

From

Vasantabhikhani Wadi From Sai Auto Garage Circle

Along One Side Road From Karanj Swaminarayan

Mandir From Renuka Bhavan Bridge From Khadi Road

From Kubernagar From Popada From Khadi From

Varsha Society Road From Madhuli Char Rasta from

Avanti Flat All areas inside Baroda Prestige from

Varachha Main Road to Mini Bazaar Three Roads from

Varachha Police Station to Gintajli Traffic Police

Chowky.

Labheshwar

Police chowky

Varachha Labheshwar Police Chowky Baroda Prestige

(excluding

road)

Hirabagh

Circle

to

Kapodra

Crossroads (excluding road) Rachana Circle to Gayatri

Crossroads to Butbhawani Mandir Creek (excluding

road) Inner area to Creek (including road) From

Sitanagar crossroads to Archana School, from there to

Vivekanand Khadi Road, Haridham Society, Khadi

Road, Kubernagar Three Road Road, including

Diapark, Madhuli crossroads, Labheshwar crossroads

to Baroda Prestige, all the areas inside.”;

(iii)

after the existing entry at serial No. 4, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:-

Sr.

No.

City/Division/

Sub-Division

Police

Station

Police

Chowky(s)/

Out Post(s)/

Checkpost(s)

Local Areas

“4A

Division

Deputy

Commissioner

of Police

“Zone-1”

Surat City

Sub-Division

Assistant

Commissioner

of Police

“B” Division

Surat City

Ashvini

Kumar

Police

Station

East:- From Varachha Main Road, Kapodra Crossroads: in

the East (including both side roads and Utran Tapi Bridge)

to the banks of Tapi River, all the areas inside including

Tapi River, all the areas inside including the waters of tapi

River

West:- In the west, from near Khand Bazar Garnala to

Ashoknagar

Railway

Slum

Railway

Line,

except

Ashwinikumar Garnala to Ashwinikumar Garnala Wala

Railway Bridge to the bank of Tapi River, including the

water of Tapi River (up to the Utran Over Bridge).

North:- The area from the Ashwinikumar Garnala Wala

Railway Bridge in the north to the north-south railway line

(excluding the railway line) up to the banks of the Tapi

River, including the waters of the Tapi River, and thence up

to the Upper reaches. All areas including the banks of the

Tapi River up to the bridge over the Tapi River, including

the water.

South:- in the south, from Khand Bazar near Garnala, off

the road, Vaishali, three roads, off the road, from there,

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Varachha Police Station (off the road), Mini Bazar three

roads (off the road Khodiyar Nagar three roads (off the

road), from there All areas within Varachha Main Road

(including road and overbridge) from Baroda Prestige

(including road and overbridge) to Hirabagh Circle Road

including

Kapodra

Crossroad

(including

road

and

overbridge) all the inner areas.

Sardar

Police Chowky

From Vaishali three roads, from Umiyadham Temple to

Kiran Diamond factory, from Bhavani Circle, the area on

the right side up to Saraswati Circle, from there to Khodiyar

Nagar Road, including the road All areas within Khodiyar

Nagar three roads from Mini Bazaar three roads to Vaishali

three roads (excluding roads and bridges).

Ashvini Kumar

Police Chowky

From near Khand Bazar Garnala to Ashoknagar Railway

Shack Patti Railway Line, from Ashwini Kumar Garnala to

Ashwini Kumar Garnala Wala Railway Bridge to the bank

of Tapi River, including the water of Tapi River. From

there, from the Three-leaf Vada Temple, including the road,

from Riddhi Siddhi Circle to Saraswati Circle to Bhavani

Circle, the area on the left, from there, from Umiyadham

Circle (leaving the circle), from Vaishali Three Road to

Khand Bazar Garnala, all the inner areas except the road.

Baroda Prestige

Police Chowky

The entire area including the right side area from Varachha

Main Road to Khodiyarnagar Road (except road) to

Vallabhacharya Road and the road from Khodiyarnagar

Road to Saurashtra Society's Wadi and from Saurashtra

Circle to Rustom Bagh Compound, excluding the road and

including the water on the opposite bank in the Tapi River,

including the Utran Over Bridge and including the road,

from there south to Varachha, Main Road to Kapodra char

Rasta Over Bridge and including the road. All areas inside

the area from Hira Bagh Circle including road and bridge to

Baroda Prestige to Khodiyar Nagar three roads including

road and overbridge.".

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,

ANITA ZULA,

Deputy Secretary to Government.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 29th December, 2025

AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES)

ACT, 2016.

S.O. No.GL/28/2025/SJED/MSM/e-file/17/2022/0140/chh-1:- Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish

identity enables individuals to receive subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and seamless manner, obviates

the need for multiplicity of documents to establish identity, simplifies processes and promotes transparency and

efficiency;

And whereas the Social Justice and Empowerment Department (hereinafter referred to as the said Department) in

the Government of Gujarat (hereinafter referred to as “the said Government”) is administering the scheme for providing

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Motorized Tricycles and Joystick Wheelchairs for the Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) (hereinafter referred to as

“the said Scheme”) through the District Social Defence Officer under the Directorate of Social Defence, Gujarat State;

And whereas the benefit of providing Motorized Tricycles and Joystick Wheelchairs (hereinafter referred to as

“the said benefit”) is given to eligible Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) (hereinafter referred to as “the

beneficiaries”) under the said scheme and the instructions and guidelines issued in respect thereof;

And whereas expenditure for the said scheme is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Gujarat;

And whereas the said Social Justice and Empowerment Department is desirous that the said Government, for the

purpose of establishing identity of a beneficiary as a condition for the receipt of the said benefit, requires that such

beneficiary 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, make an application for enrolment;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and

Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), the Government of Gujarat

hereby notifies the following, namely:–

1.

(1)

An individual desirous of availing of the said benefit under the said scheme shall be required to undergo

authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number.

(2)

In case such an individual has not been assigned an Aadhaar number, he or she shall be required to make

an application for enrolment:

Provided that if that individual is a child, such application shall be made only with the consent of his or

her parent or legal guardian.

(3)

In accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations,

2016, the said District Social Defence Officer under the Directorate of Social Defence, Gujarat State shall

ensure enrolment of such beneficiaries who are yet to be enrolled, or update their Aadhaar details through

appropriate measures, including coordination with Registrars and setting up enrolment centres at

convenient locations or providing enrolment facilities by becoming a Registrar itself:

Provided that till such time an Aadhaar number is assigned to such beneficiary, he may establish his identity to

avail of the said benefit, by presenting the following documents to which he is entitled and which are valid at the time

of presentation, or, in case the software provided or authorised by the said Department for such identification supports

electronic obtaining of information evidencing the contents of such documents from the database of the authorities

dealing with the preparation or maintenance thereof, by giving his consent for so obtaining, namely:-

For a child below 18 years of age to whom an Aadhaar number has not been assigned:

(a)

The acknowledgement of the beneficiary having undergone the process of enrolment, provided by the

operator at the enrolment centre, containing the Enrolment ID (EID); and

(b)

Any one of the following documents to evidence that the beneficiary is a child below 18 years of age,

namely:-

(i)

Certificate of birth given under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, as extracted from

the entry made in the register of births regarding the birth of the beneficiary;

(ii)

Indian passport;

(iii)

Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10th class or higher secondary or 12th class,

issued by a recognised board of school education;

(iv)

In respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by

Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned under the rules

made by it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, certificate

specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in- charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or

probation officer of such institution; or

(v)

In respect of a foreign national,-

I.

if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;

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II.

if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional

Registration Office:

III.

if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, passport of Nepal or Bhutan;

IV.

if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of

Nepal or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to

India along with currently valid or expired foreign passport; or

(c)

Any one of the following documents, having the photograph of the beneficiary, to evidence his

relationship with the parent or legal guardian. namely:-

(I)

Ration card;

(II)

Caste certificate or domicile certificate, issued by a Gazetted officer who is an Executive

Magistrate or a revenue officer of the State Government, not below the rank of Tahsildar;

(III)

Medical or insurance identity card issued by a government entity or public sector enterprise to a

retired or serving public servant or his family member;

(IV)

Indian passport;

(V)

Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10th class or higher secondary or 12th class,

issued by a recognised board of school education;

(VI)

In respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by

Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned under the rules

made by it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, certificate

specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in- charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or

probation officer of such institution; or

(VII) In respect of a foreign national,-

I.

if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;

II.

if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional

Registration Office;

III.

if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, passport of Nepal or Bhutan;

IV.

if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of

Nepal or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to

India along with currently valid or expired foreign passport; or

(VIII) In respect of a beneficiary who has a legal guardian, adoption order or other document to evidence

legal guardianship, which is issued by a court of law or competent authority under the Guardians

and Wards Act, 1890, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the

National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism. Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and

Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 or the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the

applicable rules and regulations made under the said Acts: or

(IX) Any other document as the said, Department may specify.

For beneficiaries aged 18 years or more to whom an Aadhaar number has not been assigned:

a)

The acknowledgement of the beneficiary having undergone the process of enrolment, provided by the

operator at the enrolment centre, containing the EID; and

b)

Any one of the following documents, having the beneficiary's photograph, namely:-

I.

Elector's Photo Identity Card issued by the Election Commission of India;

II.

Ration card;

III.

Caste certificate or domicile certificate, issued by a Gazetted officer who is an Executive

Magistrate or a revenue officer of the State Government, not below the rank of Tahsildar;

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IV.

Medical or insurance identity card issued by a government entity or public sector enterprise to a

retired or serving public servant or his family member:

V.

Indian passport;

VI.

Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10th class or higher secondary or 12th class,

issued by a recognised board of school education;

VII.

Identity card or other identity document issued to serving or retired public servant by a

government entity or a public sector enterprise;

VIII.

Disability certificate issued by notified medical authority under Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Rules, 2017, or Unique Disability Identification (UDID) card issued by the Department of

Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan). Government of India;

IX.

Driving licence issued in India:

X.

In respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by

Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned under the rules

made by it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, certificate

specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in-charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or

probation officer of such institution: or

XI.

In respect of a foreign national,

(i)

if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;

(ii) if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional

Registration Office;

(iii)

if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, passport of Nepal or Bhutan:

(iv)

if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of

Nepal or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to

India along with currently valid or expired foreign passport; or

XII.

In respect of a beneficiary who has a legal guardian. adoption order or other document to evidence

legal guardianship, which is issued by a court of law or competent authority under the Guardians

and Wards Act, 1890, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. 2015. the

National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and

Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 or the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the

applicable rules and regulations made under the said Acts: or

XIII.

Any other document as the said Department may specify:

(4)

An officer designated by the said, Department in this behalf shall check in respect of the documents presented or

the information evidencing the contents thereof under clause (3),-

a.

the

status

of

the

enrolment

request

by

submitting

the

EID

on

my

Aadhaar

portal

(https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/portal) to confirm that the EID is valid and that the enrolment request

does not stand rejected, and

b.

the other documents, and for this purpose, may take the assistance of and share the information presented

with any government entity or an authority that deals with the preparation or maintenance of the

information contained in such documents.

2.

In order to enable beneficiaries to avail of the said benefits conveniently, the Ministry shall make all necessary

steps to ensure wide publicity through media to make the beneficiaries aware of the requirement of Aadhaar

number under the said scheme.

3.

Where the authentication of the Aadhaar number of a beneficiary done through any of the biometric-based

modes of authentication (namely, facial image, fingerprints or iris scan based authentication) fails due to any

reason, such as poor quality of biometric information, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted,

namely:-

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a)

In case any particular biometric-based mode of authentication is not successful, any other mode of

biometric-based authentication or one-time pin (OTP) based authentication shall, wherever feasible and

admissible, be offered:

b)

In cases where biometric-based or OTP-based modes of authentication are not possible, benefits under the

said scheme may, after establishing the genuineness of the Aadhaar number by doing offline verification

of the digital signature certificate of UIDAI on the Aadhaar Secure Quick Response (QR) Code or the

Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document, as the case may be, be given on the basis of any of the

following:

(i)

An Aadhaar Secure Quick Response (QR) Code containing Aadhaar card, Aadhaar letter (i.e., the

letter issued to an Aadhaar number holder on generation of his Aadhaar number) or e-Aadhaar (i.e.,

the password- protected electronic copy of Aadhaar letter downloadable from the website of UIDAI

or accessible using its mAadhaar app), after its genuineness is established through offline

verification by scanning the QR code using the Aadhaar QR Scanner or mAadhaar apps.

(ii)

Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document (downloadable from the website of UIDAI or

accessible using its mAadhaar app), after its genuineness is established through offline verification

of the digital signature certificate of UIDAI on the document through the application developed by

the Ministry or Department or scheme implementing agency concerned for this purpose, in

accordance with the details given in this regard on the website of UIDAI.

4.

Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove.

a)

benefit under the said scheme shall not be denied to a child-

(I)

in case of failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication or to furnish proof of

possession of Aadhaar number; or

(II)

in case of production of an application for enrolment where he has not been assigned an Aadhaar

number; and

b)

benefit under the said scheme shall be given to such a child by verifying his identity and establishing his

relationship with his parent or legal guardian in the manner specified in the proviso to clause (3) of

paragraph 1; and

c)

where benefit is given under clause (b), a record shall be maintained in respect of the same, which shall

be reviewed and audited periodically by the Department.

5.

In order to ensure that bona fide beneficiaries who are aged 18 years or more are not deprived of the benefit due

to them under the said scheme, the Department shall follow the exception handling mechanism specified in the

Office Memorandum No. D-26011/04/2017-DBT. dated the 19 December, 2017 of the Direct Benefit Transfer

Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India (available on https://dhthharat.gov.in).

6.

This notification shall be effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,

(Sd/-) Illigible,

Deputy Secretary to Government.

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WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 12th December, 2025

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.

No. GWC(4)/2025/WCDD/CWC/e-file/23/2022/1606/A:- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article

309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Gujarat hereby makes the following rules further to amend the

Regional Deputy Director, (Women Welfare) Class I, Recruitment Rules, 2021, namely:-

Government Central Press, Gandhinagar.

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1.

These rules may be called the Regional Deputy Director, (Women Welfare) Class I, Recruitment (1st Amendment)

Rules, 2025.

2.

In the Regional Deputy Director, (Women Welfare) Class I, Recruitment Rules, 2021, in the rule 2, sub-clause (ii)

shall be deleted.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,

HARDIK BHIL,

Under Secretary to Government.

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Signed by : BHOLUSINGH G THAKUR

Senior Manager

Government Central Press,

Gandhinagar

Date : 2026.01.08 22:05:11 IST

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