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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

No. 46-2021] 

CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021 (KARTIKA 25, 1943 SAKA)

PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 28th October, 2021

No. PMS/56/208A.— 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 of Technical Education, Haryana (herein after referred to as the

Department), is administering the Reimbursement of Tuition fee and transport facilities to Scheduled Caste

students studying in Technical Institution in Haryana (herein after referred to as the Scheme) to (i) Tuition Fee

Reimbursement: All Scheduled Castes Students having Annual Parental Income Between Rs. 2.5 lac to Rs.3.5 lac

and admitted through centralized counselling are eligible. (ii) Transport Facility: All Scheduled Castes

Students (Except Scheduled Castes Students Residing in Campus Hostel) pursuing study in All India

Council for Technical Education (AICTE) / Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) / Council of Architecture (COA)

approved Courses i.e. Diploma/UG /PG Technical Courses are eligible which is being implemented through the

(i) Disbursing Center i.e. GBN Govt. Polytechnic, Nilokheri (Designated by the Technical Education

Department, Haryana) in case of Reimbursement of tuition fee. (ii) Govt. Polytechnic, Hisar (Designated by the

Technical Education Department, Haryana) in case of Reimbursement of State Transport Facilities

(hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);

And whereas, under the Scheme, (i) Tuition fee only (Actual Tuition fee or Rs. 20000/- for Diploma &

Rs. 40000/- for Degree Courses whichever is lower (ii) Actual Amount of State Transport Facilities (Train

Pass/ Bus Pass) (hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is given to the (i) The Scheduled Castes Students having

Annual Parental Income Between Rs. 2.5 lac to Rs.3.5 lac and admitted through centralized counselling are

eligible for Reimbursement of Tuition fee (ii) All Scheduled Castes Students (Except Scheduled Castes

Students Residing in Campus Hostel) pursuing study in AICTE / PCI / COA approved Courses i.e.

Diploma/UG /PG Technical Courses are eligible for Transport Facility. (herein after referred to as the

beneficiaries), by the Implementing Agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines;

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And whereas, the Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Haryana;

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 Haryana

hereby notifies the following, namely: -

(1)

An individual desirous of availing the benefit 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 child beneficiaries), provided that he/she is

entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act and such children shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment

centre (list available at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3)

As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Department

through its Implementing Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries who

are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment centre located in the respective

Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment

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 benefit under the Scheme shall be

given to such individual’s subject to production of the following documents, namely: -

For children below 18 years’ old

(a)

if the child has been enrolled after attaining the age of five years (with biometrics collection),

his Aadhaar Enrolment Identification slip, or of bio-metric update identification slip; and

(b)

any one of the following documents, namely:-

(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/she has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrolment Identification slip; and

(b)

any one of the following documents, namely: -

(i)

Bank or Post Office Passbook with Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or

(iii) Passport; or

(iv) Ration Card; or

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(v)

Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(viii) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

(59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a

Tehsildar on an official letter head; or

(x)

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.

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.

In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics 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;

(c)

in all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One-Time Password

authentication is not possible, benefits under the scheme may be given on the basis of physical

Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verified through the Quick Response code printed on the

Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of Quick Response code reader shall be provided at the

convenient locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, no child shall be denied benefit under the Scheme in case

of failure to establish his/her 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

enrolment. The benefit shall be given to him by verifying his/her identity on the basis of other documents as

mentioned in clauses I.(b) and I.(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.

In order to ensure that no bona fide beneficiary (other than children) under the Scheme is deprived of his/her

due benefits, the concerned Department in the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations shall follow

the exception handling mechanism as specified in the Office Memorandum of Direct Benefit Transfer Mission,

Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India no. D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19th December 2017 (available on

https://dbtbharat.gov.in/).

This notification shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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ANAND MOHAN SHARAN,

Principal Secretary to Government of Haryana,

Technical Education Department.

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