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प्राधकिार से प्रकाशति
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 07 दसिंबर, 2022
LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 07, 2022
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासति प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशानि ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
TOURISM & CULTURE DEPARTMENT UT SECRETARIAT, LADAKH Telephone: 01982-255786, Email: [email protected]
Notification Ladakh, the 1st of December, 2022 S.O. 128 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 Tourism, Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the Promotion of Eco-Tourism Incl Home Stay and Related Activities (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) for empowerment of the local communities residing in and around key biodiversity areas, which is being implemented through the Department of Tourism, Union Territory of Ladakh (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2And whereas, under the Scheme, Material Incentives/ Cash Incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is given to the residents of Union Territory of Ladakh (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries), by the implementing Agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines;
And whereas, the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India;
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) read with S.O.3836 (E) dated 5.12.2017, the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh hereby notifies the following, namely:-
1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the Scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. (2) Any individual desirous of availing benefits 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 enrollment before registering for the Scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such individuals shall visit any Aadhaar enrollment center (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 (Enrollment 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 enrollment 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, benefits under the Scheme shall be given to such individual, subject to the production of the following documents, namely:-
(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrollment 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 (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 may 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 the media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
3. 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;
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3b. 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.
4. In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no bona fide beneficiary under the Scheme is deprived of his due benefits, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined in the Office Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India dated 19th December 2017.
5. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of Union territory of Ladakh.
By Order of the Lieutenant Governor.
(K. Mehboob Ali Khan), IRS Secretary, Tourism Department, UT Ladakh "No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc."