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EXTRAORDINARY
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Part II - Section 3
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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
File No. A/110/2021-S&TW SEC/3412-18
SOCIAL & TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Notification
Ladakh 20th June 2023
S.O. 41 Whereas, the use of Aadhar 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 obliviating the need to produce multiple
documents to prove one’s identity.
And whereas, the SOCIAL & TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF Union
Territory of LADAKH (herein referred to as the Department), is administering the REWA: LT GOVERNOR’S
STUDENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE-Financial Assistance to Meritorious Students of UT of Ladakh (herein
referred to as the Scheme) for availing coaching facility through Directorate of Social &Tribal Welfare, UT of
Ladakh
लɮदाख, 24 ͧसतंबर, 2024
LADAKH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 24, 2024
भारतसरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-24092024-1377
SG-LD-E-24092024-1377
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And whereas, under the scheme, financial assistance (hereby referred to as the benefit) is given under 2 categories
(hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries)
A.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MERITORIOUS STUDENTS (10th and 12th standard
board examination)
Up to Rs 1 lakh shall be given as financial assistance to the meritorious students who plan to appear in the
NEET, JEE, UG CLAT and NOA examinations to help them take up quality coaching.
B.
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR
COACHING
FOR
NATIONAL
LEVEL
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS:
Up to Rs 1.54 lakh shall be given as financial assistance to the students belonging to Ladakh who qualify the
Prelim examination of Civil Services, Indian Forest Service and Indian Engineering Service, to help them take
up quality coaching
BENEFICIARIES:
i.
Students belong to the Union Territory of Ladakh.
ii.
Students studying in the educational Institutions in the UT of Ladakh who are children of central government
officials, All India Service officers, officials of PSUs and autonomous body of the central government, Public
Sector Banks, officials of statutory bodies, shall also be eligible to avail the benefit
By the Implementing Agency as per the extant of Scheme guidelines and subject to scrutiny by as committee
constituted for the purpose;
And whereas, the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred in Union Territory of Ladakh
from the consolidated fund of India.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7 of the Aadhar (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 Aadhar number or undergo Aadhar authentication.
(2)
Any individual desirous of availing benefits under the scheme , who does not possess the Aadhar number or
has not yet enrolled for Aadhar , shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment before registering
for the Scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such individuals
shall visit any Aadhar enrolment centre (list available at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
website www.uidia.gov.in ) to get enrolled for Aadhaar.
(3)
As per regulation 12 of the Aadhar(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 Aadhar 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 Aadhar 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, 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 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
PADMA
ANGMO
Digitally signed by
PADMA ANGMO
Date: 2024.09.24
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iv) Ration Card or
v)
Voter Identity card
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 requirements.
3. In all cases, where Aadhar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the beneficiaries or due to any other
reason, the following mechanism 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 bio metric authentication through fingerprints or iris scan or face authentication is not successful,
wherever feasible and admissible authentication by Aadhar 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 bio metric or Aadhar 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.
(Padma Angmo) IIS/पĪा अंगमो,
Commissioner/ Secretary/आयुĉ /सिचव
Social & Tribal Welfare Dept./ समाज एवं आिदवासी कÐयाण िवभाग
Copy to the:
1. All Administrative Secretaries of UT of Ladakh
2. Joint Secretary (JKL), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
3. Deputy Commissioner/CEO LHDC Leh/Kargil
4. All Directors/Chief Engineers/HODs
5. OSD To HLG, UT of Ladakh for information of Hon’ble Lt Governor
PADMA
ANGMO
Digitally signed by
PADMA ANGMO
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6. Pvt Secretary to Advisor to Hon’ble Lt Governor, UT of Ladakh for information of Advisor
7. District Informatics Officer, NIC Ladakh for uploading on UT Ladakh website
“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.”
MICHAEL
MANNY
DSOUZA
Digitally signed by
MICHAEL MANNY
DSOUZA
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