The Odisha G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 201 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025/MAGHA 1, 1946
FISHERIES & A.R.D. DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 15th January 2025
No. 471—7FY-0014/2024-FARD—Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 53 read with Clause (aa) of sub- section (2) of Section 53 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), the Central Government, in consultation with Unique Identification Authority of India have prescribed the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social, Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 as issued by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology No. 13(6)/2018-EG-II (Vol. II), dated the 5th August 2020 and published in the extraordinary issue of the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. No. 490 (E), dated the 5th August 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), as per Rule 5 of the said rules the Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department (hereinafter referred to as the Department, is administering the Matsya Odisha, https: // matsya.odisha.gov.in (hereinafter referred to as the application/portal) for (a) usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance, (b) prevention of dissipation of social welfare benefits and (c) enablement of innovation and the spread of knowledge which is being implemented through the Directorate of Fisheries, Odisha (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);
And whereas, the Aadhaar based payments to beneficiaries (hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is given to the registered and eligible farmers of the State of Odisha through the portal (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries), by the Implementing Agency, as per duly filled in application form in the Annexure-I and guidelines for submission of application form in the Annexure- II of the Circular No.13(6)/2018-FG-II (Vol. II), dated the 18th August 2020 issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of Clause (b) of sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016 (18 of 2016), and as per the authorization of the Government of India under Rule 4 of the said rules and as per the provisions of the Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulations,2016, the Aadhaar (Data Security) Regulations, 2016, the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016, the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) 2 (i) Enrolment of eligible fishers//fish farmers/fish workers/fish entrepreneurs entitled for various scheme benefit and administration of subsidy through DBT as well as Non- DBT process through "Matsya Odisha'' portal.
(ii) Disbursement of the benefits and subsidies of various social welfare schemes directly by IFMS application to the beneficiaries' Aadhaar enabled Bank Accounts.
This shall be implemented by the Directorate of Fisheries, Odisha, Cuttack in association with the Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC), Electronics and Information Technology Department, the Government of Odisha.
This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Odisha Gazette.
By order of the Governor
SURESH KUMAR VASHISHTH
Principal Secretary to Government