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No. Puducherry Tuesday 29th November 2022

(8 Agrahayana 1944)

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 14, Puducherry, dated 25th November 2022)

NOTIFICATION

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 Revenue and Disaster Management, (hereinafter referred to as the Department) is administering the Scheme "Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme for Poor Families-2012"

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(hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) to all the below poverty line family members in the Union territory of Puducherry for granting financial assistance in the event of death or partial or permanent total disability of their family members in the age group of 18-60 years, which is being implemented through the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management (hereinafter referred to as the implementing Agencycies);

And whereas, under the Scheme, the financial assistance shall be provided to all the below poverty line family members in this Union Territory in the event of death @ ` 30,000 in case of natural death and ` 75,000 in case of un-natural death or permanent total disability and ` 37,500 in case of partial permanent total disability due to accident of their family members in the age group of 18-60 years (hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is given to the family members (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 Union territory of Puducherry;

Now, therefore, in pursuant to 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 Puducherry hereby notifies the following, namely:-

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefits 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 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 enrolment 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 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 facilitites for the beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and in case there 1085

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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 Registers 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

(iv) Family Ration Card; or

(v) Voter's Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo Passbook; or

(viii) Driving licence issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(59 of 1988); o r

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tahsildar on an official letterhead; 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 1086 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [P ART–II

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 fingerprint 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 (QR) Code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of QR 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.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

E. VALLAVAN, I.A.S., Secretary to Government (Revenue).

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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 15, Puducherry, dated 25th November 2022)

NOTIFICATION

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 Revenue and Disaster Management, (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is

administering the Scheme "Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme for Poor Families-2012" (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) to all the below poverty line family members in the Union territory of Puducherry for granting financial assistance in the event of death or partial or permanent total disability of their family members in the age group of 18-60 years, which is being implemented through

the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agencycies);

And whereas, under the Scheme, the financial assistance shall be provided to all the below poverty line family members in this Union Territory in the event of death @ ` 30,000 in case of natural death and ` 75,000 in case of un-natural death or permanent total disability and ` 37,500 in case of Partial Permanent Total Disability d u e t o a c c i d e n t o f t h e i r f a m i l y m e m b e r s i n t h e a g e g r o u p o f 18-60 years (hereinafter referred to as thebenefit) is given to the family members (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries), b y t h e I m p l e m e n t i n g A g e n c y a s p e r t h e e x t a n t Scheme guidelines;

And whereas, the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the consolidated fund of Union territory of Puducherry;

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Now, therefore, in pursuant to 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 Puducherry hereby notifies the following, namely:-

1. (1) A child desirous of availing the benefits under the Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar Number or undergo Aadhaar authendication.

(2) Any child 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 enrolment before registering for the Scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and s u c h i n d i v i d u a l s s h a l l v i s i t a n y A a d h a a r En r o l m e n t Ce n t r e (list available at the Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) website (www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for Aadhaar

( 3 ) A s p e r r e g u l a t i o n 1 2 o f t h e A a d h a a r ( E n r o l m e n t 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 Registers of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves:

Provided that till the time, Aadhaar is assigned to the child,

the benefits under the Scheme shall be given to such children subject to the production of the following documents, namely:-

(a) (i) 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 1089

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(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) Family Ration Card; or

(iii) Ex-Serviceman Contributory Health Scheme ( E C H S ) C a r d ; o r E m p l o y e e s ' S t a t e I n s u r a n c e 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) A n y o t h e r d o c u m e n t a s s p e c i f i e d b y t h e

Department:

Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Department for that purpose.

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:-

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(b) In case, the biometric authentication through f i n g e r p r i n t s o r i r i s s c a n o r f a c e a u t h e n t i c a t i o n i s n o t 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 (OTP) 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 (QR) Code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of QR Code reader shall be provided at the convenient locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, no child shall be denied benefit under the Scheme, in case of failure to establish his 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 identity on the basis of such other documents as mentioned in clauses (b)and (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.

5. This notification shall come into effect from the date

of its publication in the Official Gazette.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

E. VALLAVAN, I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Revenue).

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