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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

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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);

(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

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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;

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

due to accident of their family members in the age group of

18-60 years (hereinafter referred to as thebenefit) 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;

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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

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

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

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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

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

(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:

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 fingerprint authentication for delivery of benefits in

seamless manner;

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(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;

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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