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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

WELFARE SECRETARIAT

No. B.17026/01/2022/Wel.(SCW)/1280.

Puducherry, the 22nd December 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;

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2. And whereas, the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes

Welfare Department, Puducherry (hereinafter referred to as the

Department), notified the following Schemes (hereinafter referred to as

the Schemes), as amended from time to time;

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Name of the Scheme

No.

(1)

(2)

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTAL SCHEME

(a) Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for needy Scheduled Tribes

Students studying in classes in IX and X (CSS).

(b) Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarships to the Students belonging to

Scheduled Tribes for studies in India (CSS).

Scheduled Castes and others (CSS).

(d) Post-Matric Scholarships to the Students belonging to Scheduled

Castes for studies in India (CSS).

(e) Award of Pre-Matric Scholarship to Scheduled Caste Students

studying from VI to X Standard in Government Schools and

Government recognized Private Schools in the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(f) Grant of Opportunity cost to the Parents of Scheduled Caste Girl

Children studying Middle and Secondary classes.

(g) Grant of full fees to the eligible Scheduled Caste and Scheduled

Tribe Students irrespective of income ceiling to pursue their studies

in any Private School recognized by Government including

Government Aided Schools and to pursue higher/professional

courses in Colleges and Universities, in the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(h) Scheme for the grant of Ad hoc merit grants to Scheduled Caste

Students who secured 65% and above marks in the X Standard/

Metric/Brevet Public Examination.

(i) Grant of free Laptop computers to the Scheduled Caste Students

studying Engineering/MCA course.

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(j) Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Award to one boy and one girl who

secured in highest percentage of marks in Higher Secondary

Examination.

(k) Grant of Retention Scholarship to Scheduled Caste Girl Students

studying in I Standard to V Standard in both Government and

Private Educational Institutions.

(l) Stipend and Merit Scholarship to the Trainees of Government

Industial Training Institutes of Union territory of Puducherry.

(m) Admission of Scheduled Caste candidates into the Vocational

Training and Aid and Mat weaving course.

(n) Admission of Students in Government Hostels.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFICIARY SCHEMES

(o) Grant of financial assistance for performance of Marriage of poor

Scheduled Caste Brides.

(p) Grant of financial assistance to the poor Scheduled Castes

Pregnant and Lactating Women.

(q) Grant of financial assistance to the Members of Scheduled Caste

patients suffering from Prolonged Diseases.

(r) Grant of financial assistance to Scheduled Castes to perform

Funeral Rites.

(s) Rules for free supply of Dhoties and Sarees to the poor Scheduled

Castes.

(t) Grant of financial assistance to the below poverty line Scheduled

Caste families for construction of sanitary latrines.

(u) Grant of financial assistance to the families of fire/fatal accident

victims of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe people and persons/

people engaged in unclean occupation.

(v) Grant Incentive for Inter-caste marriage.

(w) The Puducherry house sites/houses allotment (under the Scheme

of Provision of House sites/Houses to Scheduled Castes).

(x) Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme for grant of subsidy

for construction of houses to the homeless Scheduled Caste and

Other Economically Backward Classes people.

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(y) Dovetailed Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme for

construction of houses for SC/OEBC with Pradhan Manthri Awas

Yojana (PMAY) Scheme.

3. And whereas, under the aforesaid Schemes, the benefits are

extended to eligible beneficiaries by the Department as per the extant

norms/fund availability;

4. And whereas, the aforesaid Schemes involve recurring

expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Union territory of

Puducherry/the Consolidated Fund of India;

5. 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) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),

the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby notifies the following,

namely:-

(i) An individual/a Child eligible for receiving the benefits under

the aforesaid Schemes, shall hereby be required to furnish proof of

possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.

(ii) Any individual/a Child desirous of availing benefits under

the aforesaid Schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or,

has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make application

for Aadhaar enrollment and in the case of a child subject to the consent

of his parents or guardians, before registering for the Schemes provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act,

and such individuals/Children shall visit any Aadhaar Enrollment Centre

[list available at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

website : www.uidai.gov.in] to get enrolled for Aadhaar.

(iii) 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 centre located in the respective Block or Taluka or Tahsildar,

the Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar

enrollment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the

existing Registrars of he Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves:

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Provided that till the time, Aadhaar is assigned to the individual/

child, the benefits under the Schemes shall be given to such individual/

Children, subject to the production of the following documents, namely:-

(a) If, he has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrollment Identification

Slip and in case of the child his biometric Update Identification

Slip; and

(b) Anyone of the following documents, as proof of

relationship of the beneficiary with the parent or legal guardian

as per the extent Scheme guidelines in the case of child, 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) Elector’s Photo Identity Card; or

(vi) Birth Certificate issued by the appropriate authority

(in case of a child);

(vii) School Identity Card, duly attested by the Principal of

the School containing parents names (in case of a

child);

(viii) Army canteen Card (in case a child); or

(ix) Pension Card (in case a child); or

(x) Ex-service contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) or

Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and or

Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Card

(in case of a child);

(xi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Act (MGNREGA) Card; or

(xii) Kisan Photo Passbook; or

(xiii) Driving Licence issued by the Licensing Authority

under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

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(xiv) Certificate of Identity having photo of such person

issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tahsildar on an official

letterhead; or

(xv) 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.

6. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the

Schemes conveniently, the Department 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.

7. 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;

(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

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.

8. 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.

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9. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its

publication in the Official Gazette of Puducherry.

10. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department

vide the I.D.No. 21129/FC/FD/F5/A2/2022, dated 16-12-2022.

(By order of the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Governor)

S. ASOKAN,

Under Secretary to Government

(Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare).

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