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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 01/SWS/2022-23/5615, Puducherry, dated 2nd January 2023)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as 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;

2. And whereas, the Department of Social Welfare, Puducherry

(hereinafter referred to as the Department/Implementing Agency), 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)

Grant of Incentive for Marriage between Differently Abled Person

and Normal Person.

Grant of Incentive for Marriage between Differently Abled Persons

(Both).

Grant of Fuel Subsidy to Differently Abled Persons who are owning

Motorized vehicles.

Grant of Financial Assistance to the Differently Abled Persons

Grant of Scholarship to Differently Abled Students

Incentive for Eye Donors

State Award for the Welfare of the Differently Abled Persons

The Perunthalaivar Karmaveerar Kamaraj Scheme for financial

Assistance towards Funeral Expenses of the Differently Abled

Persons.

Supply of Invalid Carriages (Motorized Tri-Cycles) to the Persons

with Disabilities.

10. Grant of Transport Allowance to the Differently Abled Persons

11. Grant of Financial Assistance to the meritorious Blind Students

who obtain first three ranks in SSLC and HSC Examinations.

12. Free Distribution of Blanket and Footwear to the aged in the Union

territory of Puducherry.

13. Puducherry Grant-in-Aid Rules for Non-Governmental Organizations

Running Residential Homes for the Welfare of Children in need of

Care and Protection, Aged Persons, Disabled and Vulnerable

Persons.

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

extended to eligible beneficiaries by the Implementing Agency as per

the extant norms/fund availability;

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4. And whereas, the aforesaid Schemes involves 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 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 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 enrolment before registering for the Schemes; Provided that

he/she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per the 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.

(iii) As per Regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update)

Regulations, 2016, the Department 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 shall provide Aadhaar

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 Schemes shall be given to such individual, subject

to the production of the following documents, namely:—

(a) If, he/she has enrolled his/her 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

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(iii)

Passport; or

(iv)

Family Ration Card; or

(v) Elector’s Photo 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); 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.

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

Schemes 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.

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, Integrated Risk

Information System (IRIS) scan or face authentication facility shall be

adopted for authentication, thereby the Department through

Implementing Agencies shall make provisions for Integrated Risk

Information System (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

Integrated Risk Information System (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;

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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 Quick Response 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/her due benefits, the

Department shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined

in the Office Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat,

Government of India, dated 19th December, 2017.

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

publication in the Official Gazette of Puducherry.

C. UDAYA KUMAR, I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Social Welfare).

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