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No. Puducherry Friday 3rd February 2023
(14 Magha 1944 )
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (POWER) DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 07, Puducherry, dated 31st January 2023)
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 Electricity Department, Puducherry (hereinafter referred to as the Department), notified the following Schemes (hereinafter referred to as the Schemes), as amended from time to time;
Sl. Name of the Scheme No.
(1)
(2)
(a) 50% Subsidy on power consumption charges to all Domestic (A2) and One Hut One Bulb (OHOB) consumers of Union territory of Puducherry, whose monthly energy consumption is less than 100 units.
(b) 100% Subsidy to all Agricultural Consumers.
3. And whereas, under the above Schemes, the benefits are extended to eligible beneficiaries by the Department as per the extant norms/fund availability;
4. And whereas, the aforesaid Schemes at para 2 above 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 Government of Union territory of Puducherry hereby notifies the following, namely:-
(i) An individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the above 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 above 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 Scheme, provided that the individual 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.
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(iii) 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 Taluk or Tehsil, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI.
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/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
(iii) Passport; or
(iv) Family Ration Card; or
(v) Elector's Photo Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (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 Tahsildar on an Official Letter Head; or
(x) Any other document as specified by the Department.
6. In order to avail the benefits in a convenient and hassle free manner by the beneficiaries, the Department shall make a wide publicity through electronic and print media to make the beneficiaries aware of the requirements of Aadhaar under the above Schemes and they may be advised to get themselves enrolled in the nearest Aadhaar Enrolment Centres available in their areas, in case they are not already enrolled.
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7. This notification issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their I.D. Note No. l773/FC/FD/F3/2022-23, dated 20-01-2023 and shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of Government of Puducherry.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
S. MURUGESAN, Under Secretary to Government (Power).
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