[ 1775 ]

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(SECRETARIAT WING)

(G.O. Ms. No. 11/SWS/2023-24/7401,

Puducherry, dated 18th September 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;

Amﬂºƒˆ \VWÈ ∂´E>µ

La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry

The Gazette of Puducherry

PART - II

E≈©A ÿkπX|

EXTRAORDINAIRE

EXTRAORDINARY

∂]ÔV´D ÿ√u≈

Publiée par

Published by

ÿkπX|

Autorité

Authority

Registered with the Registrar

of Newspapers for India under

No. 10410

Registered No.

PY/44/2021-23

®ı

Amﬂºƒˆ

A>[˛wÁ\

2023 }

ΩƒD√Ï |

20 {

No. 102

Poudouchéry

Mercredi

Decembre

2023

No.

Puducherry

Wednesday

20th

December

2023

(29 Agrahayana 1945)

1776

LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

[PART–II

And whereas, the Directorate of Social Welfare, Puducherry

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

administering the following Scheme of “Issue of Free Laptops to the

Visually Impaired Students who are pursuing Under Graduate/

Postgraduate courses in the Union territory of Puducherry” and “Chief

Minister Insurance Assistance Scheme for payment of Premium to Red

Ration Card holders under PMSBY” (hereinafter referred to as the

Schemes), which is being implemented through this Directorate;

And whereas, under the Schemes, benefits are extended to eligible

beneficiaries (hereinafter referred to as beneficiaries by the Implementing

Agency, as per the extant Scheme Guidelines;

And whereas, the aforesaid Schemes involves recurring expenditure

incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Union territory of Puducherry.

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:

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the

aforesaid Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof

of possession of the Aadhaar number ot undergo Aadhaar

authentication.

(2) 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.

(3) 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

1777

PART–II]

LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

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

(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 Tahsildar 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.

2. 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.

1778

LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

[PART–II

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, 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;

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.

4. In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no bona fide

beneficiary under the Schemes 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.

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

publication in the Official Gazette of Puducherry.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

(SOCIAL WELFARE).

1779

PART–II]

LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(SECRETARIAT WING)

(G.O. Ms. No. 14/SWS/2023-24/7401,

Puducherry, dated 16th November 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;

And whereas, the Directorate of Social Welfare, Puducherry

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

notified the following Schemes:

S.No.

Name of the Scheme

1 Free Distribution of Sarees and Dhoties to Persons with Disabilities

(Cash Dole).

2 Free Supply of Prosthetic Appliances to Differently Abled Persons.

3 Free Distribution of Rice to Persons with Disabilities (Cash Dole).

And whereas, under the Schemes, benefits are extended to eligible

beneficiaries (hereinafter referred to as beneficiaries by the Implementing

Agency, as per the extant Scheme Guidelines;

And whereas, the aforesaid Schemes involves recurring expenditure

incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Union territory of Puducherry.

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:

1. (1) 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.

1780

LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

[PART–II

(2) 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.

(3) 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

(iii) Passport; or

(iv) Family Ration Card; or

(v) Elector’s Photo Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo Passbook; or

1781

PART–II]

LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

(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:

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

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.

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, 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