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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 5/Lab./AIL/G/2024, Puducherry, dated 02nd February 2024)

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;

2. And whereas, the Labour Department, Puducherry (hereinafter referred

to as the Department/Implementing Agency), notified the following Central/State

Schemes (hereinafter referred to as the Schemes), as amended from time to time;

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Name of the Office

Name of the Schemes/Benefits

Marriage Assistance

Maternity Assistance

Medical Assistance

Accidental Medical Benefit

Disability Benefit

Funeral Assistance

Puducherry Building and

Refund of Contribution

O t h e r C o n s t r u c t i o n

Natural Death

Workers Welfare Board.

Accidental Death – During the Course of Employment

Specialized Treatment

Deepavali Gift Benefit

Higher Education Financial Assistance

Educational Cash Award – State and Regional Level

Lean Period Assistance

Maternity Assistance

Funeral Assistance

Puducherry Unorganised

Death Assistance

Labourers Welfare Society.

Deepavali Gift benefit

National Database for Unorganised Workers -

eShram (CS).

Claim for ex gratia Benefits

Employment Exchange

National Career Services Project (CSS)

Model Career Centre (CSS)

Office of the Assistant Director

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (CSS)

(Training).

Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value

Enhancement (CS).

Puducherry Skill Development

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (CSS)

Mission.

Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for

Livelihood Promotion (CSS).

Financial Assistance for Rehabilitation of Bonded

Office of the Labour Officer

Labourers (CS).

(Welfare Schemes).

Financial Assistance for Rehabilitation of Child

and Adolescent Labourers (CS).

Government ITI (Men),

Upgradation of Government ITI into Model ITI

Mettupalayam.

(CSS).

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

to eligible beneficiaries by the Implementing Agency as per the extant norms/fund

availability;

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 the 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 Scheme.

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 areas of said beneficiaries in

the Union territory of Puducherry, 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 rules 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) Voter’s Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan/Agriculture Photo Passbook; or

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(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 verified 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, 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;

or Time-Based One-Time Password authentication is not possible, benefits under

the rules 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.

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 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.

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

in the Official Gazette of Puducherry.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

P. RAGINI,

Under Secretary to Government (Labour).

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