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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (FISHERIES)

(G.O. Ms. No. 9/Fy., Puducherry, dated 28th February 2025)

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 Department of Fisheries and Fishermen

Welfare, Puducherry (hereinafter referred to as the Department/

Implementing Agency), is administering and implementing the following

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

to time;

Sl.

Name of the Scheme

No.

(1)

(2)

Development of Fresh water Aquaculture and setting up of

Aquarium, Ornamental Fish Breeding centre.

(a) Grant of Input subsidy to fish farmers (Fresh Water)

(b) Grant of Input subsidy to Fresh water/Brackish water, Fish

farmers undertaking Litopenaeus Vannamei culture.

Information, Publicity Training of Fishermen, Fisherwomen

Cash Awards to meritorious students belonging to Fishermen

Community.

Welfare and Relief for Fishermen during Lean Seasons and Natural

Calamities.

(a) Fishing Ban period assistance

(b) Lean season assistance

(d) Immediate death relief assistance @

2.00 lakh for the legal

heir(s) of the deceased fishermen.

(e) Immediate relief assistance @ 1.50 lakh for the legal heir(s)

of the missing fishermen.

(f)

Financial assistance towards funeral expenses on death of

pensioners.

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Supply of Subsidized Fishery Requisites and Life Saving Appliances

and Communication Devices including Transponder.

Supply of Subsidized Fishery Requisites

Development of Marine Fisheries through Mechanization and

Reimbursement of Sales Tax on HSD oil and Assistance to small

Scale Fishermen -

(a) Financial grant for Reactivation of Mechanized Boat Operators

during ban on fishing.

(b) Subsidy on Annual insurance premium paid by the Registered

Mechanized boat operators.

(d) Procurement of FRP Catamaran/Vallam/Wooden nava/Marine

Ply wood Canoe with nets.

(e) Spot exemption of sales of tax on HSD oil and reimbursement

of diesel subsidy maximum of

12 per litre together.

Grant of 100% subsidy for purchase of insulated (Ice) Box to

fish vendors.

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

extended to eligible beneficiaries by the Department/Implementing

Agency as per the extant guidelines, subject to fund availability;

4. And whereas, the aforesaid Schemes involves recurring

expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of the Union territory

of Puducherry;

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.

(1)

(2)

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(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

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

such individuals shall visit any Aadhaar - Enrollment Centre list available

at the Unique Identification Authority 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/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 Taluk 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) Anyone of the following documents namely :-

(I) Bank or Post Office Passbook with Photo; or

(II) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or

(III) Identity Card issued by the Fishermen Co-operative

Society; 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 Vehicle’s Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

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(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/

Implementing Agency.

Provided, further that the above documents may be checked

by an officer specifically designated by the Department/

Implementing Agency for that purpose.

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

Schemes conveniently, the Department/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/Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for Integrated Risk Information System

(IRIS) scanners or face authentication along with finger-print

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 (QR) Code reader shall be

provided at the convenient location by the Department/Implementing

Agency.

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online publication at “https://styandptg.py.gov.in”

Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.

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

beneficiaries under the Scheme is deprived of his/her due benefits, the

Department/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.

10. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department

vide its I.D. No. 322/FC/F4/A3/2024-25, dated 02-12-2024.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

A. PUNITHAMARY,

Under Secretary to Government (Fisheries).

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