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No. 568] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2021 Karthigai 15, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052
Part II—Section 1
Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION OF MANDATING USE OF AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION BY THE BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE STATE GOVERNMENT SCHEME FOR SCHEDULED CASTES AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7 OF THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016.
[G.O. Ms. No. 99, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare(ADW3), 1st December 2021,
கார்த்திகை 15, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு&2052.]
No. II(1)/ADTW/ 23(s-1) /2021.
WHEREAS, the use of Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services or benefi ts or subsidies simplifi es the Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and effi ciency, and enables benefi ciaries 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 Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the State Post Matric Scholarship, Free Education upto Under Graduate level and Free education upto Post Graduate level (Women) (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) for Scheduled Caste students and Scheduled Caste students converted to Christianity students which is being implemented through the Commissionerate of Adi Dravidar Welfare Department (hereafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);
AND WHEREAS, under the Scheme, the scholarship (hereafter referred to as the benefi t) is given to every eligible Scheduled Caste students and Scheduled Caste students converted to Christianity (hereinafter referred to as the benefi ciaries), by the Implementing Agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Tamil Nadu;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby notifi es the following, namely:-
[1]
DTP—Part-II-1—Ex.(568)2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
(2) Any individual desirous of availing benefi ts under the Scheme, 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 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 Identifi cation 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 through its Implementing Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities for the benefi ciaries 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 or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves:
Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, benefi ts under, the Scheme shall be given to such individual, subject to the production of the following documents in original, namely:-
(a) If he has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrolment Identifi cation Slip; and
(b) any one of the following documents, namely:-
(i) Bank or Post Offi ce Passbook with Photo; or
(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or
(iii) Passport; or
(iv) Voter Identity Card; or
(v) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority Under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 Of 1988); or
(vi) Certifi cate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Offi cer or a Tahsildar on an Offi cial letter head; or
(vii) Any other document specifi ed by the State Government
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
2. In order to provide benefi ts to the benefi ciaries under the Scheme 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 benefi ciaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the benefi ciaries or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely;-
(a) in case the biometric authentication through fi ngerprints 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; and
(b) in all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-Based One-Time Password authentication is not possible, benefi ts under the Scheme may be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verifi ed through the Quick Response code printed on the Aadhaar Card in original and 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 bonafi de benefi ciary under the Scheme is deprived of his due benefi ts, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined in the Offi ce Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, dated the 9th December 2017.
5. This Notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3[G.O. Ms. No. 100, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare(ADW3), 1st December 2021,
கார்த்திகை 15, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு&2052.]
No. II(1)/ADTW/ 23(s-2)/2021.
WHEREAS, the use of Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services or benefi ts or subsidies simplifi es the Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and effi ciency, and enables benefi ciaries 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 Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the State Post Matric Scholarship, Free Education upto Under Graduate level and Free education upto Post Graduate level (Women) (here in after referred to as the Scheme) for Scheduled Tribe students which is being implemented through the Directorate of Tribal Welfare Department (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);
AND WHEREAS, under the Scheme, the scholarship is given to every eligible Scheduled Tribe student, by the Implementing Agency as per the Scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid Schemes involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Tamil Nadu;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby notifi es the following, namely:-
1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
(2) Any individual desirous of availing benefi ts under the Scheme, 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 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 Identifi cation 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 through its Implementing Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities for the benefi ciaries 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 or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves:
Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, benefi ts under, the Scheme shall be given to such individual, subject to the production of the following documents in original, namely:-
(a) If he has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrolment Identifi cation Slip; and
(b) Any one of the following documents, namely:-
I. Bank or Post Offi ce Passbook with Photo; or
II. Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or
III. Passport; or
IV. Voter Identity Card; or
V. Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority Under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 Of 1988); or
VI. Certifi cate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Offi cer or a Tahsildar on an Offi cial letter head; or
VII. Any other document specifi ed by the State Government
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY2. In order to provide benefi ts to the benefi ciaries under the Scheme 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 benefi ciaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the benefi ciaries or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely;-
(a) in case the biometric authentication through fi ngerprints 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; and
(b) in all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-Based One-Time Password authentication is not possible, benefi ts under the Scheme may be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verifi ed through the Quick Response code printed on the Aadhaar Card in original and 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 bonafi de benefi ciary under the Scheme is deprived of his due benefi ts, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined in the Offi ce Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, dated the 9th December 2017.
5. This Notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
K. MANIVASAN, Principal Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU