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No. 389] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022 Aani 29, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2053
Part II—Section 1
Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION OF MANDATING THE USE OF AADHAAR TO IDENTIFY BENEFICIARY OF SCHEMES IMPLEMENTED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 7 OF THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016.
No. II(1)/AFW/36(e-1)/2022.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP2), 11th July 2022, ஆனி 27, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] Mandating the use of Aadhar Authentication by the benefi ciaries under the Agriculture schemes as per Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targetted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016);
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, Department of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the following schemes which are being implemented through Director of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the implementing agency):-
(1) National Agriculture Development Programme (NADP).
(2) National Food Security Mission (NFSM).
(3) National Mission on Edible Oils–Oil (NMEO).
(4) Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA).
(5) Rainfed Area Development.
(6) Seed Village Scheme.
(7) Kalaignarin Anaithu Grama Oruginaintha Velaan Valarchi Thittam (KAVIADP).
(8) Chief Minister's Dryland Development Mission.
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DTP—II-1—Ex.(389)2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (9) Sustainable Cotton Cultivation Mission.
(10) Tamil Nadu Mission on Sustainable Green Cover in Farm Lands (TNMSGCF).
(11) State Agriculture Development Scheme (SADS).
(12) World bank funded project like Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project (TNIAMP).
(13) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY).
(14) Soil Health Component.
(15) Individual based Components under Coconut Development Board .
(16) Integrated Farming System.
(17) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) – Micro Irrigation.
(18) 20% enhanced subsidy for SC&ST benefi ciaries (SF & MF alone) for high value components of schemes.
(19) PM-KISAN.
AND WHEREAS, under the schemes, the subsidized components/incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefi t) is given to the eligible land holders (hereinafter to as the benefi ciaries), by the implementing agency as per the extant scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid schemes involve recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and the Consolidated Fund of 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. An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the schemes 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 schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make an 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 individual 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 Taluka or Tahsil, 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 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 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) Ration Card; or
(v) Voter Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; orTAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3 (viii) Driving Licence issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act,1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); or
(ix) 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
(x) Government Photo ID card or;
(xi) PSU Photo ID Card:
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4. In order to provide benefi ts to the benefi ciaries 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 benefi ciaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
5. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the benefi ciaries or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanism shall be adopted, namely:-
(a) in case of poor biometric authentication, Department through its implementing agency shall make provisions for fi nger print authentication for delivery of benefi ts in seamless manner;
(b) 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
(c) in all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based 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 QR 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.
6. 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 19th December 2017.
7. This notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government.
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND PLANTATION CROPS
NOTIFICATION-II
[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP2), 11th July 2022, ஆனி 27, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] No. II(1)/AFW/36(e-2) /2022.
Mandating use of Aadhaar Authentication by the benefi ciaries under the Horticulture schemes as per the provisions of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targetted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016).
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, Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the following schemes which are being implemented through Managing Director, TANHODA and Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops (hereinafter referred to as the implementing agency):-
4 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY(1) Per Drop More Crop (Micro Irrigation) Component of PMKSY.
(2) National Horticulture Mission (NHM).
(3) National Agriculture Development Programme (NADP).
(4) State Horticulture Development Scheme (SHDS).
(5) World bank funded project like Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project (TNIAMP).
(6) Skill Trainings.
(7) Kalaignarin Anaithu Grama Oruginaintha Velaan Valarchi Thittam (KAVIADP).
(8) Chief Minister's Dryland Development Mission.
(9) Chief Minister's Nutritive Vegetable Garden Scheme.
(10) Promotion of Fruit cultivation, etc.,
(11) National Ayush Mission/National Bamboo Mission.
(12) National Bee keeping and Honey Mission.
(13) NMEO –Oil Palm .
(14) Palmyra Development .
(15) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana Mission (PKVY).
AND WHEREAS, under the schemes, the subsidized components/incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefi t) is given to the eligible land holders (hereinafter to as the benefi ciaries), by the implementing agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid schemes involve recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and the Consolidated Fund of 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. An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the schemes 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 schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make an application for Aadhaar enrolment before registering for the schemes provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such individual 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 Taluka 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 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 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; orTAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5 (iv) Ration Card; or
(v) Voter Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; or
(viii) Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act,1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); or
(ix) 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
(x) any other document as specifi ed by Department :
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4. 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.
5. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the benefi ciaries the Department shall provide authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One Time Password with limited time validity, as the case may be.
6. 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 19th December 2017.
This notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,
Agricultural Production Commissioner
and Secretary to Government.
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION-III
[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP2), 11th July 2022, ஆனி 27, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] No. II(1)/AFW/36(e-3)/2022.
Mandating use of Aadhaar Authentication by the benefi ciaries under the Agricultural Engineering schemes as per Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targetted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016);
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, Agricultural Engineering Department (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the following schemes which are being implemented through Chief Engineer, Agricultural Engineering Department (hereinafter referred to as the implementing agency):-
(1) Solar Powered PumpSet Scheme (PM-KUSUM).
(2) Replacement of Old Electric Pump Set /Subsidy for the purchase of New Pumpset.
(3) Subsidy for the purchase of Agricultural Machinery / Implements under SMAM.
(4) Custom Hiring Centre (Village / Block) under SMAM.
(5) Hiring of Land Development / Minor Irrigation Machinery.
6 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY(6) Farm Pond and Water Harvesting Structures constructed on Individual Farmers Field.
(7) National Agriculture Development Programme.
AND WHEREAS, under the schemes, the subsidized components/incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefi t) are given to the eligible holders (hereinafter to as benefi ciaries), by the implementing agency as per the extant scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid schemes involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and the Consolidated Fund of 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. An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the schemes 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 schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make an 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 Taluka or Tahsil, 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 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 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) Ration card; or
(v) Voter Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; or
(viii) Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); or (ix) Certifi cate of Identity having of photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Offi cer or a Tahsildar or an offi cial letter head; or
(x) any other document as specifi ed by department:
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4. In order to provide benefi ts to the benefi ciaries 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 benefi ciaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 75. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time based One Time Password with limited time validity, as the case shall be offered, by the department through its implementing agency.
6. In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no bonafi de benefi ciary under the scheme is deprived of his/ her 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 19th December 2017.
7. This Notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,
Agricultural Production Commissioner
and Secretary to Government.
TAMIL NADU WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
NOTIFICATION-IV
[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP2), 11th July 2022, ஆனி 27, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] No. II(1)/AFW/36(e-4)/2022.
Mandating the use of Aadhaar Authentication by the benefi ciaries under the schemes implemented by Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency as per the Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016);
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, Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA) (hereinafter referred to as Department), is administering the following schemes and which are being implemented through Chief Executive Offi cer, TAWDEVA (hereinafter referred to as the implementing agency):-
(1) Watershed Development Component-WDC-PMKSY 2.0.
(2) National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC).
(3) Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)-Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
(4) NABARD Assisted Watershed Development Fund (WDF).
AND WHEREAS, under the schemes, the subsidized components/incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefi t) is given to eligible land holders (hereinafter to as benefi ciaries), by the implementing agency as per the extant scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid schemes involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and the Consolidated Fund of 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. An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the schemes 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 schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make an application for Aadhaar enrolment before8 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY registering for the scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such individual 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.
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 Taluka 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 namely:-
(a) if he/she has enrolled, his/her 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) Ration card; or
(v) Voter Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; or
(viii) Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); or
(ix) Certifi cate of Identity having of photo such person issued by a Gazetted Offi cer or a Tahsildar or an offi cial letter head; or
(x) any other document as specifi ed by Department:
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4. In order to provide benefi ts to the benefi ciaries 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 benefi ciaries to make them aware of the said requirements.
5. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time based One Time Password with limited time validity, as the case may be, shall be, offered, by the department through its implementing agency.
6. In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no bonafi ed 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 19th December 2017.
7. This Notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,
Agricultural Production Commissioner
and Secretary to Government.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 9DEPARTMENT OF SUGAR
NOTIFICATION-V
[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP.2), 11th July 2022, ஆனி 27, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] No. II(1)/AFW/36(e-5)/2022.
Mandating the use of Aadhaar Authentication by the benefi ciaries under the Sugar schemes as per section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targetted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016);
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, Department of Sugar (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the following schemes which are being implemented through Director of Sugar (hereinafter referred to as the implementing agency):-
(1) Special incentive to Sugarcane farmers.
(2) National Agriculture Development Programme (NADP).
AND WHEREAS, under the schemes, the subsidized Irrigation components/incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefi t) is given to eligible land holders (hereinafter to as the benefi ciaries), by the implementing agency as per the extant scheme guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid schemes involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and the Consolidated Fund of 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. An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the schemes 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 schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make an 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 Taluka or Tahsil, 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 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 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) Ration card; or
(v) Voter Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; or10 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (viii) Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); or
(ix) Certifi cate of Identity having of photo such person issued by a Gazetted Offi cer or a Tahsildar or an offi cial letter head; or
(x) any other document as specifi ed by Department:
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4. 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.
5. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the benefi ciaries, the Department shall provide authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One Time Password with limited time validity, as the case may be.
6. 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 19th December 2017.
7. This notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND AGRI BUSINESS
NOTIFICATION-VI
[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP.2), 11th July 2022, ஆனி 27, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] No. II(1)/AFW/36(e-6)/2022.
Mandating the use of Aadhaar Authentication by the benefi ciaries under the Agricultural Marketing schemes as per section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targetted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016);
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, Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the following schemes which are being implemented through the Director of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business (hereinafter referred to as the implementing agency)
(1) Prime Minister's Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises.
(2) Price Support Scheme – Copra, Blackgram, Redgram, Greengram.
(3) Incentives given to individuals under Tamil Nadu Food Processing Policy.
(4) Assistance given for individuals under PM Kisan Sampada Yojana of Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI).
AND WHEREAS, under the schemes, the subsidized components/incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefi t) is given to eligible land holders (hereinafter to as the benefi ciaries), by the implementing agency as per the extant schemes guidelines;
AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid schemes involve recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India and the Consolidated Fund of State of Tamil Nadu;
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 11NOW, 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. An individual eligible for receiving the benefi ts under the schemes 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 schemes, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make an 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 individual 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 Taluka or Tahsil, 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 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 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) Ration card; or
(v) Voter Identity Card; or
(vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; or
(viii) Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); or
(ix) Certifi cate of Identity having of photo such person issued by a Gazetted Offi cer or a Tahsildar or an offi cial letter head; or
(x) any other document as specifi ed by Department
Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for that purpose.
4. 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.
5. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the benefi ciaries the Department shall provide authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One Time Password with limited time validity, as the case may be.
6. 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 19th December 2017.
7. This notifi cation shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,
Agricultural Production Commissioner
and Secretary to Government.
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