Statutory Notifications and Orders issued by Heads of Departments

No. 31] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2022 Aadi 18, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

Part III—Section 2

Statutory Notifications and Orders issued by

Heads of Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

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DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.

Notifi cation for use of Aadhaar under Rule 3 of Aadhaar Authentication for Good

Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 .. 100DTP—III-2 (31) [99] 100 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 2

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.

Notification for use of Aadhaar under Rule 3 of Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance

(Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020

(R.No. 1541509/SBHI-I/S1/2021)

No. SRO C-24/2022.

Rule 3 of Aadhaar authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, (1) allow the Aadhaar authentication by requesting entities in the interest of Good Governance, Preventing leakage of public funds, promoting ease of living of residence and enabling better access to services for them for the following purposes, namely, (a) Usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance

(b) Prevention of dissipation of social welfare benefi ts; and

(c) enablement of innovation and the spread of knowledge.

(2) Aadhaar authentication under sub-rule (1) shall be on a voluntary basis.

and

Section 4(4)(b)(ii) of Aadhaar Act permit an entity to perform authentication, if the Authority is satisfi ed that the requesting entity is,

(a) complaint with such standards of privacy and security as may be specifi ed by regulations; and (b) (i) permitted to offer authentication services under the provisions of any other law made by parliament; or (ii) seeking authentication for such purpose, as the Central Government in consultation with the Authority, and in the interest of State may prescribe.

Aadhaar requirement for the beneficiaries under Civil Registration System

(G.O.Ms.No.351 Health and Family Welfare (AB2) department dt. 09.10.2017, G.O.Ms.No.17 Information Technology (E1) Department, dated 23.09.2021, Govt.Lr.No.136/AB2/2022-2, Health and Family Welfare Department, dt.08.04.2022, D.O.lr.No.1477703/IT/(E1)/2021-2, dt.23.05.2022 of Information Technology Department.

R.No.1541509/SBHI-I/S1/2021, dt.08.06.2022)

The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (herein after referred to as the Department) is implementing the Civil Registration System program to register the occurrence of Births and Deaths and to issue Birth/Death certifi cate by the jurisdictional Birth and Death Registrar as per the provisions of the Registration of the Birth and Death Act, 1969 and Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000.

The online CRS common software is implemented across the State for reporting and registering the occurrence of the Birth, Death and Still Birth under Civil Registration System.

The Department has decided to collect the Aadhaar number of the benefi ciaries on voluntary basis under Civil Registration System implemented by Government of Tamil Nadu. The use of Aadhaar number collected under Civil Registration System will enable to get the accuracy of the benefi ciary details and for seamless sharing of data through data purity towards data driven decision support system as envisaged by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Now, therefore in pursuance of Rule 3 of Aadhaar authentication for Good Governance (Social welfare, Innovation, Knowlepge) Rules, 2020 and as per Section 4(4)(b)(ii) of Aadhaar Act, 2016 the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby notifi es the following namely,

1. Any individual who requires to register for getting Birth /Death certifi cate under Civil Registration System shall hereby requires to furnish the proof of Aadhaar number if available for establishing of the identity of the individual for the purpose of registration of the birth and death on voluntary basis and undergo Aadhaar authentication.

2. Incase of registration of birth of a child, Aadhaar number of the mother and father if available shall be furnished on voluntary basis.

3. Incase of registration of death of an individual, Aadhaar number of the deceased, father, mother and spouse if available shall be furnished on voluntary basis.

4. The above provision shall be applicable in all Districts of Tamil Nadu.

5. This notifi cation shall come in to effect from the date of its publication in the Offi cial Gazette.

Dr. T.S. SELVAVINAYAGAM,Chennai-6, 29th July 2022. Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, Tamil Nadu. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU