No. 465]

CHENNAI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Purattasi 10, 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

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2022

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Ex-II-1—(465)

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WELFARE OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION OF MANDATING USE OF AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION BY THE BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE SCHEMES

IMPLEMENTED BY THE WELFARE OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS DEPARTMENT AS PER SECTION 7 OF

THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016.

[G.O. Ms. No. 26, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP-3.2), 26th September 2022,

Ćர½டாÒ 9, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2053.]

No. II(1)/WDAP/38(c-1)/2022.

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 Welfare of Diff erently Abled Persons Department (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is

administering the Welfare Schemes specifi ed in the Schedule annexed to this Notifi cation to the Diff erently Abled Persons

residing in the State (hereinafter referred to as the Schemes), which is being implemented through the Commissionerate for

Welfare of the Diff erently Abled (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);

AND WHEREAS, under the Schemes, the assistances as mentioned in the Schedule annexed to this notifi cation is

given to the Diff erently Abled Persons residing in the State (hereinafter referred to as the benefi ciaries), by the implementing

Agency as per the extent Scheme guidelines;

AND WHEREAS, the aforesaid Schemes involve recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of the State;

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 any of the Scheme shall

hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or

undergo Aadhaar authentication.

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(2) Any individual desirous of availing benefi ts under any of 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 Identification 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 off er 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/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)

MGNREGA 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)

Government Photo ID Card; or

(xi)

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 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.

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 of poor fi nger-print quality, iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication.

There by the Department through its implementing Agency shall make provisions for iris scanners or face authentications

along with 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 off ered;

(c) 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.

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4. In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no bonafi de benefi ciary under the Schemes 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 Direct Benefi t Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, dated the 19th December

2017.

5. This Notifi cation shall come into eff ect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

R. ANANDAKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

ANNEXURE

Tඐඍ Sඋඐඍඌඝඔඍ

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Scheme

(2)

1.

Self Employment Bank Loan

2.

Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

3.

Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme (UYEGP)

4.

Grant for Establishing Aavin Parlour

5.

Unemployment Allowance

6.

Incentive for Appearing Mains Exams conducted by UPSC & TNPSC

7.

Motorized Sewing Machine

8.

Scholarship

9.

Readers Allowances

10.

Law Graduates

11.

B.Com., B.C.A., Courses for HI Students

12.

Grant for ARVI Trust, Theni-NGO

13.

Grant for oasis, Kattumannarkovil, Cuddalore-NGO

14.

Scribe for Visually Impaired Students

15.

Electronic Braille Reader for Visually Impaired Students who are Studying in graduates and competitive exams like

TNPSC/TRB/TET. etc.,

16.

14 Day Care Center for Muscular Dystrophy

17.

3 Day Care Centre for Intellectual Disability in Theni District

18.

Mentally Ill homes (31+22)

19.

Home for Intellectually Disabled (38+4+23)

20.

Half Way Homes

21.

High Support Need

22.

Retrofi tted Petrol Scooter and Specially designed Retrofi tted Petrol Scooter

23.

Smart Phone for Hearing and Visually Impaired Persons

24.

Plastic Caliper

25.

Metal Caliper

26.

Artifi cial Limbs

27.

Electronic Braille Reader

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Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Scheme

(2)

28.

Auxiliary Crutches

29.

Elbow Crutches

30.

Magnifi er

31.

Braille Watches

32.

Goggles

33.

Refl ective folding sticks

34.

C.P. Chair

35.

Tricycle

36.

Foldable Wheel Chair

37.

Motorised Sewing Machine

38.

Behind the Ear Hearing Aid

39.

Battery Operated Whell Chair

40.

Marriage Assistance

41.

Maintenance Allowance

R. ANANDAKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

NOTIFICATION-II

[G.O. Ms. No. 26, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP-3.2), 26th September 2022,

Ćர½டாÒ 9, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2053.]

No. II(1)/WDAP/38(c-2)/2022.

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 Welfare of Diff erently Abled Persons Departments is administering the Welfare Schemes specifi ed

in the Schedule annexed to this Notifi cation to the Diff erently Abled Children residing in the State (hereinafter referred to

as schemes), which is being implemented through the Commissionerate for Welfare of the Diff erently Abled (hereinafter

referred to as the Implementing Agency);

AND WHEREAS, under the Schemes, the assistances as mentioned in the Schedule annexed to this notifi cation is

given to the Diff erently Abled Children residing in the State (hereinafter referred 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 the State;

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)

A child desirous of availing the benefi t under any of the Scheme shall hereby be required

to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.

(2)

Any child desirous of availing the benefi t under any of 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 subject to the consent of his parents or guardians, before

registering for the Scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per Section 3

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of the said Act and such children shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list available at

the Unique Identifi cation Authority of India (UlDAl) 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 off er 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:

(4)

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the child, the benefi t under the Scheme

shall be given to such children, subject to production of the following documents, namely:-

(a) If the child has been enrolled after attaining the age of fi ve years (with biometrics

collection), his Aadhaar Enrollment identifi cation slip, or of bio-metric update

identifi cation slip, and

(b)

Any one of the following documents, namely:-

(i)

Birth Certifi cate; or Record of Birth issued by the appropriate authority; or

(ii)

School Identity Card, duly signed by the Principal of the school, containing

parents names; and

(c)

any one of the following documents as proof of relationship of the benefi ciary

with the parent or legal guardian as per the extant Scheme guidelines, namely:-

(i)

Birth Certifi cate; or Record of Birth issued by the appropriate authority; or

(ii)

Ration Card; or

(iii)

Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Card; or Employees,

State insurance Corporation (ESIC) Card; or Central Government Health

Scheme (CGHS) Card; or

(iv)

Pension Payment Order; or

(v)

Army Canteen Card; or

(vi)

Any Government Family Entitlement Card; or

(vii)

Any other document as may be specifi ed by the Department:

Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an offi cer specifi cally designated by the Department for

that purpose.

2. ln 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 media shall be given to the benefi ciaries

to make them aware of the said requirement.

3. ln 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 of poor fi ngerprint 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 fi nger-print

authentication for delivery of benefi ts in seamless manner;

(b)

In case the biometric authentication through fi ngerprints 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 off ered;

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(c)

In all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar one Time password (OTP) or Time-

based One-time password authentication is not possible, benefi ts under the Schemes

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 letter and

the necessary arrangement of QR code reader shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, no child shall be denied benefi t under the Schemes in case of

failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication, or furnishing proof of possession of Aadhaar number, or in the

case of a child to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, producing an application for enrolment. The benefi t shall

be given to him by verifying his identity on the basis of other documents as mentioned in clauses (b) and (c) of the proviso

to sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1, and where benefi t is given on the basis of such other documents, a separate register

shall be maintained to record the same, which shall be reviewed and audited periodically by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

5. This Notifi cation shall come into eff ect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

R. ANANDAKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

ANNEXURE

Tඐඍ Sඋඐඍඌඝඔඍ

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Scheme

(2)

1.

Scholarship

2.

Readers Allowance

3.

Cash Incentives to dropouts

4.

Feeding Grant to NGO's (HI, VI, ORTHO)

5.

Feeding Grant & Rent to NGO's (Intellectual Disability)

6.

Uniforms to given Government Special Schools

7.

Scribe for Visually Impaired Students

8.

Angel Pro for Visually Impaired Students Students who are studying in Government Special School-10th & 12th

Standard

9.

EIC-HI

10.

EIC-VI

11.

EIC-Autism

12.

EIC-CP

13.

EIC-MR

14.

EIC-Multiple Disability

15.

14 Day care Center for Muscular Dystrophy

16.

3 Day Care Center for Intellectual Disability in Theni District

17.

Home for Intellectually Disabled (38+4+23)

18.

High Support Need

19.

Angel Pro Daisy Player

20.

Corner Seat for children with Cerebral Palsy

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21.

Auxiliary Crutches

22.

Elbow Crutches

23.

Magnifi er

24.

Goggles

25.

Walking Device

26.

C.P Chair

27.

Tricycle

28.

Foldable Wheel Chair

29.

Behind the Ear Hearing Aid

30.

Battery Operated Wheel Chair

31.

Alternative and Augmentative Communication device with AVAZ Software

32.

Maintenance Allowance

R. ANANDAKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

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