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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2022

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No. 508]

CHENNAI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Aippasi 17, 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

II-1 Ex. (508)

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ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE NOTIFICATION FOR MANDATING USE OF AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION BY

THE BENEFICIARIES (BOTH ADULT AND CHILDREN) UNDER STATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES AS PER

SECTION 7 READ WTH SECTION 3 OF THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES,

BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016

[G.O.Ms.No.102, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW.3), 3rd November 2022,

ஐÁபÒ 17, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2053.]

No. II(1)/ADTW/40(b)/2022.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 read with Section 3A of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery

of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefi ts and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016), the Government of

Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Notifi cation

No. II (1)/ADTW/23(s-1)/2021 published at Pages 1-2 in Part II-Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette

Extraordinary, dated the 1st December, 2021.

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ

In the said Notifi cation, for paragraph No.1, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“1.(A) Aadhaar Authentication for the Schemes, where benefi ciaries are other than children:-

(i) 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.

(ii) 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 Identification Authority of 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 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

co-ordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves:

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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.

(B) Aadhaar Authentication for the Scheme where benefi ciaries are children:-

(i) A child desirous of availing the benefi t under the scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of

possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar Authentication

(ii) Any child 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 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 of the said Act, and such children 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

(iii) 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 child, benefi ts under the Scheme shall be given to such

children, subject to the production of the following documents in original, namely:-

(a)

If the child has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrolment 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;

(ii) School identity card duly signed by the Pricipal of the school, containing

parents' names.

(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 Contibutory Health Scheme (ECHS) Card; or Employees’

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

Scheme (CGHS) Card; or

(iv) Pension Card; or

(v) Army Canteen Card; or

(vi) any Government Family Entitlement Card; or

(vii) any other document as specifi ed by the State Government”:

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

for that purpose;

(2) after paragraph No.4, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely;

“4A. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, no child shall be denied benefi t under the Scheme 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 enrollment. 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(B) 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”.

TENKASI S JAWAHAR,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.