TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2024

[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.

No. 175]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2024

Vaikasi 16, Kurothi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2055

II-1 Ex. (175)

HANDLOOMS, HANDICRAFTS, TEXTILES AND KHADI DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION OF MANDATING THE USE OF AADHAAR TO IDENTIFY BENEFICIARY OF SCHEMES

IMPLEMENTED

GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS

PURSUANCE

SECTION

THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND

SERVICES) ACT, 2016

[G.O.Ms. No.68, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi (G2), 29th May 2024, ைவகாசி 16,

குரோதி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2055.]

No. II(1)/HHTK/10(o)/2024.

WHEREAS, the use of Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the

Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries 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 Department of Sericulture (hereinafter referred to as the Department), is administering the

following Schemes which are being implemented through the Director of Sericulture (hereinafter referred to as the

implementing agency):-

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Assistance for plantation of high yielding mulberry varieties.

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Assistance for construction of separate silkworm rearing shed

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Assistance for installation of Micro Irrigation Systems in Mulberry Garden

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Assistance for Mulberry Tree Plantation

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Supply of silkworm rearing appliances and farm equipments to farmers

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Supply of power tillers to pioneer sericulture farmers

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Distribution of cash awards to best sericulture farmers at state level

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Distribution of cash awards to best silk reelers at state level

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Distribution of cash awards to best seed farmers at state level

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Support for prophylactic measures

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Support for establishment of Silkworm Seed Production Unit (Private Grainage)

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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

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Support for establishment of Chawkie Rearing Centres

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Support for establishment of Multi-end Silk Reeling Unit

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Support for establishment of Automatic Silk Reeling Unit

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Support for establishment of Silk Twisting Unit

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Support for establishment of Silkworm pupae processing/ drying unit

AND WHEREAS, under the Schemes, the subsidized components/ incentives (hereinafter referred to as the benefit)

is given to eligible land holders (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries), 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 Government of Tamil Nadu;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,

Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of

Tamil Nadu hereby notifies the following, namely:-

(1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefits 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 benefits 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.

(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 beneficiaries 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, benefits 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 Identification slip; and

(b) any one of the following documents, namely:-

(i)

Bank or Post office 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) Certificate of Identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted officer or a Tahsildar on an

official letter head; or

(x) any other document as specified by the Department:

Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Department

for that purpose.

In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries 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 beneficiaries to make them aware of the said requirement.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the beneficiaries or due to any other

reason, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely:-

(a) in case of poor finger print 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 finger-print authentication for delivery of benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or iris scan or face authentication is not successful,

whenever 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;

authentication is not possible, benefits under the Scheme may be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose

authenticity can be verified through the Quick Response (QR) code printed on the Aadhaar letter in original and the

necessary arrangement of Quick Response (QR) code reader shall be provided at the convenient locations by the

Department through its Implementing Agency.

In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the Scheme is deprived of his due

benefits, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined in

the Office Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India dated 19th December 2017.

This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

DHARMENDRA PRATAP YADAV,

Principal Secretary to Government.