Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
SERIES I No. 40
Panaji, 3rd January, 2025 (Pausa 13, 1946) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
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Notification
DCS/S/AAY-LPG Scheme/2024-25/2796
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 Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Panaji-Goa (hereinafter referred to as the Department) is administering "The Chief Minister's Financial Assistance for refilling of LPG Cylinder Scheme, 2023" (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) to provide relief to the lower income group of families i.e. AAY Beneficiaries by providing compensation towards cost of 3 refills of LPG per annum in the State of Goa which is being implemented through the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Panaji-Goa (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);
And whereas, under the Scheme, financial assistance of an amount of Rs. 275 per month will be provided to the beneficiaries by cash transfer directly to the beneficiary Head of Family as compensation towards the cost of 3 refills of LPG per annum (hereinafter referred to as benefit) of the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration card holders (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) by the Implementing Agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines.
And whereas, the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Goa.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 to 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of Goa hereby notifies the following namely:-
1. (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 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 40 (EXTRAORDINARY) 3RD JANUARY, 2025 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 incase 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 has enrolled, his 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) MGNREGA card; or
(vii) Kisan photo passbook; or
(viii) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (ix) Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar 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 Depar tment for that purpose.
2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries 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 beneficiaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the following mechanisms shall be adopted, namely:—
(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, Integrated Risk Information System scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication, thereby the Department through its implementing Agency shall make provisions for Integrated Risk Information System scanners or face authentication along with fingerprint authentication for delivery or benefits in seamless manner;
(b) in case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or Integrated Risk Information System scan or face authentication is not successful, wherever feasible and admissible authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based Password with limited time validity, as the case may be, shall be offered;
(c) in all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One-Time Password authentication is not possible, benefits under the Scheme may be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verified OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 40 (EXTRAORDINARY) 3RD JANUARY, 2025 through the Quick Response code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of Quick Response code reader shall be provided at the convenient locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency.
4. 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.
5. This Notification shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Jayant G. Tari, Director, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs & ex officio Joint Secretary.
Panaji, 3rd January, 2025.
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