REGISTERED NO. PT.-40
EXTRA ORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 24 VAISHAKH 1948 (S)
(NO. PATNA 490) PATNA, THURSDAY, 14TH MAY 2026 Co-operative Department ——— Notification 14th May 2026
No. 04/Ni.Adhi.(Aadhar Satyapan Sewa)06/2025-4887.—Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish identify enables individuals to receive subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and seamless manner. obviates the need for multiplicity of documents to establish identity, simplifies processes and promotes transparency and efficiency.
And whereas the Co-operative Department Government of Bihar (hereinafter referred to as the said department) is administering Procurement of Food Grains from farmers through Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society (PACS)/Vyapar Mandal which is being implemented within the State (hereinafter referred to as the said scheme):
And whereas the benefit is the direct beneficiary transfer to the farmers in terms of Minimum Support Price (MSP) depending upon an individual farmer contribution is monitored by the Co-operative Department, (hereinafter referred to as the said benefit) is given to the State registered farmers who sell their food grains (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) under the said scheme and the instructions and guidelines issued in respect thereof:
And whereas expenditure for the said scheme is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Bihar and Government of India.
And whereas the said Co-operative Department Bihar Patna is desirous that the said Government, for the purpose of establishing identity of a beneficiary as a condition for the receipt of the said benefit, require that such beneficiary undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or in the case of an individual to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, make an application for enrolment:
2 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 14TH MAY 2026Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of Bihar hereby notifies the following, namely: ----
1. (1) An individual desirous of availing of the said benefit under the said scheme shall be required to undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number.
(2) In case such an individual has not been assigned an Aadhaar number, he shall be required to make an application for enrolment:
(3) In accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the said Co-operative Department Bihar Patna shall ensure enrolment of such beneficiaries who are yet to be enrolled, or update their Aadhaar details through appropriate measures, including coordination with Registrars and setting up enrolment centers at convenient locations or providing enrolment facilities by becoming a Registrar itself:
Provided that till such time an Aadhaar number is assigned to such beneficiary, he may establish his identity to avail of the said benefit, by presenting the following documents to which he is entitles and which are valid at the time of presentation, or, in case the software provided or authorized by the said Co-operative Department Bihar Patna for such identification supports electronic obtaining of information evidencing the contents of such documents from the database of the authorities dealing with the preparation or maintenance thereof, by giving his consent for so obtaining, namely:-----
For beneficiaries to whom an Aadhaar number has not been assigned:
a) The acknowledgement of the beneficiary having undergone the process of enrolment, provided by the operator at the enrolment center, containing the EID; and
b) Any one of the following documents, having the beneficiary's photograph, namely: -----
i. Elector's Photo Identity Card issued by the Election Commission
of India; ii. Ration Card; iii. Caste certificate or domicile certificate, issued by a gazetted officer who is an Executive Magistrate or a revenue officer of the State Government, not below the rank of Tahsildar;
iv. Medical or insurance identity card issued by a government entity or public sector enterprise to a retired or serving public servant or his family member;
v. Indian passport; vi. Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10th class or higher secondary or 12th class, issued by a recognized board of school education;
vii. Identity card or other identity document issued to serving or retired public servant by a government entity or a public sector enterprise; viii. Disability certificate issued by notified medical authority under Right of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, or Unique Disability Identification (UDID) card issued by the Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (Divyangjan) Government of India;
ix. Driving license issued in India: x. Any other document as the said Co-operative Department, Bihar,
Patna may specify:
3 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 14TH MAY 20262. An officer designated by the said Co-operative Department, Bihar, Patna in his behalf shall check in respect of the documents presented or the information evidencing the contents thereof under clause 3, -----
a. the status of the enrolment request by submitting the EID on my Aadhaar portal (https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/portal) to confirm that the EID is valid and that the enrolment request does not stand rejected; and
b. the other documents, and for this purpose, may take the assistance of and share the information presented with any government entity or an authority that deals with the preparation or maintenance of the information contained in such documents.
3. In order to enable beneficiaries to avail of the said benefits conveniently, the Ministry shall make all necessary steps to ensure wide publicity through media to make the beneficiaries aware of the requirement of Aadhaar number under the said scheme.
4. Where the authentication of Aadhaar number of a beneficiary done through any of the biometric-based modes of authentication (namely, facial image, fingerprints or iris scan-based authentication) fails due to any reason, such as poor quality of biometric information, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely: ------
a) In case any particular biometric-based mode of authentication is not successful, any other mode of biometric-based authentication or one-time pin (OTP) based authentication shall, wherever feasible and admissible, be offered;
b) In cases where biometric- based or OTP- based modes of authentication are not possible, benefits under the said scheme may, after establishing the genuineness of the Aadhaar number by doing offline verification of the digital signature certificate of UIDAI on the Aadhaar Secure Quick Response (QR) Code or the Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document, as the case may be, be given on the basis of any of the following:
i. An Aadhaar Secure Quick Response (QR) Code containing Aadhaar card, Aadhaar letter (i.e., the letter issued to an Aadhaar number holder on generation of his Aadhaar number) or e-Aadhaar (i.e., the password-website of UIDAI or accessible using its mAadhaar app), after its genuineness is established through offline verification by scanning the QR code using the Aadhaar QR Scanner or mAadhaar apps.
ii. Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document (downloadable from the website of UIDAI or accessible using its mAadhaar app), after its genuineness is established through offline verification of the digital signature certificate of UIDAI on the document through the application developed by the Ministry or Document or scheme implementing agency concerned for this purpose, in accordance with the details given in this regard on the website of UIDAI.
5. In order to ensure that bona fide beneficiaries who are aged 18 years or more are not deprived of the benefit due to them under the said scheme, the Co-operative Department shall follow the exception handling mechanism specified in the Office Memorandum no. D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19th December, 2017 of the Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in).
4 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 14TH MAY 20266. This notification shall be effective from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
Earlier issued notification number 2623 dated 13.03.2026 shall be treated as amended as above.
By order of the Governor of Bihar, DHARMENDRA SINGH, Secretary to the Government.
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