REGISTERED NO. PT.-40

EXTRA ORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

24 VAISHAKH 1948 (S)

(NO. PATNA 490) PATNA, THURSDAY, 14^TH MAY 2026

Co-operative Department

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Notification

14^th 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:

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Now, 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 10^th class or

higher secondary or 12^th 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:

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2.

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 19^th December, 2017 of the

Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India

(available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in).

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6.

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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PUBLISHED AND PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT,

BIHAR SECRETARIAT PRESS, PATNA,

BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 490—571+10

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