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The Central Government permits Home First Finance Company India Limited to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), through Notification S.O. 3521(E) dated 1st July, 2026, has permitted Home First Finance Company India Limited to perform authentication under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. This permission is granted in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003). The Central Government is satisfied that the reporting entity will comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 (18 of 2016). This decision was made after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India, established under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Aadhaar Act, and the appropriate regulator, the Reserve Bank of India.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01072026-273975 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3386] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026/ ASHADHA 10, 1948 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st July, 2026 S.O. 3521(E). โ€” In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003) (hereinafter referred to as the Money-laundering Act), the Central Government being satisfied that the reporting entity mentioned in the Table below shall comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the Aadhaar Act), it is necessary and expedient to do so, after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Aadhaar Act and the appropriate regulator, namely, the Reserve Bank of India, hereby permits the said reporting entity to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Money-laundering Act, namely:- Table +-------+----------------------------------------+ | S.No. | Reporting Entity | +=======+========================================+ | (1) | (2) | +-------+----------------------------------------+ | 1. | Home First Finance Company India Limited | +-------+----------------------------------------+ [F.No.P-12011/11/2021-ES Cell-DOR-Part(1)] SAURABH KUMAR, Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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