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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-03052024-254018
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1789]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024/VAISAKHA 12, 1946
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(Department of Social Justice and Empowerment)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd May, 2024
S.O.1881(E).— 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 to them in a convenient and seamless manner and Aadhaar obviates the
need for producing multiple documents to prove one's identity;
And whereas, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (hereinafter referred to as the Department)
in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, is administering the Central Sector Scheme
of " Scholarship for PM CARES Children" (2022-23 to 2025-26) (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) with an
objective to provide Scholarship assistance to support Children who have lost both the Parents or legal Guardian or
Adoptive Parents or surviving Parent to Covid 19 pandemic to complete their education from Class I onwards till they
complete education till Class 12, which is being implemented through the Department of Social Justice &
Empowerment (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency);
And whereas, under the Scheme, Scholarship assistance to support Children who have lost both the Parents
or legal Guardian or Adoptive Parents or surviving Parent to Covid 19 pandemic (hereinafter referred to as the
benefit) is given to the Children who have lost both the Parents or legal Guardian or Adoptive Parents or surviving
Parent to Covid 19 pandemic (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries), by the Implementing Agency as per the
Scheme and extant guidelines issued thereunder;
And whereas, the implementation of the Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the
Consolidated Fund of India.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other
Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central
Government hereby notifies the following, namely:-
1.
(1) an individual desirous of availing the benefit under the Scheme shall be required to furnish proof of
possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication;
(2) any individual desirous of availing the benefit 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 subject to the
consent of his parents or guardians (in case of child beneficiaries), provided he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as
per Section 3 of the said Act, and such children 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 Ministry or 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 Ministry or 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, benefit under the Scheme shall be given
to such individuals, subject to the production of the following documents, namely :-
I. For children below 18 years old:
(a) (i) if the beneficiary was enrolled after the age of five years (with biometrics collection), his Aadhaar
Enrolment Identification slip, or of bio-metric update identification slip, or;
(ii) a copy of the request made for Aadhaar enrolment by the beneficiary: and
(b) any one of the following identity documents of the beneficiary, namely:-
(i) Birth Certificate or record of birth, issued by the appropriate authority; or
(ii) School identity card, duly signed by the Principal of the school, containing parents name; and
(c) any one of the following documents as proof of relationship of the beneficiary with the parent or legal
guardian as per the extant Scheme guidelines, namely:-
(i) Birth Certificate; or record of birth, issued by the appropriate authority or
(ii) Ration Card; or
(iii) Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Card; or Employees' State Insurance Corporation Card;
or Central Government Health Scheme Card; or
(iv) Pension Card; or
(v) Army Canteen Card; or
(vi) any Government Family Entitlement Card; or
(vii) any other document as specified by the Ministry or Department;
II. For beneficiaries of 18 years old and above:
(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 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 (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 Ministry
Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer specifically designated by the
Ministry or Department for that purpose.
2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the Scheme conveniently, the Ministry or Department
through its Implementing Agency shall make all the required arrangements to ensure that wide publicity through
media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme.
3. 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 fingerprint quality, iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for
authentication, and the Ministry or 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, wherever 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;
(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 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 Ministry or Department through its Implementing Agency.
4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, no child shall be denied benefit under the Scheme in case of
failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication, or furnishing proof of possession of Aadhaar number or
in the case of a child to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned producing an application for enrolment, the
benefit shall be given to him by verifying his identity on the basis of other documents as mentioned in sub clauses (b)
and (c) of Clause (I) of the proviso to sub paragraph (3) of paragraph 1 and where benefit is given on the basis of such
other documents, a separate register shall be maintained to record the same which shall be reviewed and audited
periodically by the Ministry or Department through the implementing Agency.
5. In order to ensure that no bona fide beneficiary (other than children) under the Scheme is deprived of his due
benefits, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as
specified in the Office Memorandum of Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India
No. D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19th December 2017 (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in/).
6. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all the States and
Union territories.
[F. No. 14017/4/2023-DBT]
BISWARANJAN SASMAL, Jt. Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Digitally signed by
MANOJ KUMAR VERMA
Date: 2024.05.03
02:00:47 +05'30'
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