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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025/JYAISTHA 12, 1947
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MINISTRY OF CULTURE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th May, 2025
S.O. 2452(E).— Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish identity 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 Central Government in the Ministry of Culture (hereinafter referred to as the said Ministry)
is administering the following schemes (hereinafter referred to as the said schemes) through its agencies specified
against the said schemes, with the objective of promoting and preserving art and culture, namely:-
(i) Award of Scholarships to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields (through the Centre for Cultural Resources
and Training, New Delhi);
(ii) Award of Senior or Junior Fellowship to Outstanding Persons in the Fields of Culture (through the Centre for
Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi);
(iii) Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research (through the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library, New
Delhi); and
(iv) Scheme for Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists (through the South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur);
And whereas financial assistance (hereinafter referred to as the said benefit) is given to the individuals namely,
Artists (including Veteran Artists), researchers and cultural practitioners (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries)
under the said schemes and the instructions and guidelines issued in respect thereof;
And whereas expenditure for the said schemes are incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India;
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And whereas the said Ministry 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.
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 (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 of the said benefit under the said schemes 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:
Provided that if that individual is a child, such application shall be made only with the consent of his
parent or legal guardian;
(3) In accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations,
2016, the said Ministry through its agencies 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 centres 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 entitled and which are
valid at the time of presentation, or, in case the software provided or authorised by the said Ministry through its
agencies 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 a child below eighteen years of age 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 centre, containing the Enrolment ID; and
(b) any one of the following documents to evidence that the beneficiary is a child below eighteen years
of age, namely:—
(i) certificate of birth given under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969), as extracted
from the entry made in the register of births regarding the birth of the beneficiary; or
(ii) Indian passport; or
(iii) certificate or statement of marks of 10th class or 12th class, issued by a recognised board of school
education; or
(iv) in respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by
Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned under the rules made by
it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016), certificate
specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in-charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or
probation officer of such institution; or
(v) in respect of a foreign national, —
(I) if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;
(II) if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional Registration
Office;
(III) if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, having passport of Nepal or Bhutan;
(IV) if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of Nepal
or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to India along
with currently valid or expired foreign passport; and
(c) Any one of the following documents, having the photograph of the beneficiary, to evidence his relationship
with the parent or legal guardian, namely:-
(i) ration card;
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(ii) 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;
(iii) 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;
(iv) Indian passport;
(v) certificate or statement of marks of 10th class or 12th class, issued by a recognised board of school
education;
(vi) in respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by
Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned under the rules made
by it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016), certificate
specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in-charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or
probation officer of such institution; or
(vii) in respect of a foreign national, —
(I) if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;
(II) if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional Registration Office;
(III) if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, having passport of Nepal or Bhutan;
(IV) if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of Nepal
or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to India along
with currently valid or expired foreign passport; or
(viii) in respect of a beneficiary who has a legal guardian, adoption order or other document to evidence
legal guardianship, which is issued by a court of law or competent authority under the Guardians
and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of
2016), the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and
Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999) and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49
of 2016) and the applicable rules and regulations made under the said Acts; or
(ix) Any other document as the said Ministry may specify;
For beneficiaries aged eighteen years or more 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 centre, containing the Enrolment ID; 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; or
(ii) ration card; or
(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; or
(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; or
(v) Indian passport; or
(vi) certificate or statement of marks of 10th class or 12th class, issued by a recognised board of
school education; or
(vii) identity card or other identity document issued to serving or retired public servant by a
government entity or a public sector enterprise; or
(viii) disability certificate issued by notified medical authority under Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Rules, 2017, or Unique Disability Identification card issued by the Department
of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India; or
(ix) driving licence issued by authority in India; or
(x) in respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is
housed by Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned
under the rules made by it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,
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2015 (2 of 2016), certificate specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in-charge,
superintendent, child welfare officer or probation officer of such institution; or
(xi) in respect of a foreign national, —
(I) if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;
(II) if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional
Registration Office;
(III) if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, having passport of Nepal or Bhutan;
(IV) if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of
Nepal or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to
India along with currently valid or expired foreign passport; or
(xii) in respect of a beneficiary who has a legal guardian, adoption order or other document to evidence
legal guardianship, which is issued by a court of law or competent authority under the Guardians
and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
(2 of 2016), the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999) and the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) and the applicable rules and regulations made under the said
Acts; or
(xiii) any other document as the said Ministry may specify;
(4) An officer designated by the said Ministry through its agencies in this 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 Enrolment ID on my Aadhaar portal
(https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/portal) to confirm that the Enrolment ID is valid and that the enrolment request
does not stand rejected; and
(b) the other documents, 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.
2. In order to enable beneficiaries to avail of the said benefits conveniently, the said 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 schemes.
3. Where the authentication of the 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 based authentication shall, wherever feasible and
admissible, be offered;
(b) in cases where biometric-based or one-time pin based modes of authentication are not possible, benefits
under the said schemes may, after establishing the genuineness of the Aadhaar number by doing offline
verification of the digital signature certificate of Unique Identification Authority of India on the
Aadhaar Secure Quick Response 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 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-
protected electronic copy of Aadhaar letter downloadable from the website of Unique Identification
Authority of India 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; and
(ii) Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document (downloadable from the website of Unique Identification
Authority of India or accessible using its mAadhaar app), after its genuineness is established through
offline verification of the digital signature certificate of Unique Identification Authority of India on
the document through the application developed by the Ministry or Department or schemes implementing
agencies concerned for this purpose, in accordance with the details given in this regard on the website of
Unique Identification Authority of India.
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4. Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove, —
(a) benefit under any of the said schemes shall not be denied to a child,-
(i) in case of failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication or to furnish proof
of possession of Aadhaar number; or
(ii) in case of production of an application for enrolment where he has not been assigned an
Aadhaar number;
(b) benefit under any of the said schemes shall be given to such a child by verifying his identity and
establishing his relationship with his parent or legal guardian in the manner specified in the proviso
to clause (3) of paragraph 1; and
(c) where benefit is given under clause (b), a record shall be maintained in respect of the same, which
shall be reviewed and audited periodically by the Ministry through its agencies.
5. In order to ensure that bona fide beneficiaries who are aged eighteen years or more are not deprived of the
benefit due to them under the said schemes, the said Ministry through its agencies 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).
6. This notification shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. ARIT-15/3/2024-24]
GURMEET SINGH CHAWLA, Jt. Secy.
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