Aadhaar authentication to establish the identity of beneficiary for the receipt of benefits of training programme subcomponents under HRD component of IWDP scheme being implemented by the Central Wool Development Board publication of notification in the Gazette of India,

4227 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2781] NEW DELHI, TUES DAY, JULY 4, 2023/ASHADHA 13, 194 5 CG-DL-E-04072023-247005 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th June, 2023 S.O. 2904 (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 in a convenient and seamless manner by obviating the need to produce multiple documents to prove one’s identity; And whereas, the Ministry of Textiles (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) in the Government of India, is administering the training programme sub -components u nder Human Resource Development (HRD) Scheme, namely, (i) Short Term Training Programme for manufacturing or weaving of woolen items, (ii) Onsite training to industrial workers, (iii) Training on Machine sheep shearing and (iv) Training in Weaving and Desi gning at Training Centre, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh by Central Wool Development Board (CWDB) (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) with an objective to provide training, for resource persons, which is being implemented through the Central Wool Development Board and its implementing agencies (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency); And whereas, under the Scheme, the training along with stipend (where applicable) (hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is given to the resource persons (hereinaf ter referred to as the beneficiaries), by the Implementing Agency as per the Scheme and extant guidelines issued there under; And whereas, to provide the aforesaid benefit under the Scheme involves recurring expenditure 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. (a) an individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication; (b) any individual desirous of availing benefits 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 before registering for the Scheme, provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such individual 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; (c) as per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Ministry 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 through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by bec oming UIDAI Registrar themselves: Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, benefits under the Scheme shall be given to such individual, subject to the production of the following documents, namely: – a. if he has enrolled, his Aadhaa r 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 (PAN) Card; or iii. Passport; or iv. Voter identity card; or v. Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or vi. Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter head; or vii. any other document as may be specified by the Ministry: Provided further t hat the above documents, may be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Ministry for that purpose. 2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the Scheme conveniently, the Ministry through its Implementing Agency, shall m ake all the required arrangements to ensure that wide publicity through the media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme. 3. In all cases, 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 a uthentication, and the Ministry 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 throug h fingerprints or iris 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 ca ses 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 (Q R) code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of QR code reader shall be provided at convenient locations by the Ministry through its Implementing Agency. 4. In order to ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the Scheme is deprive d of his due benefits, the Ministry 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, da ted the 19th December 2017 (available at https://dbtbharat.gov.in/). 5. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all the States and Union territories. [F. No. 2/6/2023 -Fibre -II] PRAJAKTA L. VERMA , Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -1100 54.