Related to Aadhaar authentication for the VB G RAM G under section 7 of the Aadhaar.

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08082026-275296 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4215] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026/SHRAVAN 16, 1948 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Department of Rural Development) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026 S.O. 4393(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 Ministry of Rural Development (hereinafter referred to as the said Ministry) in the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as the Government) is administering the Viksit Bharat— Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme) under the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 (Act No. 36 of 2025); And whereas, a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in every financial year (hereinafter referred to as the said benefit) is given to the every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work, to promote empowerment, growth, convergence and saturation for a prosperous and resilient rural Bharat and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto (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 India; And whereas, the Department of Rural Development is desirous that the Government, for the purpose of establishing identity of a beneficiary as a condition for the receipt of the said benefit, requires 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 registered or seeking registration under the VB-G RAM G Scheme for 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 registered or seeking registration under the said scheme who 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 Department of Rural Development or such department designated by the State Government or Union territory Administration 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 entitled and which are valid at the time of presentation, or, in case the software provided or authorized by the said Department of Rural Development or such department designated by the State Government or Union territory Administration 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 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 Identification Number (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 10th class or Higher Secondary or 12th class, issued by a recognised 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 the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, or Unique Disability Identification (UDID) issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Government of India; (ix) driving license issued in India; (x) any other document as the Department of Rural Development or such department designated by the State Government or Union territory Administration may specify: (4) An officer designated by the Department of Rural Development or such department designated by the State Government or Union territory Administration 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 Identification Number (EID), on my Aadhaar portal (https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/portal) to confirm that the Enrolment Identification Number (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. 2. 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. 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 (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 the Unique Identification Authority of India 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- protected electronic copy of Aadhaar letter downloadable from the website of the 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. (ii) Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document (downloadable from the website of the 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 UIDAI on the document through the application developed by the Ministry or Department or scheme implementing agency concerned for this purpose, in accordance with the details given in this regard on the website of the Unique Identification Authority of India. 4. 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 scheme, the Department of Rural Development shall follow the exception handling mechanism specified in the Office Memorandum no, D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19" December, 2017 of the Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in). 5. This notification shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazettee. [F. No. J-11060/18/2026/RE-VI] ROHINI R. BHAJIBHAKARE, Jt. Secy.