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Notification permitting specified reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication under Section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.

Detailed Summary

By notification S.O. 5213(E) dated 8th December 2023, the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), exercising powers under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India (established under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016)) and the Reserve Bank of India as the appropriate regulator, permitted seven reporting entities that satisfied the privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of section 11A of the Money-laundering Act: AEON Credit Service India Private Limited, Appnit Technologies Private Limited, Capital Trust Limited, Poonawalla Housing Finance Limited, Poonawalla Fincorp Limited, Shri Ram Finance Corporation Pvt. Ltd., and VFS Capital Limited. The notification bears file number P-12011/11/2021-ES Cell-DOR-Part(1) and is signed by Manoj Kumar Singh, Director (Headquarter).

Full Text

7579 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (1) (2) No. 4984] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , DECEMBER 8, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1945 CG-DL-E-08122023-250499 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th December, 2023 S.O. 5213 (E).—In exercise of the power 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 entities mentioned in the TABLE below shall comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsides, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the Aa dhaar Act), and 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 entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Money - laundering Act, namely: - TABLE S.No. Reporting Entities (1) (2) 1. AEON Credit Service India Private Limited 2. Appnit Technologies Private Limited 3. Capital Trust Limited 4. Poonawalla Housing Finance Limited 5. Poonawalla Fincorp Limited 6. Shri Ram Finance Corporation Pvt. Ltd. 7. VFS Capital Limited [F. No. P -12011/11/2021 -ES Cell -DOR -Part(1)] MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, Director (Headquarter) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of P ublications, Delhi -110054.

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