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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026/MAGHA 20, 1947
954 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th February, 2026
S.O. 665(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 Road Transport and Highways (hereinafter referred to as the said Ministry or the
said Department, as the case may be) in the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as the said Government) is
administering "Rah-Veer (erstwhile Good Samaritan) (hereinafter referred to as the said scheme):
And whereas an award of ₹25,000/- (hereinafter referred to as the said benefit) is given to the Rah-Veer
(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 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
Government of India hereby notifies the following, namely:—
1. (1) An individual desirous of 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 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 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 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 18 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 (EID); and
(b) any one of the following documents to evidence that the beneficiary is a child below 18 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;
(ii) Indian passport;
(iii) Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10th class or higher secondary or
12th class, issued by a recognised board of school education;
(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 (2 of 2016), 2015, 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, 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
(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;
(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 matriculation or 10th class or higher secondary 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, 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) or 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 18 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;
(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 Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Rules, 2017, or Unique Disability Identification (UDID) card
issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(Divyangjan), Government of India;
(ix) Driving licence issued in India:
(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, 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, 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) or 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 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 myAadhaar 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, 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 one-time pin-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 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 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 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
scheme implementing agency concerned for this purpose, in accordance with the details given in this
regard on the website of Unique Identification Authority of India.
4. Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove, —
(a) benefit under the said scheme 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; and
(b) benefit under the said scheme 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.
5. In order to ensure that bona fide beneficiaries who are aged 18 years or more are not deprived of the benefit
due to them under the said scheme, the Ministry 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 be effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. RT-25035/46/2022-RS]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
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