Notification of UDID Project for Child below 18 years under Section 7 of Aadhar Act

5183 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3437] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY , AUGUST 11 , 2023/ SHRAVANA 20, 1945 CG-DL-E-11082023-248030 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (divyangjan) NOTIFI CATION New Delhi , the 8th August , 2023 S.O. 3591(E).—Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and efficiency, and enables benefic iaries 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 Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (hereinafter referred as the Department) in the Government of India is administering the Unique Disability Identification (UDID) (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) as a Central Sector Scheme, which is being implemented through the Dis trict Medical Authorities or any other medical authority notified by the State Government or Union Territory Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency); And whereas, under the Scheme, unique central database of persons with disabil ities, recognition of UDID card across the territory of the Union of India and potential benefits which may arise from time to time due to linking of various Government schemes with UDID card (hereinafter referred to as the benefits ) is given to persons w ith disabilities who are below the age of 18 years ( hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries ) as per the Scheme and extend guidelines issued thereunder; And whereas, the implementation of the Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India; 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 Go vernment hereby notifies the following, namely: - (a) a child (persons with disabilities who are below the age of 18 years) desirous of availing the benefit under the Scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication; (b) any child desiro us of availing the benefit 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 subject to the consent of his parents or guardians, before registering fo r the Scheme, provided such child is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act and that child shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list available at 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 Department, 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 Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at conve nient locations in coordination wit h the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming UIDAI Registrar themselves: Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the child, benefits under the Scheme shall be given to such child, subject to production of the following documen ts, namely: - (a) (i) if the beneficiary was enrolled after the age of five years (with biometrics collection), his Aadhaar Enrolment Identification slip, or of bio -metric update identification slip, or; (ii) a copy of the reque st made for Aadhaar enrolment by the beneficiary; and (b) any of the following documents of the beneficiaries as proof of relationship with the parent or legal guardian as per the Scheme, namely: – i. Birth Certificate; or Record of birth issued by the a ppropriate authority ; or ii. (School identity card, duly signed by the Principal of the school, containing parents names; and iii. Ration Card; or iv. Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Card; or Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Card; or Cen tral Government Healt h Scheme (CGHS) Card; or v. Pension Card; or vi. Army Canteen Card; or vii. any Government Family Entitlement Card; or viii. any other document as specified by the Department: Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer specifically designat ed by the Department for that purpose. 2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the Scheme conveniently, the Department, through its Implementing Agency, shall make all the required arrangements to ensure that wide p ublicity through 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 re medial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely: - (a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication, and the Department, through its Implementing Agency, shall make provision s for iris scanners or face authentication along with finger print authentication for delivery of benefits in seamless manner; (b) in case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or iris scan or face authentication is not successful, whereve r feas ible 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 cases, 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 code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arran gement of Quick Response code reader shall be provided at convenient locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency. 4. Every child shall be entitled to the benefit under the Scheme, and in case a child fails to establish its identity, by undergoing authentication, or furnishing proof of possession of Aadhaar number, or in the case of a child to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, on producing an application for enrolment, the benefit shall be given to such child by verifying its identi ty on the basis of other documents as mentioned in clause (b) of the proviso to sub - paragraph (c) of paragraph 1, and where benefit is given on the basis of such other documents, a separate register shall be maintained to record the same, which shall be reviewed and audited periodically by the Department through its Implementing Agency. 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. . P-13013/24/2023 -UDID/IT/STATISTICS ] RAJEEV SHARMA , Jt. Secy. 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