Notification for Central Sector Scheme of Top Class Education

6620 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. 4390] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY , OCTOBER 17, 2023/ ASVINA 25, 1945 CG-DL-E-18102023-249529 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th October , 2023 S.O. 4564(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 efficie ncy, and enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly to them in a convenient and seamless manner and Aadhaar obviates the need for producing multiple documents to prove one’s identity; And whereas, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment ( hereinafter referred to as the Department ) in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, is administering the Central Sector Scheme of Top Class Education in College for OBC, EBC and DNT Students (PM YASASVI) (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme ) with an objective of the scheme is to recognize and promote quality education amongst students belonging OBC, EBC and Denotified Tribes Categories by providing full financial support. The scheme covers Other Backward Classes/Economically Backward Classes/Denotified Tribal students for pursuing studies beyond Class XIIth which is being implemented through National Scholarship Portal (hereinafter referred to as the implementing Agency) And wh ereas, under the Scheme, Scholarship ( hereinafter referred to as the 'benefit ) is given to the Other Backward Classes, Economically Backward and Denotified Tribal Students ( hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries ) by the implementing Agency as per th e Scheme and extant 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 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 eligible for receiving the benefits under the Sch eme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. (2) any individual desirous 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 (in case of child beneficiaries), provided he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per Section 3 of the said Act, and such children shal l 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. (3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolmen t 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 re spective Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves: Provide d that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, benefit under the Scheme shall be given to such individuals, subject to the production of the following documents, namely : – 1. For children below eighteen years old (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 request made for Aadhaar enrolment by the beneficiary: and (b) any one of the following identity documents of the beneficiary, namely: - (i) Birth Certificate or Record of birth issued by the appropriate authority; or (ii) School identity card, duly signed by the Principal of the school containing parents name and (c) any one of the follow ing documents as proof of relationship of the beneficiary with the parent or legal guardian as per the extant Scheme guidelines, namely: - (i) Birth Certificate or Record of birth issued by the appropriate authority or (ii) Ration Card, or (iii) Ex-Servicemen Contribu tory Health Scheme Card, or Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Card or Central Government Health Scheme Card; or (iv) Pension Card, or (v) Army Canteen Card, or (vi) any Government Family Entitlement Card, or (vii) any other document as specified by the Ministry II. For beneficiaries above eighteen years old (a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar 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) Ration Card; or (v) Voter Identity Card; or (vi) MGNREGA card; or (vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or (viii) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (ix) Certificate of identity having photo of such per son issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter head; or (x) any other document as specified by the Department: Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an officer specifically designated 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 publicity through the media shall be given to the benef iciaries to make them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme. 3. 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 authentication, and the Department through its Implementing Agency shall make provisions for iris scanners or face authentication along with finger -print authe ntication for delivery of benefits in seamless manner; (b) in case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or iris scan 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 cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time -based One -Time Password authentication is not possible, benefits under the Scheme may be gi ven on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verified through the Quick Response (QR) code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of QR code reader shall be provided at the convenient locations by the Departme nt through its Implementing Agency. 4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above no child shall be denied benefit under the Scheme in case of failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication, or furnishing proof of possession of Aadh aar number or in the case of a child to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned producing an application for enrolment, the benefit shall be given to him by verifying his identity on the basis of other documents as mentioned in sub clauses (b) and (c) of Clause (1) of the proviso of sub paragraph (3) 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 Ministry thr ough the implementing Agency. 5. In order to ensure that no bona fide beneficiary (other than children) under the Scheme is deprived of his due benefits, the Department 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, dated the 19th December 2017 (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in/ ). 6. This notification shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all the States and Union territories. [F. No. 14017 /5/ 2023 -DBT ] RADHIKA CHAKRAVARTHY , 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 -110054.