Publication of notification in pursuance of section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) in respect of the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana in the Gazette of India.

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19052026-272707 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2466] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026/VAISAKHA 29, 1948 3571 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (ARI Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th May, 2026 S.O. 2558(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 Khadi and Village Industries Commission ((hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency) under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) in the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as the said Government) is administering the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme); And whereas, the said scheme is implemented by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai, the Nodal Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency); 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 Central Government hereby notifies the following, namely:- 1. (1) An individual desirous of availing of the benefit under the 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. (3) In accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Ministry shall ensure enrolment of beneficiaries who are yet to be enrolled or update their Aadhaar details through appropriate measures: Provided that till such time an Aadhaar number is assigned to such beneficiary, the beneficiary may establish the identity to avail of the said benefit, by presenting the following documents to which is entitled and which are valid at the time of presentation or in case the software provided or authorised by the Implementing Agency 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 their consent for so obtaining, namely:- (a) the acknowledgement of the beneficiary having undergone the process of enrolment, provided by the operator at the enrolment centre, containing the Enrolment Identification; and (b) any one of the following documents, having the photograph of the beneficiary, 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 family member; (v) Indian passport; (vi) certificate or statement of marks of matriculation 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) the Unique Disability Identification (UDID) card issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan); (ix) driving licence issued in India; (x) any other document as the Ministry may specify. (4) An officer designated by the 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 EID on myAadhaar portal to confirm that the 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 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 issued to an Aadhaar number holder on generation of Aadhaar number or e-Aadhaar, 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 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. 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. 5. This notification shall be effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. J/129/2026-KVI(2)] VIPUL GOEL, Jt. Secy.