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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 83]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 29, 1946
1922 GI/25
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 2025
F.No. Akd-14/17/2024-Akad. - 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:
2. And whereas, the Artists Repository Portal has been launched by the Ministry of Culture to create a secure,
Aadhaar-verified database of artists across various art forms in India, ensuring identity validation through an
automated system and enhancing security.
3. And whereas, the Central Government in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, after
consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had allowed vide its letter no. 13(5)/2022-EG-
II, dated 25.07.2024, Ministry of Culture requesting entity in the interest of good governance, preventing leakage of
public funds, promoting ease of living of residents and enabling better access to services by them for the purposes
prescribed under sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare,
Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 that the Ministry of Culture may be allowed to perform authentication and be
permitted the use of Aadhaar number during authentication for establishing identity of Aadhaar number holder and
notify the same under rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of
the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
4. And whereas, the Aadhaar authentication shall be performed for verifying the identity of artists, for the
purpose of artists registration and empanelment, using Yes/No and e-KYC authentication facility as prescribed under
sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the said rules and the performance of Aadhaar authentication for the said purpose shall be on
voluntary basis and that the Ministry of Culture shall perform the Aadhaar authentication only for the said purpose.
5. Now, therefore, in pursuance of rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4)
of section 4 of the Act, the Central Government through the Ministry of Culture hereby notifies the following,
namely:-
a. The Ministry, as provided in the Act, shall obtain the consent of the Aadhaar number holder for the purpose
of authentication herein.
b. As per sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the said rules, Aadhaar authentication is on voluntary basis the Ministry shall
inform to the Aadhaar number holder of alternate and viable means of identification and shall not deny any
service to the Aadhaar number holder for refusing to, or being unable to, undergo Aadhaar authentication.
6. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
AMITA PRASAD SARABHAI, Jt. Secy.