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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28032026-271381
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1563]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026/CHAITRA 7, 1948
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026
S.O. 1628(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 Heavy Industries (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) in the Government of
India (hereinafter referred to as the Government) is administering PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle
Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme);
And whereas, under the Scheme demand incentive (hereinafter referred to as the Benefit) is given to individual
buyers and authorised representatives of non-individual buyers for purchase of Hybrid or Electric Vehicles (hereinafter
referred to as the Beneficiary) under the Scheme and the instructions and guidelines issued in respect thereof;
And whereas, expenditure for the Scheme is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India;
And whereas, the Ministry is desirous that the Government, for the purpose of establishing identity of a
Beneficiary as a condition for the receipt of the Benefit, requires that he has to 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) and in suppression of the notification of the Government
of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, (Department of Heavy Industry) number
S.O. 1410 (E), dated the 25th April, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(ii) dated the 4th May, 2017, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, 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 Beneficiary who is 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 a 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 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:-
(a) For Beneficiary aged eighteen years or more to whom an Aadhaar number has not been assigned,
(i) the acknowledgement of the Beneficiary having undergone the process of enrolment, provided by
the operator at the enrolment centre, containing the enrolment identification (EID); and
(ii) any one of the following documents, having the photograph of Beneficiary, namely: –
(A) Elector's Photo Identity Card issued by the Election Commission of India;
(B) Ration card;
(C) 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;
(D) 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;
(E) Indian passport;
(F) Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10th class or Higher secondary or
12th class, issued by a recognised Board;
(G) Identity card or other identity document issued to serving or retired public servant by a
government entity or a public sector enterprise;
(H) Disability certificate issued by notified medical authority under the 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;
(I) Driving licence issued in India;
(J) 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 sub-paragraph (3),
(a) status of the enrolment request by submitting the enrolment identification (EID) on myAadhaar portal
(https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/portal) to confirm that the enrolment identification (EID) is valid and that the
enrolment request does not stand rejected; and
(b) 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 the Beneficiary to avail of the Benefit 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 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 (OTP) based mode of authentication is not possible, Benefit
under the 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 (UIDAI) 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, namely:-
(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 (UIDAI) or accessible using its mAadhaar application), after its
genuineness is established through offline verification by scanning the Quick Response (QR) Code
using the Aadhaar Quick Response (QR) Scanner or mAadhaar application (mAadhaar).
(ii) Aadhaar paperless offline e-KYC document [downloadable from the website of Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) or accessible using its mAadhaar application {mAadhaar}],
after its genuineness is established through offline verification of the digital signature certificate of
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on the document through the application developed
by the Ministry or concerned for this purpose, in accordance with the details given in this regard on
the website of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
4. In order to ensure that bonafide Beneficiary who is aged eighteen years or more are not deprived of the Benefit
due to them under the 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).
5. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. 12(59)/2024-AEI (29723)]
Dr. HANIF QURESHI, Addl. Secy.
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