Aadhaar authentication of Visitors to inmates

6173 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.4090 ] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 29, 2023/ ASVINA 7, 1945 CG-DL-E-29092023-249058 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 9th Septe mber, 2023 S.O. 4261 (E).—The Ministry of Home Affairs having been authorized by the Central Government to notify, under Rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 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, performance of Aadhaar authentication, on a voluntary basis, for authenticating visitors to prison inmates, using Yes/No authentication facility, hereby notifies that the Prison Departments of the States/Union Territories are allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication of the Visitors to prison inmates. 2. The Prison Departments of the States/UTs shall adhere to the provisions of section 3A and 8 of the Aadhaar Act with respect to the authentication of persons being children i.e., below 18 years of age. 3. It is further advised that all relevant provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations made thereunder, and directions issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (“Authority”) shall be complied with. [F. No. 17013/31/2022 -PR] ARUN SOBTI , Dy. Sec y. 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.