Beneficiary Satyapan Application.

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31072025-265138 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 12] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025/SHRAVANA 8, 1947 MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (National Informatics Centre) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th July, 2025 F. No. M/471/2025-ASD —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 Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had allowed vide its letter no. eF.No: 13(2)/2020-EG-II(Vol-8), dated 15thMay, 2025 to the National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (hereinafter referred to as the said Ministry or the said department or the said Agency), Government of INDIA (hereinafter referred to as the said Government) for the purposes prescribed under sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) that the said Government/Ministry/Department/Agency may be allowed to perform authentication and be permitted the use of Aadhaar number during authentication for establishing identity of Aadhaar number holder whose purpose for use of Aadhaar authentication has been allowed under section 4(4)(b)(i) or 4(4)(b)(ii) or 7 of Aadhaar Act. And whereas, the Aadhaar authentication shall be performed for authentication of beneficiaries/users of delivery (benefits/services) under schemes/initiatives of Central and State Governments (hereinafter referred to as the said purpose) 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 said Ministry/Department/Agency shall perform the Aadhaar authentication only for identification of beneficiaries/users of delivery (benefits/services) under schemes/initiatives of Central and State Governments through Beneficiary Satyapan Application (BSA) [hereinafter referred to as the use case(s)]. Now, therefore, in pursuance of rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4 or section 7 of the Act, NIC hereby notifies the following, namely: 1. Authentication of beneficiaries for establishing the identity of Aadhaar number holder may be carried out by the concerned Ministry/Department/Agency only for the purposes wherein use of Aadhaar authentication has been allowed under section 4(4)(b)(i) or 4(4)(b)(ii) or 7 of Aadhaar Act. 2. The concerned Ministry/Department/Agency, as provided in the Act, shall obtain the consent of the Aadhaar number holder for the purpose of authentication herein. 3. As per sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the said rules, Aadhaar authentication is on voluntary basis and the concerned Ministry/Department/Agency 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. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette. RAJENDRA PRASAD, Senior Technical Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.07.31 16:16:33+05'30'