Adhaar Notification for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-06082026-275253 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 225] DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026/SHRAVAN 15, 1948 [N. C. T. D. No. 155 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 6th August, 2026 F. No. DWCD-F024/1/2026-FAS-WCD/6765.— Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly in a convenient and seamless manner by obviating the need to produce multiple documents to prove one's identity; And whereas, the Department of Women & Child Development (herein after referred to as the Department), is administering the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana (DLY), aimed to provide monthly financial benefit transfer of ₹2,500 per month to the eligible poor women in Delhi who are residents of NCT of Delhi and are between 21 to 60 years of age and to provide money directly in the e-wallet/Account of the women so as to enhance their decision-making power, ensure financial autonomy, increase self-esteem and lead to their empowerment. MODE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Every month an amount of ₹1,500 is to be credited to the beneficiary's Recurring Deposit (RD) account with a lock-in period till 31.07.2029, while ₹1,000 shall be remitted every month to the beneficiary through a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallet linked to his/her bank account. The CBDC wallet shall be configured with spending restrictions to prevent the purchase of items included in the Negative List, such as alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, lottery tickets, gambling and betting services and any other goods or services prohibited by the Government from time to time. OR the applicant goes for the second option as given at point 2 2. An amount of ₹2,500 shall be credited every month as a Recurring Deposit (RD) through the selected banking partner, in order to enable beneficiaries to avail higher returns, with a lock-in period till 31.07.2029, as per the prevailing rate of interest on RD. 3. The date of maturity of the RD can be subsequently changed by the Council of Minister upon assessment and review of the scheme after two years of its launch date. 4. The beneficiary should have an account in a Bank which is compatible with CBDC wallet facility. The beneficiary/applicant shall have possession of Aadhaar Card or shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment before registration under the scheme. And whereas, the aforesaid Scheme involves recurring expenditure incurred from the Consolidated Fund of Government of NCT of Delhi. Now, therefore, in pursuance 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 Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby notifies the following, namely: 1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving benefits under the scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. (2) Any individual desirous of availing benefits under the scheme who does not possess Aadhaar or has not enrolled yet, shall be required to apply for Aadhaar enrolment before registering for the Scheme, provided she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar under Section 3 of the Act and shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list available at UIDAI website www.uidai.gov.in). (3) As per Regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Department through its District Offices is required to offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities for beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled. If there is no enrolment centre in the locality, the Department shall provide enrolment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with UIDAI Registrars or by becoming a Registrar themselves. Provided that, till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, benefits under the Scheme shall be given to such individual, subject to the production of the following documents, namely: - (a)If she has enrolled, her Aadhaar Enrolment ID Slip, and (b) Any one of the following documents, namely: (i) Bank or Post Office Passbook with Photo; or (ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or (iii) Passport; or [PART IV DELHI GAZETTE: EXTRAORDINARY (iv) Ration Card (v) Voter Identity Card (vi) MGNREGA Card; or (vii) Kisan Photo Passbook; or (viii) Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (ix) Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter head; or (x) Any other document specified by the Department. Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an officer specifically designated by the department for that purpose. 2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the Scheme conveniently, the Department through its district offices shall make all the required arrangements to ensure that vide publicity through the media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the said requirement. 3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometric of the beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanism shall be adopted, namely: a) In case of poor fingerprint quality, IRIS scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication, thereby the Department through its Implementation Agency shall make provisions for Integrated Risk Information System scanners or face authentication along with finger-print authentication for delivery of benefits in seamless manner; b) In case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or IRIS scan or face authentication is not successful, wherever feasible and admissible authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Time- based One -Time Password with limited time validity, as the case may be, shall be offered; c) In all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based Onetime Password authentication is not possible, benefits under the Scheme may be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verified through the Quick Response code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement for Quick Response code reader shall be provided at the convenient locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency. 4. In addition to the above, in order to ensure that no Bonafide beneficiary under the scheme is deprived of her due benefits, the department through its implementing agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as outlined in the Office Memorandum of DBT mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India dated 19th December 2017. 5. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette. By Order and in The Name of Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, BIPUL PATHAK, IAS Addl. Chief Secy. 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.