Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, permits the voluntary use of Aadhaar authentication for the payment of compensation related to land acquisition for National Highway projects, as deposited under Section 3H of the National Highways Act, 1956. It ensures that alternate means of identification are available and that no service is denied for refusing Aadhaar authentication. This notification supersedes the Ministry's earlier notification S.O. 2370(E) dated 28th May, 2025, and takes effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Aadhaar Authentication for Compensation Payment:
* Aadhaar authentication is permitted for the payment of compensation deposited under Section 3H of the National Highways Act, 1956, related to land acquisition for National Highway projects.
* The use of Aadhaar is voluntary for recipients.
Consent and Alternatives:
* The Ministry must obtain consent from the Aadhaar number holder for authentication.
* Alternate and viable means of identification must be provided. Acceptable alternatives are: PAN, Driving License, Passport, and Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC).
* Services cannot be denied to individuals who refuse or are unable to undergo Aadhaar authentication.
Legal and Procedural Compliance:
* This notification is issued in pursuance of rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, and subclause (ii) of clause (b) of subsection (4) of section (4) of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
Supersession and Effective Date:
* This notification supersedes the Ministry's Gazette Notification S.O. 2370(E) dated 28th May, 2025.
* The notification comes into effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
Impact Analysis:
Aadhaar Number Holders (Land Acquisition Compensation Recipients):
Impact: They can use Aadhaar for quicker and more convenient identity verification to receive compensation payments, but are not obligated to do so.
Action Required: They must provide consent if choosing to use Aadhaar authentication. They should be aware of alternative identification methods available if they choose not to use Aadhaar.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:
Impact: The Ministry is authorized to use Aadhaar authentication for disbursing compensation payments related to land acquisition for National Highway projects.
Action Required: The Ministry must obtain consent for Aadhaar authentication, provide alternative identification methods, and ensure no service is denied for refusing Aadhaar authentication.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Government of India ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the national highway network.
Aadhaar: A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI): Statutory authority established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: The ministry responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of the electronics industry in India.
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge Rules, 2020: Rules pertaining to Aadhaar authentication for good governance and social welfare.
Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016: An Act of the Parliament of India to provide for, inter alia, good governance, efficient, transparent, and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services.
National Highways Act, 1956: An act to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
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स.ं 418] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 10, 2025/आषाढ़ 19, 1947
No. 418] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025/ASHADHA 19, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 िुलाई, 2025
सा.का.जन. 461(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार. िबदक पहचान स्थापपत करन े के पिए आधार का उपयोग व्यपियों को
सुपिधाजनक और पनर्ााध तरीके स े सपससडी, िाभ और सेिाए ं प्राप्त करने म ें सक्षम र्नाता ह,ै पहचान स्थापपत करन े के
पिए दस्तािेजों की र्हुिता की आिश्यकता को समाप्त करता ह,ै प्रक्रियाओं को सरि र्नाता ह ै और पारदर्शाता और दक्षता
को र्ढािा देता ह:ै
और जर्क्रक इलेक्ट्रॉजनकी और सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार ने भारतीय पिपशष्ट पहचान प्रापधकरण
(यूआईडीएआई) के परामश ा के र्ाद, सड़क पररिहन और राजमागा मंत्रािय (पजसे आगे उि मंत्रािय कहा जाएगा), भारत
सरकार (पजस े आग े उि सरकार कहा जाएगा) को सुशासन के पिए आधार प्रमाणीकरण (समाज कल्याण, निाचार, ज्ञान)
पनयमावली, 2020 (पजसे आग े उि पनयमों म ें संदर्भात क्रकया जाएगा) के पनयम 3 के उप-पनयम (1) के तहत पनधााररत
उद्देश्यों के पिए अपन े कायाािय ज्ञापन संख्या 13(2)/2020-ईजी-II (खडं -II), क्रदनांक 6 माचा, 2025 के माध्यम स े अनुमपत
दी थी क्रक उि सरकार/मंत्रािय को प्रमाणीकरण करने की अनुमपत दी जा सकती ह ै और आधार संख्या धारक की पहचान
स्थापपत करन े के पिए प्रमाणीकरण के दौरान आधार संख्या के उपयोग की अनुमपत दी जा सकती ह ै और आधार (पित्तीय
और अन्द्य सपससडी, िाभ और सेिाओं का िपक्षत पितरण) अपधपनयम, 2016 (पजसे आग े अपधपनयम कहा जाएगा) की
धारा 4 की उप-धारा (4) के खंड (ख) के उप-खडं (ii) के साथ परित उि पनयमों के पनयम 5 के तहत इस े अपधसूपचत
करती ह।ै
4547GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और जर्क्रक, आधार प्रमाणीकरण राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ा अपधपनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3एच के तहत
जमा मुआिज े के भुगतान के प्रयोजन के पिए क्रकया जाएगा (पजसे इसके र्ाद उि प्रयोजन के रूप म ें संदर्भात क्रकया जाएगा)
जैसा क्रक उि पनयमों के पनयम 3 के उप-पनयम (1) के तहत पनधााररत क्रकया गया ह ै और उि प्रयोजन के पिए आधार
प्रमाणीकरण का प्रदशना स्िैपछिक आधार पर होगा और उि मंत्रािय राष्ट्रीय राजमागों या उसके क्रकसी भाग के पनमााण,
रखरखाि, प्रर्ंधन या संचािन के पिए आिश्यक भूपम के अपधग्रहण के संर्ंध म ें मआु िजे के भुगतान के प्रयोजन के पिए ही
आधार प्रमाणीकरण करेगा, और राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ा अपधपनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3एच के तहत जमा क्रकया
जाएगा। (पजस े इसके र्ाद उपयोग दकए गए मामले के रूप में सदं र्भात क्रकया जाएगा)]
अब, इसजलए, अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उपधारा (4) के खडं (ख) के उपखंड (ii) के साथ परित उक्त जनयमों के
जनयम 5 के अनुसरण म,ें उक्त मत्रं ालय एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत को अजधसूजचत करता है, अथागत:् -
1. (1) मंत्रालय, अजधजनयम म ें प्रावधान के अनुसार, प्रमाणीकरण के प्रयोिन के जलए आधार संख्या धारक की
सहमजत प्राप्त करेगा।
(2) उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 3 के उप-जनयम (2) के अनुसार, आधार प्रमाणीकरण स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर ह,ै
मंत्रालय/जवभाग/एिेंसी आधार संख्या धारक को पहचान के वैकजल्पक और व्यवहायग साधनों के बारे म ें सूजचत करेगा और
आधार प्रमाणीकरण से इनकार करने या ऐसा करन े म ें असमथग होन े पर आधार संख्या धारक को कोई सेवा िेन े स े इनकार
नहीं करेगा, अथागत:-
(क) स्ट्थायी खाता संख्या (पनै );
(ख) ड्राइववंग लाइसेंस;
(ग) पासपोर्ग;
(घ) मतिाता फोर्ो पहचान पत्र (ईपीआईसी);
2. यह अजधसूचना आजधकाररक रािपत्र में प्रकािन की जतजथ से प्रभावी होगी और मत्रं ालय की रािपत्र अजधसूचना
का.आ. 2370(अ) दिनांक 28 मई, 2025 का स्ट्थान लगे ी।
[फा. स.ं NH-11011/90/2024-LA(Pt.)]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th July, 2025
G.S.R. 461(E).—Whereas the use of Aadhaar 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 OM No. 13(2)/2020-EG-
II (Vol-II) dated 6th March, 2025 to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (hereinafter referred to as the said
Ministry), Government of India (hereinafter referred in 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 an the said rules) that the said Government/Ministry 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
(hereinafter referred to as the Act):
And whereas, the Aadhaar authentication shall be performed for the purpose of payment of compensation
deposited under Section 3H of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (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 shall perform the Aadhaar authentication only[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
for the purpose of payment of compensation in regards to the acquisition of land required for the building,
maintenance, management or operation of National Highways or part thereof, and deposited under section 3H of the
National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). (hereinafter referred to as the use case(s)]
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 said Ministry hereby notifies the following, namely:-
1. (1) The Ministry, as provided in the Act, shall obtain the consent of the Aadhaar number holder for the
purpose of authentication herein.
(2) As per sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the said rules, Aadhaar authentication is on voluntary basis the
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, namely:-
(a) Permanent Account Number (PAN) ;
(b) Driving License ;
(c) Passport ;
(d) Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) ;
2 This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette and shall supersede the
Ministry's Gazette Notification S.O. 2370(E) dated 28th May, 2025.
[F. No. NH-11011/90/2024-LA(Pt.)]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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