Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Finance mandates the use of Aadhaar for beneficiaries of the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) to ensure efficient and transparent delivery of benefits. Individuals eligible for APY benefits are required to furnish proof of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Those without Aadhaar must apply for enrollment by June 15, 2017, and until Aadhaar is assigned, they can receive benefits by providing alternative identification documents.
Key Points / Main Content:
Aadhaar Requirement:
* Aadhaar is required for receiving benefits under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
* Beneficiaries must provide proof of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
Aadhaar Enrollment:
* Individuals without Aadhaar must apply for enrollment by June 15, 2017.
* Enrollment can be done at any Aadhaar enrolment center listed on the UIDAI website (www.uidai.gov.in).
* Regulator and Intermediaries must offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities, especially where centers are not readily available.
Alternative Identification:
* Until Aadhaar is assigned, benefits will be provided upon submission of Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip or copy of Aadhaar enrolment request, along with other specified documents.
* Acceptable alternative documents include Bank/Post office Passbook with Photo, PAN Card, Passport, Ration Card, Employee Government ID Card, Voter Identity Card, MGNREGS card, Kisan Photo passbook, Driving license, Certificate of identity with photo issued by a Gazetted Officer or Tehsildar, or any other document specified by the Regulator.
Publicity and Awareness:
* Regulator and Intermediaries must create wide publicity to make beneficiaries aware of the Aadhaar requirement.
* Information on nearest Aadhaar enrolment centers should be provided.
* Regulator and Intermediaries must facilitate Aadhaar enrolment in areas where enrolment centers are not easily accessible.
Effective Date:
* The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all States and Union territories except Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Impact Analysis:
Beneficiaries:
* Impact: Required to provide Aadhaar or enroll for Aadhaar to continue receiving APY benefits. May need to gather alternative identification documents if Aadhaar is not yet available.
* Action Required: Obtain Aadhaar by June 15, 2017, or provide alternative identification documents until Aadhaar is assigned.
Regulator (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority - PFRDA):
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring beneficiaries are aware of the Aadhaar requirement and for facilitating Aadhaar enrollment.
* Action Required: Create awareness campaigns, provide Aadhaar enrollment facilities, and designate officers to check alternative identification documents.
Intermediaries (Banks and Post Offices):
* Impact: Implement the Aadhaar requirement and assist beneficiaries with enrollment.
* Action Required: Facilitate Aadhaar enrollment, accept alternative identification documents, and provide information on Aadhaar enrolment centers.
Central Government (Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance):
* Impact: Oversees the implementation of the Aadhaar requirement for APY benefits.
* Action Required: Ensure the effective implementation of the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar: A 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data.
Atal Pension Yojana (APY): A Government of India scheme administered by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, providing a guaranteed minimum monthly pension to subscribers.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA): The regulator for the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), responsible for laying down procedures for beneficiary identification.
Department of Financial Services: A department within the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, responsible for administering the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
Consolidated Fund of India: The fund from which the Central Government covers expenditures related to the minimum monthly pension guarantee under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016: The Act of Indian Parliament that allows for the use of Aadhaar for targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits, and services. Section 7 is referenced in the notification.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Finance where the notification was issued.
Assam: A state in India where the notification will not come into effect.
Meghalaya: A state in India where the notification will not come into effect.
Jammu and Kashmir: A former state and current union territory in India where the notification will not come into effect.
REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
EXTRAORDINARY
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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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No. 1335] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017/VAISAKHA 21, 1939
वित्त म्त रालयय
(वित्तीयविा राल तविभरालग)
अवधवचू नराल
नईददल्यी, 11 मई,2017
कराल.आ. 1512(अ).—आधरालरकरालपहचरालनदस्तरालिाजकारूपमेंप्रयोगवािरालओंअथिरालवहरालयदकयोंअथिराल
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गयरालह)ै ,भरालरतवरकरालरकरालवित्तमत्रालययअटयपेंिनयोजनराल( पीिरालई)(इवकापश्चरालत्उक्तयोजनरालवनर्ददष्टदकयराल
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फरालयदरालग्ररालवहयोंकीपहचरालनकावय प्रदियरालकोविवनयवमततथरालअवभकवथतकरतरालह।ै स्कीमकरालकरालयरालगन्ियन
विवनयरालमककाकरालयरालगययतथरालबैंकों ितडरालकघरों(वजवाइवमें इवकापश्चरालत्मध्यितीवनर्ददष्टदकयरालगयरालह)ै की
िरालखरालओंकाजरर दकयरालजरालतरालह।ै
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िहनभरालरतकीवतवचतवनवधवादकयरालजरालतरालह।ै
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3077 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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प्रमरालणीकरणकाप्रदियरालधीनहोनाकरालप्रमरालण-प्प्रस्तुतकरनरालअपावक्षतहोगराल।
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आधरालरकावय अभीतकनरालमरालतदकतनहों,उन्हें उक्तअवधवनयमकीधरालरराल3काअनवु रालर15 ,2017तकआधरालर
मेंनरालमरालतकनकावय आिादनकरनरालहोगरालतथरालऐवाव्यवक्तयोंकोआधरालरकावय नरालमरालकत नहता ुदकवीआधरालरनरालमरालकत न
कान्र(वूचीभरालरतीयविविष्टपहचरालनप्ररालवधकरण(यूआई डीआई)कीिाबवरालइटwww.uidai.gov.inपरउपयब्ध
ह)ै वावतपकगकरनरालहोगराल।
(3) आधरालर (नरालमरालतकन तथराल अद्यतनीकरण) विवनयम, 2016 का विवनयम 12 का अनुवरालर, विवनयरालमक अपना
करालयरालगययोंअथिरालमध्यिर्शतयों,वजन्हें व्यवक्तद्वरालररालआधरालरप्रस्तुतकरनरालअपावक्षतह,ै कोऐवाफरालयदरालग्ररालवहयों,जोअभी
तकआधरालरकावय नरालमरालतदकतनहींहु ह,ैं कोआधरालरनरालमरालतकनकीवुविधरालकरालप्रस्तरालिकरनरालअपावक्षतहै औरयदद
वतबतवधतब्यॉकअथिरालतरालयकु यरालतहवीयमेंआधरालरनरालमरालतकनकान्रअिवस्थतनहोतोविवनयरालमककोअपना
करालयरालगययअथिरालमध्यिर्शतयोंकाजरर यूआईडी आईकाविद्यमरालनरवजस्ररालरकावमन्ियकावरालथअथिरालस्ि यत
यूआईडी आईरवजस्ररालरबनकरवुविधरालजनकस्थ रालनोंपरनरालमरालतकनकीवुविधरालउपयब्धकररालनरालअपावक्षतहोगराल।
परन्तुयहदकजबतकव्यवक्तकोआधरालरनददयरालजराल तबतकउक्तयोजनरालकाअधीनयरालभवनम्नवयवखतदस्तरालिजा
प्रस्तुतकरनाकाअध्यधीनहोगराल,अथरालगत:् —
(क) (i)यददनरालमरालतकनकरिरालयरालहोतोआधरालरनरालमरालतकनआईडीपची;अथिराल
(ii)नीचादद ग पैरराल2काउप-पैरराल(ख)मेंवनर्ददष्टदक ग अनुवरालरआधरालरनरालमरालकत नवतबतधीअनुरोधकी
प्रवत;और
(ख)(i)फोटोववहतबैंकअथिरालडरालकघरपरालवबुक;यराल(ii)स्थरालयीखरालतरालवतख्यराल(पैन)करालड;ग यराल(iii)परालवपोटग;यराल(iv)
ररालिनकरालड;ग यराल(v)वरकरालरीकमगचरालरीपहचरालन-प्;यराल(vi)मतदरालतरालपहचरालन-प्;यराल(vii)मनरागरालकरालड;ग यराल(vii)
दकवरालनफोटोपरालवबुक;यराल(ix)मोटरिरालहनअवधवनयम,1988(1988कराल59)काअधीनयरालइवेंवप्रदरालनकरना
िरालयाप्ररालवधकरालरीद्वरालररालजरालरीड्ररालइविगयरालइवेंव;यराल(x)दकवीररालजपव्तअवधकरालरीअथिरालतहवीयदरालरद्वरालरराल
िरालवकीयिीर्गप्परजरालरीपहचरालनप्रमरालण-प्,वजवपरवदस्यकरालफोटोयगरालहो;यराल(xi)विवनयरालमकद्वरालरराल
विवनर्ददष्टकोईअन्यदस्तरालिाज।
परन्तुयहदकउपयुगक्तदस्तरालिाजकीजरालतचउक्तप्रयोजनहता ुविवनयरालमकद्वरालररालवििर्ा रूपवा पदरालवभवहतदकवी
अवधकरालरीद्वरालररालदकयरालजराल गराल।
2.योजनरालकाअधीनफरालयदरालग्ररालवहयोंकोवुविधरालजनकतथरालवनर्शिघ्नयरालभउपयब्धकररालनाकाउद्दश्ा यवाविवनयरालमक
अपनाकरालयरालगययतथरालमध्यिर्शतयोंकाजरर वभीअपावक्षतव्यिस्थराल त करागरालवजनमेंवनम्नवयवखतिरालवमयहैं अथरालगत:् —
(क)मीवडयरालतथरालव्यवक्तगतवूचनरालकाजरर व्यरालपकप्रचरालरकरकाफरालयदरालग्ररालवहयोंकोयोजनरालकाअधीनआधरालरकी
आिश्यकतरालकीजरालनकरालरीदीजराल औरयददिाआधरालरकावय पहया वा नरालमरालतदकतनहोंतोउन्हें अपना क्षा्में
उपयब्धवनकटतमआधरालरनरालमरालतकनकेंरमें15 ,2017तकनरालमरालकत नकरिरालनाकीवयरालहदीजराल ।स्थ रालनीयरूप
वाउपयब्धनरालमरालतकनकेंरोंकीवूची(वूचीwww.uidai.gov.inपरउपयब्ध)उन्हें उपयब्धकररालईजराल ।
(ख)यददयोजनरालकाफरालयदरालग्ररालहीअपनावनकटितीक्षा्ों,जैवा ब्यॉकअथिरालतरालयुकयरालतहवीयमेंनरालमरालकत नकेंरोंका
उपयब्धनहोनाकाकरालरणआधरालरकावय नरालमरालतकननकरिरालवकेंतोविवनयरालमककोअपनाकरालयरालगययोंऔर
मध्यिर्शतयों का जरर वुविधरालजनक स्थ रालन पर आधरालर नरालमरालतकन की वुविधराल उपयब्ध करनराल अपावक्षत है और
फरालयदरालग्ररालवहयोंकोइवप्रयोजनहता ुअपनरालनरालम,पतराल,मोबरालइयवतख्यरालतथरालपैरराल1काउप-पैरराल(3)कापरततुकमें
यथरालविवनर्ददष्ट,अन्यब्यौररालिाबपोटगयकाजरर यरालविवनयरालमककावतबतवधतपदधरालरीअथिरालमध्यितीकोउपयब्ध
कररालनरालहोगराल।
3. यहअवधवूचनरालअवम,माघरालययऔरजम्मू -कश्म ीरकोछोकरकरवभीररालयोंतथरालवघत ररालयक्षा्ोंमेंररालजप्में
प्रकरालिनकीतरालरीखवाप्रभरालिीहोगी।
[फराल.वत.11/14/2016-पीआर]
न्र ,वतयुक्तववचिII (ii) 3
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th May, 2017
S.O. 1512(E).—Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as 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 and Aadhaar obviates the
need for producing multiple documents to prove one’s identity;
And whereas, the Department of Financial Services (hereinafter referred to as the Department),
Ministry of Finance in the Government of India is administering the Scheme of Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
(hereinafter referred to as the Scheme) as notified under Gazette Notification dated the 16th October, 2015
and as amended vide notifications dated the 19th January, 2016 and 22nd March, 2016 for its subscribers
(hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries). The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDA) (hereinafter referred to as the Regulator) regulates and lays down the procedure for identification of
the beneficiaries under the Scheme. The Scheme is implemented through the Regulators’ Offices and branches
of the Banks and Post offices (hereinafter referred to as the Intermediaries);
And whereas, the Central Government guarantees the minimum monthly pension and makes its
co-contribution (hereinafter referred to as the benefits) for the eligible beneficiaries for which the expenditure
is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India;
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) (hereinafter referred to as the
said Act), the Central Government hereby notifies the following, namely:—
1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the Scheme is hereby required to furnish
proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
(2) Any individual desirous of availing or receiving benefits under the Scheme but does not possess the
Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, is hereby required to make application for Aadhaar
enrollment by 15th June, 2017 provided she or he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said
Act and such individuals shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list available at Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for Aadhaar.
(3) As per regulation 12 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Regulator through
its offices and the Intermediaries, which requires an individual to furnish Aadhaar, is required to offer
Aadhaar enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and in case there
is no Aadhaar enrolment centre located in the respective Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Regulator
through its offices and the Intermediaries is required to provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at
convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming UIDAI
Registrar themselves:
Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, benefits under the Scheme shall be
given to such individuals, subject to the production of the following identification documents, namely:–
(a) (i) if she or he has enrolled, her or his Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip; or
(ii) a copy of her or his request made for Aadhaar enrolment, as specified in sub-paragraph (b) of
paragraph 2 below; and
(b) (i) Bank or Post office Passbook with Photo; or (ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or (iii)
Passport; or (iv) Ration Card; or (v) Employee Government ID Card; or (vi) Voter Identity Card; or
(vii) MGNREGS card; or (viii) Kisan Photo passbook; or (ix) Driving license issued by Licensing
Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (x) Certificate of identity having photo
of such member issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter head; or (xi) Any
other document as specified by the Regulator;
Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer specifically designated by
the Regulator for that purpose.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. In order to provide convenient and hassle free benefits to the beneficiaries under the Scheme, the
Regulator through its Offices and the Intermediaries shall make all the required arrangements including the
following, namely:—
(a) Wide publicity through media and individual notices shall be given to the beneficiaries to make
them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme and they may be advised to get
themselves enrolled at the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centres available in their areas by 15th June,
2017, in case they are not already enrolled. The list of locally available enrolment centres (list
available at www.uidai.gov.in) shall be made available to them.
(b) In case, the beneficiaries of the Scheme are not able to enroll for Aadhaar due to non-availability
of enrolment centres in the near vicinity such as in the Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Regulator
through its offices and the Intermediaries are required to create Aadhaar enrolment facilities at
convenient locations, and the beneficiaries may be requested to register their requests for Aadhaar
enrolment by giving their names, addresses, mobile numbers and other details as specified in the
proviso to sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1, with the concerned official of the Regulator or the
Intermediary or through the web portal provided for the purpose.
3. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all
States and Union territories except the States of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir.
[F. No. 11/14/2016-PR]
SUCHINDRA MISRA, Jt. Secy.
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