Executive Summary:
This notification outlines the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance, Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge Rules, 2020, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette on August 5, 2020. It establishes rules for allowing Aadhaar authentication by requesting entities for purposes such as ensuring good governance, preventing leakage of public funds, and promoting ease of living. The rules detail the process for preparing and examining proposals for utilizing Aadhaar authentication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* These rules are called the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge Rules, 2020.
* They came into force on August 5, 2020, upon publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Definitions:**
* "Act" refers to the Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016.
* "Authority" means the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
* Undefined terms in these rules carry the same meaning as in the Act or the Information Technology Act, 2000.
* **Purposes for Aadhaar Authentication:**
* The Central Government may allow Aadhaar authentication by requesting entities for:
* Usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance.
* Prevention of dissipation of social welfare benefits.
* Enablement of innovation and the spread of knowledge.
* Aadhaar authentication under these rules is voluntary.
* **Preparation and Examination of Proposal:**
* Ministries/Departments of the Government of India or State Governments must prepare a proposal with justification for utilizing Aadhaar authentication for specified purposes in rule 3.
* The proposal must be submitted to the Central Government for reference to the Authority (UIDAI).
* If the Authority is satisfied that the proposal aligns with the purposes in rule 3 and the Act's provisions, it will inform the Central Government.
* The Ministry/Department of the Government of India or the State Government may then be authorized by the Central Government to notify the same accordingly.
Impact Analysis:
* **Central Government:**
* Impact: Responsible for authorizing the use of Aadhaar authentication based on proposals and the Authority's assessment.
* Action Required: Review and approve proposals submitted by Ministries/Departments and State Governments, and consult with the Unique Identification Authority of India.
* **Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and State Governments:**
* Impact: Can utilize Aadhaar authentication for specified purposes with Central Government authorization.
* Action Required: Prepare proposals with justification for using Aadhaar authentication and submit them to the Central Government.
* **Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI):**
* Impact: Responsible for assessing proposals and advising the Central Government.
* Action Required: Examine proposals received from the Central Government and provide feedback on whether they align with the Act's provisions and the stated purposes.
* **Residents:**
* Impact: May experience changes in how they access services and benefits due to the potential use of Aadhaar authentication, participation is voluntary.
* Action Required: Voluntarily participate in Aadhaar authentication when requested for accessing services and benefits.
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016: An Act of the Indian Parliament that provides for targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services to individuals residing in India by assigning them unique identity numbers, called Aadhaar numbers.
Unique Identification Authority of India: A statutory authority established by the Government of India responsible for implementing the Aadhaar Act and issuing Aadhaar numbers.
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge Rules, 2020: The name of the rules being established in the notification, related to Aadhaar authentication.
Central Government: The executive branch of the Government of India.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for IT policy, innovation and electronics development.
New Delhi: The capital city of India.
Information Technology Act, 2000: An Act of the Indian Parliament that governs the use of computers and the Internet.
Government of India: The governing authority of the Republic of India.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 385] िई दिल्ली, बुधिार, अगस त 5, 2020/श्रािण 14, 1942
No. 385] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020/SRAVANA 14, 1942
इलक्ट्े रॉजिकी और सचू िा प्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 5 अगस्ट् त, 2020
सा.का.जि.490(अ).—आधार (जित्तीय और अन्य सहायदकयों, लाभों और सेिाओं का लजित पररिाि)
अजधजियम, 2016 (2016 का 18िां) की धारा 53 की उप-धारा (2) के खडं (कक) के साथ परित धारा 53 की उप धारा
(1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए केंद्र सरकार एतिद्वारा भारतीय जिजिष्ट पहचाि प्राजधकरण के परामि श स े
जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती ह:ै -
1. सजं िप्त िाम और प्रित्तृ होिा.– (1) ये जियम सुिासि के जलए आधार अजधप्रमाणि (समाि कल् याण, ििाचार, ज्ञाि)
जियमािली, 2020 कहलाएंगे।
(2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र म ेंअपि े प्रकािि की तारीख से प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. पररभाषाए.ँ– इि जियमों म ेंसंिभश के अिुसार िब तक दक अन्यथा अपेजित ि हो–
(क) "अजधजियम" स े अजभप्रेत आधार (जित्तीय और अन्य सहायदकयों, लाभों और सेिाओं का लजित पररिाि)
अजधजियम, 2016 (2016 का 18) ह;ै
(ख)"प्राजधकरण"स े अजभप्रेत अजधजियम की धारा 11 की उप-धारा (1) के तहत स्ट्थ ाजपत भारतीय जिजिष्ट पहचाि
प्राजधकरण ह;ै
3503 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ग) इि जियमों म ें प्रयुि और पररभाजषत ि दकय े गए िब्िों और अजभव्यजियों का अथश अजधजियम या सूचिा
प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजियम, 2000 (2000 का 21िां) म ें उिके जलए जिधाशररत दकया गया अथ श ही होगा ।
3. आधार अजधप्रमाणि के प्रयोिि- (1) केंद्र सरकार जिम्ि जलजखत प्रयोििों के जलए सुिासि के जहत म,ें सािशिजिक
जिजधयों के अपव् यय की रोकथाम, िागररकों के िीिि की सहूजलयत बढािे और उिके जलए सिे ाओं तक बेहतर पहुचं समथ श
करिे जलए, अिुरोधकताश जिकायों द्वारा आधार अजधप्रमाणि की अिुमजत िे सकती ह,ै अथाशत: -
(क) सुिासि सुजिजित करि ेके जलए जडजिटल प्लेटफामों का उपयोग;
(ख) सामाि कल्याण लाभों के अपव्यय की रोकथाम; तथा
(ग) ििोद्भि को समथश बिािा और ज्ञाि का प्रसार करिा।
(2) उप-जियम (1) के अंतगशत आधार अजधप्रमाणि स्ट् िजै छिक आधार पर होगा।
4. प्रस्ट्ताि तयै ार करिा.– जियम 3 म ें जिजिर्िष्टश प्रयोििों के जलए आधार अजधप्रमाणि का उपयोग करि े का इछिुक
भारत सरकार या राज्य सरकार का मंत्रालय या जिभाग, िैसा भी मामला हो, ऐसे प्रस्ट् ताि के बारे म ें औजचत्य के साथ
प्रस्ट्ताि तैयार करेगा जिसके जलए आधार अजधप्रमाणि की मांग की गई ह ैऔर इस े प्राजधकरण के संिभश के जलए केंद्र सरकार
के समि प्रस्ट्तुत करेगा।
5. प्रस्ट्ताि की िाचं .– जियम 4 के तहत प्रस्ट्ताि प्राप्त होिे पर, यदि प्राजधकरण संतष्टु ह ै दक प्रस्ट्ताि जियम 3 म ें
िर्णशत प्रयोििों और अजधजियम के प्रािधािों के अिुसार ह,ै तो यह केंद्र सरकार को सूजचत करेगा दक अिरु ोधकता श जिकाय
को आधार अजधप्रमाणि की अिुमजत िी िाए और इसके बाि भारत सरकार या राज्य सरकार के मंत्रालय या जिभाग,
िैसा भी मामला हो, को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा इस े तििुसार अजधसूजचत करिे के जलए प्राजधकृत दकया िाए।
[फा.स.ं 13(6)/2018-ईिी-II (िॉल्यूम- II)]
डॉ. रािेंद्र कुमार, अपर सजचि
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2020
G.S.R.490(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub – section (1) of section 53 read with clause (aa)
of sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and
Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), the Central Government, in consultation with Unique Identification Authority of
India, hereby makes the following rules, namely:–
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the Aadhaar Authentication for Good
Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.– In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,––
(a) “Act” means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
(18 of 2016);
(b) “Authority” means the Unique Identification Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 11 of
the Act;
(c) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the
Act or in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. Purposes for Aadhaar authentication.– (1) The Central Government may allow Aadhaar authentication by
requesting entities in the interest of good governance, preventing leakage of public funds, promoting ease of living of
residents and enabling better access to services for them, for the following purposes, namely:–
(a) usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance;
(b) prevention of dissipation of social welfare benefits; and
(c) enablement of innovation and the spread of knowledge.
(2) Aadhaar authentication under sub-rule (1) shall be on a voluntary basis.
4. Preparation of proposal.– The Ministry or the Department of the Government of India or the State
Government, as the case may be, desirous of utilising Aadhaar authentication for a purpose specified in rule 3 shall
prepare a proposal with justification in regard to such purpose for which Aadhaar authentication is sought and submit
the same to the Central Government for making a reference to theAuthority.
5. Examination of proposal.– On receipt of the proposal under rule 4, if the Authority is satisfied that the
proposal is in accordance with the purposes mentioned in rule 3 and the provisions of the Act, it shall inform the
Central Government that the requesting entity may be allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication and thereafter, the
Ministry or the Department of the Government of India or the State Government, as the case may be, may be
authorised by the Central Government to notify the same accordingly.
[F.No. 13(6)/2018-EG-II(Vol-II)]
Dr. RAJENDRA KUMAR, Addl. Secy.
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