**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 2, dated August 9, 2023. It contains statutory notifications and orders issued by Heads of Departments. Key items include the authorization for the Revenue and Disaster Management Department to use Aadhaar authentication for seeding Aadhaar numbers of landowners and a correction to a previous notification concerning The Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Aadhaar Authentication for Landowners (Revenue and Disaster Management Department):**
* Authorizes the Revenue and Disaster Management Department to use Aadhaar authentication services on a voluntary basis.
* Purpose: Seeding Aadhaar numbers of landowners in computerized land records.
* Governed by: Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
* Requires informed consent from landowners.
* Alternate mechanisms for verification must be offered to those who do not wish to authenticate with Aadhaar.
* Specific limitations on displaying and storing Aadhaar numbers are defined.
* Software applications used must be audited by a CERT-IN empanelled IS Auditor and the report submitted to UIDAI.
* Iris-based biometric authentication should be encouraged.
* Alternate methods of identification must be notified if landowners do not want to authenticate using Aadhaar.
* **Amendment to Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2016 (Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department):**
* Corrects a previous notification reference: "Gazette No. 33, dated 17th August 2022 (SRO C-25/2022)" is corrected to "Gazette No. 169, dated 11th June 2017 (SRO C-13(d-4)/2017)".
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Revenue and Disaster Management Department**
* **Impact:** Enabled to use Aadhaar authentication for seeding landowner data, with specific restrictions and requirements.
* **Action Required:** Obtain landowner consent, implement secure Aadhaar storage, notify alternate verification methods, comply with UIDAI guidelines, get software audited, and adhere to all provisions.
**Stakeholder: Landowners**
* **Impact:** Have the option to use Aadhaar for land record seeding and the method in which it will be collected, stored and used will be communicated.
* **Action Required:** Provide informed consent if choosing to use Aadhaar, and be aware of alternate identification methods if declining Aadhaar authentication.
**Stakeholder: Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department**
* **Impact:** A previous gazette notification has been updated.
* **Action Required:** Note the corrected Gazette reference for future use.
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: Central Act allowing Aadhaar authentication for targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services.
Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Tamil Nadu: The department authorized to use Aadhaar authentication for seeding Aadhaar numbers of landowners in computerized land records.
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020: Rules framed by the Government of India allowing state governments to seek permission to use Aadhaar on a voluntary basis.
Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2016: Rules related to electronic service delivery in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location where land record database is maintained (National Informatics Centre) and where notification regarding Electronic Services Delivery rules amendment is issued.