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Date: 26-Jun-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme for ATEPFO

Issued by Ministry of Labour and Employment · Social Security I

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This notification mandates the use of Aadhaar for availing benefits under the Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme for tea plantation workers in Assam. This scheme provides financial assistance to family members of deceased employees covered under the scheme.
  • The Ministry of Labour and Employment is providing financial assistance under the Central Sector Scheme of Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme for the tea plantation workers in Assam which is implemented by the Assam Tea Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation.

Key Changes

  • Individuals eligible for benefits under the scheme must provide proof of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
  • Individuals without Aadhaar must apply for Aadhaar enrolment before registering for the scheme, provided they are eligible to obtain Aadhaar as per Section 3 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
  • Implementing agencies are required to provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities for beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled. If no Aadhaar enrolment center is available in the respective Block/Taluka/Tehsil, the Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient locations.
  • Until Aadhaar is assigned, benefits can be availed by producing Aadhaar Enrolment Identification Slip (if enrolled) and any one of the following documents: Bank/Post office Passbook with photo, PAN Card, Passport, Ration Card, Voter identity Card, MGNREGA Card, Kishan Photo Passbook, Driving license, Certificate of identity with photo issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar, or any other document specified by the Ministry.
  • The implementing agency must create awareness about the Aadhaar requirement through media.
  • In case of Aadhaar authentication failure due to poor biometrics, iris scan or face authentication should be used. If biometric authentication fails, Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One-Time Password should be offered where feasible.
  • If none of the above authentication methods are possible, benefits can be provided based on the physical Aadhaar letter, and its authenticity can be verified through the QR code printed on it. QR code readers must be made available at convenient locations.
  • The implementing agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as specified in the Office Memorandum of Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India No. D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19th December, 2017, to ensure that no bonafide beneficiary is deprived of benefits.

Impact Analysis

Beneficiaries (Tea Plantation Workers in Assam)

  • Action Items: Awareness campaigns to inform beneficiaries about the Aadhaar requirement and enrolment process. Ensure easy access to Aadhaar enrolment facilities.

Assam Tea Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Implementing Agency)

  • The implementing agency 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 Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient locations.

Ministry of Labour and Employment

  • Action Items: Monitor the implementation of the notification and address any challenges faced by the implementing agency. Specify any other documents that can be used for identification in case Aadhaar is not available.

UIDAI

  • Action Items: Provide support to the implementing agency for Aadhaar enrolment and authentication. Ensure the availability of Aadhaar enrolment centers.

Key Entities Referenced

Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: The Act 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. Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for providing financial assistance under the Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme. Assam Tea Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation: The implementing agency for the Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme for tea plantation workers in Assam. Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme: A central sector scheme providing financial assistance to family members of deceased tea plantation workers in Assam. UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India, responsible for Aadhaar enrolment and authentication. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India: The mission responsible for promoting direct benefit transfer schemes and providing guidelines for exception handling. Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016: Regulations governing Aadhaar enrolment and updates.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-26062023-246815 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-26062023-246815 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2653] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनू 26, 2023/आषाढ़ 5, 1945 No. 2653] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023/ASHADHA 5, 1945 श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 26 िून , 2023 का.आ. 2773(अ).— िबदक सेवाओं या प्रसुजवधाओं या सहाजयदकयों के पररिान के जलए एक पहचान िस्ट्तावेि के रूप म ें आधार का उपयोग सरकारी पररिान प्रदियाओं का सरलीकरण करता ह,ै पारिर्ििता और िक्षता लाता ह ै और दकसी व्यजि की पहचान को साजबत करने के जलए जवजभन्न िस्ट्तावेि प्रस्ट्तुत करने की आवश्यकता को समाप्त करके जहताजधकाररयों को सुजवधािनक और जनबािध रीजत म ेंउनकी हकिाररयों को सीधे प्राप्त करने म ें समर्ि बनाता ह;ै और िबदक, श्रम और रोिगार मंत्रालय (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात् मंत्रालय कहा गया ह)ै असम म ें चाय बागान कामगारों के जलए कुटुम्ब पेंिन सह िीवन बीमा योिना (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् स्ट्कीम कहा गया ह)ै की केन्द्रीय सेक्टर की स्ट्कीम के अतं गित जवत्तीय लाभ प्रिान कर रहा ह ै िो असम चाय कमिचारी भजवष्य जनजध संगठन (जिस े इसम ें इसके पश्चात् कायािन्द्वयन अजभकरण कहा गया ह)ै द्वारा कायािजन्द्वत ह;ै और िबदक, इस स्ट्कीम के अतं गित, स्ट्कीम के पैरा 5 के खण्ड (ग) म ें यर्ा वर्णित कुटुम्ब पेंिन के फायिों (जिन्द्ह ें इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् फायिों कहा गया ह)ै , स्ट्कीम के अंतगति समाजवष्ट दकए गए कमिचारी (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ् जहताजधकारी कहा गया ह)ै की सेवा के िौरान मृत्य ु होन े पर उसके कुटुम्ब के दकसी सिस्ट्य को दिए िाते ह;ैं और िबदक, स्ट्कीम म ें भारत की स‎जं चत जनजध स ेउपगत होन े वाला आवती व्यय सजम्मजलत ह।ै अत:, अब केंरीय सरकार आधार (जवत्तीय और अन्द्य सहाजयदकयों, प्रसुजवधाओं और सेवाओं का लजययत पररिान) अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 18) (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात् उि अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 7 के अनुसरण म ें जनम्नजलजखत अ‎जधसूजचत करती ह,ै अर्ाित-् 4023 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 1. (क) इस स्ट्कीम के अधीन फायिों को लेन े के जलए इच्छुक व्यजष्टक स े अपेक्षा की िाती ह ै दक वह आधार संख्या रखने का सबूत प्रस्ट्तुत करे या आधार अजधप्रमाणन कराए; (ख) इस स्ट्कीम के अधीन फायि े लने े के इच्छुक व्यजि को, जिसके पास आधार संख्या नहीं ह ै या आधार के जलए अभी तक नामांकन नहीं कराया ह,ै उसे स्ट्कीम के जलए रजिस्ट्रीकरण करान े स े पहले आधार नामांकन के जलए आवेिन करना अपेजक्षत होगा, बिते दक वह उि अजधजनयम की धारा 3 के उपबंधों के अनुसार आधार अजभप्राप्त करन े का हकिार हो और ऐसा व्यजि आधार के जलए नामांकन कराने के जलए दकसी भी आधार नामांकन केंर (सूची भारतीय जवजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण की वेबसाइट www.uidai.gov.in पर उपलब्ध ह)ै म ें िा सकता ह;ै (ग) आधार (नामांकन और अद्यतन) जवजनयमन, 2016 के जवजनयम 12 के अनुसार कायान्द्ि वयन अजभकरणों स े यह अपेजक्षत ह ै दक वह उन जहताजधकाररयों के जलए आधार नामांकन सुजवधाएं प्रिान करे जिन्द्होंन े आधार के जलए अभी तक अपना नामांकन नहीं कराया ह ै और यदि दकसी संबंजधत ब्लॉक या तालुका या तहसील म ें कोई आधार नामांकन केंर नहीं ह ै तब कायािन्द्वयन अजभकरण यूआईडीएआई के जवद्यमान रजिस्ट्रार के समन्द्वय स े या स्ट्वय ं यूआईडीएआई रजिस्ट्रार बनकर सुजवधािनक स्ट्र्लों पर आधार नामांकन सुजवधाएं प्रिान करेगा। परन्द्तु यह उपबंध ह ै दक व्यजि को आधार दिए िाने तक इस स्ट्कीम के अधीन फायि े ऐसे व्यजष्टकों को जनम्नजलजखत िस्ट्तावेिों को प्रस्ट्ततु करन े के अधीन दिए िाएगं ,े अर्ाित-् (क) यदि वह नामांदकत हो गया ह ैतो उसके आधार नामांकन पहचान की पची; और (ख) जनम्नजलजखत िस्ट्तावेिों म ेंस े कोई भी एक हो, अर्ाित:् i. फोटो सजहत बैंक की पासबुक या डाकघर की पासबुक; या ii. स्ट्र्ायी खाता संख्या (पैन) काड;ि या iii. पासपोट;ि या iv. रािन काड;ि या v. मतिाता फोटो पहचान पत्र; या vi. महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोिगार गारंटी अजधजनयम काड;ि या vii. दकसान फोटो पासबुक; या viii. मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) के अधीन अनुज्ञापन प्राजधकारी द्वारा िारी चालन अनुज्ञजप्त; या ix. रािपजत्रत अजधकारी या कायािलयी पत्रिीषि पर तहसीलिार द्वारा िारी दकया गया ऐस े व्यजि का फोटो सजहत पहचान प्रमाण-पत्र; या x. मंत्रालय द्वारा जवजनर्िष्टि कोई अन्द्य िस्ट्तावेि; परंतु यह और दक उपरोि सभी िस्ट्तावेिों को इस प्रयोिन के जलए कायािन्द्वयन अजभकरणों द्वारा जवजनर्िष्टि तः अजधकारी द्वारा िाचं ा िाएगा। 2. इस स्ट्कीम के अधीन जहताजधकाररयों को सहि रूप स े फायि े प्रिान करने के जलए कायािन्द्यवन अजभकरण यह सुजनजश्चत करने के जलए सभी अपेजक्षत व्यवस्ट्र्ा करेगा जिससे स्ट्कीम के अधीन आधार की अपक्षे ा के बारे म ें जहताजधकाररयों को िागरूक बनान े के जलए मीजडया के माध्यम स े व्यापक प्रचार दकया िाएगा। 3. उन सभी मामलों म,ें िहां जहताजधकाररयों के खराब बायोमैररक गुणवत्ता या दकसी अन्द्य कारण स े आधार अजधप्रमाणन नहीं हो पाता ह,ै वहा ं पर जनम्नजलजखत उपचारात्मक तंत्र अपनाया िाएगा, अर्ाति ्:- (क) खराब अंगलु ीछाप गणु वत्ता के मामले म,ें अजधप्रमाणन के जलए आईररस स्ट्कैन या चेहरा अजधप्रमाणन सुजवधा अपनायी िाएगी, जिससे कायािन्द्वयन अजभकरण आईररस स्ट्कैनस ि या चेहरा अजधप्रमाणन के सार् अगं ुलीछाप अजधप्रमाणन के जलए उपाबंधों को करेगी जिससे जनबािध रीजत स े फायि े प्राप्त हो सके;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (ख) अगं लु ीछाप या आईररस स्ट्कैन या चेहरा अजधप्रमाणन के माध्यम स े बायोमैररक सफल न होन े के मामले म,ें िहां कहीं साध्य और ग्राह्य हो, वहां, यर्ाजस्ट्र्जत, सीजमत समय जवजधमान्द्यता वाले आधार वन टाइम पासवडि या समय आधाररत वन टाइम पासवडि द्वारा अजधप्रमाणन प्रिान दकया िाएगा; (ग) अन्द्य सभी मामलों म,ें िहां बायोमैररक्स या आधार वन टाइम पासवडि या टाइम आधाररत आधार वन टाइम पासवडि अजधप्रमाणन संभव नहीं ह,ै वहा ं स्ट्कीम के अधीन फायिों को भौजतक आधार पत्र के आधार पर दिए िा सकत े ह ैं जिनकी अजधप्रमाजणकता आधार पत्र पर मुदरत कोड स े त्वररत प्रजतदिया के माध्यम स े सत्याजपत की िा सकती ह ै और त्वररत प्रजतदिया कोड रीडर का आवश्यक प्रबंध कायािन्द्वयन अजभकरणों द्वारा सुजवधािनक स्ट्र्ान पर उपलब्ध कराया िाएगा। 4. यह सुजनजश्चत करने के जलए दक इस स्ट्कीम के अधीन दकसी भी वास्ट्तजवक जहताजधकारी को उसके िये फायिों से वंजचत न दकया िाए, इसके जलए कायािन्द्वयन अजभकरण प्रत्यक्ष लाभ अंतरण जमिन, मंजत्रमंडल सजचवालय, भारत सरकार के तारीख 19 दिसंबर, 2017 के कायािलय ज्ञापन सख्ं या डी-26011/04/2017-डीबीटी (https://dbtbharat.gov.in/ पर उपलब्ध) म ें यर्ा जवजनर्िष्टि अपवाि संचालन तंत्र का पालन करेगी। 5. यह अजधसूचना रािपत्र म ेंइसके प्रकािन की तारीख स े असम राज्य म ेंप्रवृत्त होगी। [फ.स.ं आर-11025/3/2015-एसएस-।।(पाट)ि ] जवभा भल्ला, संयुि सजचव MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th June, 2023 S.O. 2773(E).—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 Ministry of Labour and Employment (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) is providing financial assistance under the Central Sector Scheme of Family Pension cum Life Assurance Scheme for the tea plantation workers in Assam (hereinafter referred to as the scheme) which is implemented by the Assam Tea Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the Implementing Agency). And whereas, under the Scheme, family pension benefits (hereinafter together referred to as the benefits) as detailed in clause (c) of paragraph 5 of the Scheme are given to a member of the family of the employee covered under the Scheme, who dies in service (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries); And whereas, the Scheme involves recurring expenditures incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India; 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 Central Government hereby notifies the following, namely:- 1. (a) an individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication; (b) any individual desirous of availing the benefits under the Scheme, who does not possess an Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment before registering for the Scheme, provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such individual 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; (c) as per the regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Implementing Agency, 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 Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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 individual, subject to the production of the following documents, namely:- (a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrolment Identification 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 (iv) Ration Card; or (v) Voter identity Card; or (vi) MGNREGA Card; or (vii) Kishan Photo Passbook; or (viii) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (ix) Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter head; or (x) any other document as specified by the Ministry: Provided, further that the above documents may be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Implementing Agency for that purpose. 2. In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries conveniently under the Scheme, the Implementing Agency shall make all the required arrangements to ensure that wide publicity through the media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme. 3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely:- (a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication, and the Implementing Agency shall make provisions for iris 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 One-Time 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 (QR) code printed on the Aadhaar letter, and the necessary arrangement of QR code reader shall be provided at convenient locations by the Implementing Agency. 4. In order to ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the Scheme is deprived of his due benefits, the Implementing Agency shall follow the exception handling mechanism as specified in the Office Memorandum of Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India No. D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19th December, 2017 (available on https:dbtbharat.gov.in/). 5. This notification shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, in the State of Assam. [F. No. R-11025/3/2015-SS-II(Pt)] VIBHA BHALLA, Jt. 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.

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