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Date: 03-Oct-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub sections 1 and 2 of section 54 read with subsection 1 of section 8 of the Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Key Changes

  • Payment is due within 30 days from the invoice date issued by the UIDAI.
  • Late payments attract interest at 1.5% per month, compounded monthly.
  • The fee for e-KYC authentication is specified based on the type of entity: For Telecom Service Providers, the fee is ₹1, and for entities other than Telecom Service Providers, the fee is ₹3 when the digitally signed response contains e-KYC data along with other technical details related to the authentication transaction. When the digitally signed response is other than that which contains e-KYC data along with other technical details related to the authentication transaction, the fee is ₹0.50.
  • The fee for Yes/No authentication is ₹0.50 for all AUAs and sub-AUAs.
  • Fees are inclusive of applicable taxes.
  • The fees will be revised every 24 months based on the Consumer Price Index (Combined) released by the National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. The revision will be rounded off to the nearest ten paise.
  • The UIDAI can defer the revision of fees by notification.
  • No fees are charged for authentication facility usage by or on behalf of the Central Government, any State Government, or the UIDAI itself.
  • Entities discontinuing authentication facility usage must notify the UIDAI and fees continue to apply until access is surrendered and deactivated.

What it means

  • The gazette notification pertains to the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023, issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
  • These regulations define the fees applicable for Aadhaar authentication services provided to various entities like KUAs, sub-KUAs, AUAs, and sub-AUAs.
  • It supersedes the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021, except for actions already taken or omitted before this supersession. The regulations came into effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette which is October 3, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Telecom Service Providers

  • Action: Assess the volume of e-KYC transactions and budget for the authentication fees. Implement processes to track and reconcile these charges.

Other KUAs and sub-KUAs

  • Action: Evaluate the impact on operational costs and pricing strategies. Optimize authentication processes to minimize costs where possible.

AUAs and sub-AUAs

  • Action: Review existing agreements with UIDAI and update cost projections accordingly.

Government Entities

  • Action: Ensure compliance with the exemption and maintain accurate records of authentication transactions.

All Authentication Service Users

  • Action: If discontinuing the authentication service, promptly notify UIDAI to avoid continued charges and surrender/deactivate access.

Key Entities Referenced

UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India, the issuing authority for these regulations. KUA: KYC User Agency, an entity using Aadhaar e-KYC services. sub-KUA: Sub-KYC User Agency, a sub-entity using Aadhaar e-KYC services. AUA: Authentication User Agency, an entity using Aadhaar authentication services. sub-AUA: Sub-Authentication User Agency, a sub-entity using Aadhaar authentication services. Telecom Service Provider: A Unified Licensee having Access Services authorisation or a Unified Access Services Licensee, under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885). Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: The principal legislation governing Aadhaar-related matters. Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021: The regulations superseded by this notification. Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: Act governing telegraph services in India, relevant for defining Telecom Service Providers. National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The agency responsible for releasing the Consumer Price Index (Combined).
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-04102023-249152 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-04102023-249152 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 675] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, अक्त बू र 3, 2023/आज‍ि न 11 , 1945 No. 675] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023/ASVINA 11, 1945 भारतीय जिजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 29 जसतम्ब र, 2023 फा.स.ं एचक्य-ू 13073/1/2020-एचक्य -ू II(अ).—आधार (जित्तीय और अन्य सहाजयदकयों, प्रसुजिधाओं और सेिाओं का लजययत पररिान) अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 18) की धारा 8 की उप-धारा (1) के साथ परित धारा 54 की उप-धारा (1) और (2) के तहत प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, और आधार (आधार अजधप्रमाणन सेिाओं का मूल्य- जनधाारण) जिजनयम, 2021 के अजधक्रमण म,ें ऐसे अजधक्रमण से पूिा दकए गए या दकए िाने िाले कायों को छोड़कर, भारतीय जिजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता है, नामत: :— 1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.—(1) इन जिजनयमों को आधार (अजधप्रमाणन के पालन हते ु फीस का भुगतान) जिजनयम, 2023 कहा िाएगा। (2) य ेजिजनयम सरकारी रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रिृत्त होंगे। 2. पररभाषाए.ं —इन जिजनयमों म ें प्रयुि सभी िब्िों और अजभव्यजियों, िो अजधजनयम या उसके तहत बनाए गए जनयमों और अन्य जिजनयमों म ें पररभाजषत ह,ैं के अजभप्राय िही होंगे िो क्रमिः अजधजनयम, जनयमों या अन्य जिजनयमों, िैसी भी जस्ट्थजत हो, म ें समनुिेजित ह।ैं 6275 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 3. अजधप्रमाणन के जलए फीस.—(1) यदि प्राजधकरण की ई-केिाईसी अजधप्रमाणन सुजिधा का उपयोग करके केयूए या सब- केयूए द्वारा आधार संख्या प्रस्ट्ततु करन े पर जडजिटल रूप स े हस्ट्तािररत उत्तर ऐसे केयूए या सब-केयूए को िापस भेि दिया िाता ह,ै जिसम—ें (क) अजधप्रमाणन संव्यिहार स ेसंबंजधत अन्य तकनीकी जििरणों सजहत ई-केिाईसी डेटा अतं र्िाष्ट ह,ै िहां िह केयूए या सब-केयूए— (i) एक िरू संचार सेिा प्रिाता ह,ै एक रुपए की फीस; और (ii) एक िरू संचार सेिा प्रिाता से इतर ह,ै तीन रुपए की फीस; (ख) खडं (क) में संिर्भात स ेइतर ह,ै पचास पैसे की फीस, उि केयूए या सब-केयूए, िैसी भी जस्ट्थजत हो, को प्रभाय ा होगी और प्राजधकरण को िये होगी। स्ट्पष्टीकरण.—इस उप-जिजनयम के प्रयोिनाथ,ा "िरू संचार सेिा प्रिाता" का अजभप्राय एक ऐस े व्यजि स े होगा िो भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 (1885 का 13) की धारा 4 के तहत एक्सेस सेिाओं के जलए प्राजधकार प्राप्त यूजनफाईड लाइसेंस का धारक या यूजनफाइड एक्सेस सर्िासेि लाइसेंस का धारक ह।ै (2) यदि प्राजधकरण की हा/ंनहीं अजधप्रमाणन सुजिधा का उपयोग करके एयूए या सब-एयूए द्वारा आधार संख्या प्रस्ट्तुत करन े पर, जडजिटल रूप स े हस्ट्तािररत प्रजतदक्रया ऐस े एयूए या सब-एयूए को लौटा िी िाती ह,ै तो पचास पैस े का फीस उि एयूए या सब-एयूए, िैसी भी जस्ट्थजत हो, को प्रभाय ा होगी और प्राजधकरण को िये होगी। (3) उप-जिजनयम (1) और (2) म ें जिजनर्िष्टा फीस— (a) लाग ूकरों सजहत होगी; (b) जिस कैलेंडर माह में आधार (आधार अजधप्रमाणन सेिाओं का मूल्य-जनधाारण) जिजनयम, 2021 प्रिृत्त हुआ, उसकी समाजप्त से चौबीस कैलडें र महीनों की प्रत्येक अिजध के पूरा होन े पर, ऐसी अिजध की समाजप्त के कैलेंडर माह के उपभोिा मल्ू य सूचकांक के अनुपात के समानुपात में, जनकटतम िस पैस े तक पूणाांदकत हो, पुनरीजित होगी : परंत ु यह दक प्राजधकरण, अजधसूचना द्वारा, ऐसे पुनरीिण को ऐसी अिजध तक आस्ट्थजगत कर सकेगा िैसी िह जिजनर्िष्टा करे; और (c) केंद्र सरकार, दकसी राज्य सरकार या प्राजधकरण द्वारा या उसकी ओर से अजधप्रमाणन सुजिधा के उपयोग के संबंध में प्रभाया नहीं होगी। स्ट्पष्टीकरण.—इस उप-जिजनयम के प्रयोिनाथ,ा “उपभोिा मूल्य सूचकांक” का अजभप्राय समय-समय पर राष्ट्रीय सांजख्यकी कायाालय, सांजख्यकी और कायक्रा म कायाान्ियन मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा िारी उपभोिा मूल्य सूचकांक (संयुि) होगा। 4. फीस के भगु तान के जलए समय.—(1) जिजनयम 3 के अंतगात प्रभाय ा फीस इस संबंध म ें प्राजधकरण द्वारा चालान िारी करने की तारीख स ेतीस दिनों की अिजध के भीतर िये होगी। (2) उप-जिजनयम (1) म ें संिर्भात अिजध की समाजप्त के बाि, जिजनयम 3 के अतं गता प्रभाय ा फीस के भुगतान म ें दकसी भी िेरी पर प्रजत माह 1.5 प्रजतित की िर स ेब्याि लगगे ा, िो माजसक रूप स ेचक्रिर्धात होगा। (3) जिजनयम 3 म ें संिर्भात कोई भी केयूए, सब-केयूए, एयूए या सब-एयूए, जिसने यहां उजल्लजखत अजधप्रमाणन सुजिधा का उपयोग समाप्त कर दिया ह,ै प्राजधकरण को ऐसी समाजप्त की सचू ना िेगा :[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 परंतु यह दक जिजनयम 3 म ें जिजनर्िष्टा फीस केयूए, सब-केयूए, एयूए या सब-एयूए, िैसी भी जस्ट्थजत हो, द्वारा प्रमाणीकरण सुजिधा के ऐक्सेस को त्यागने तक और ऐसी ऐक्ससे के जनजरक्रय होने तक प्रभाय ाबनी रहगे ी। जनजखल जसन्हा, जनिेिक [जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./456/2023-24] UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th September, 2023 F. No. HQ-13073/1/2020-AUTH.II-HQ(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 54 read with sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), and in supersession of the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Unique Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions.—All words and expressions used in these regulations that are defined in the Act or the rules and other regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act, rules or other regulations, as the case may be. 3. Fee for authentication.—(1) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by a KUA or sub-KUA using the e-KYC authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such KUA or sub-KUA, which— (a) contains e-KYC data along with other technical details related to the authentication transaction, where that KUA or sub-KUA is— (i) a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of one rupee; and (ii) other than a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of three rupees, (b) is other than that referred to in clause (a), a fee of fifty paise, shall be chargeable to that KUA or sub-KUA, as the case may be, and payable to the Authority. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-regulation, “Telecom Service Provider” shall mean a person who is a Unified Licensee having Access Services authorisation or a Unified Access Services Licensee, under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885). (2) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by an AUA or sub-AUA using the Yes/No authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such AUA or sub-AUA, a fee of fifty paise shall be chargeable to that AUA or sub-AUA, as the case may be, and payable to the Authority. (3) The fee specified in sub-regulations (1) and (2)— (a) shall be inclusive of applicable taxes; (b) shall, upon completion of every period of twenty-four calendar months from the end of the calendar month in which the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021 came into force, stand revised in proportion to the ratio of the Consumer Price Index for the calendar month at the end of such period to that for the calendar month in which the said regulations came into force, rounded off to the nearest ten paise: Provided that the Authority may, by notification, defer such revision by such period as it may specify; and (c) shall be not chargeable in respect of use of Authentication facility by or on behalf of the Central Government, any State Government or the Authority.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-regulation, “Consumer Price Index” shall mean the Consumer Price Index (Combined) released by the National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India from time to time. 4. Time for payment of fee.—(1) The fee chargeable under regulation 3 shall be payable within a period of thirty days from the date of issuance of an invoice by the Authority in this behalf. (2) Any delay in payment of the fee chargeable under regulation 3, beyond expiry of the period referred to in sub- regulation (1), shall attract interest at the rate of 1.5per cent. per month, compounded monthly. (3) Any KUA, sub-KUA, AUA or sub-AUA referred to in regulation 3, who discontinues the use of the Authentication facility referred to therein shall intimate such discontinuation to the Authority: Provided that the fee specified in regulation 3 shall continue to be chargeable till the surrender of access to the Authentication facility by the KUA, sub-KUA, AUA or sub-AUA, as the case may be, and the deactivation of such access. NIKHIL SINHA, Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./456/2023-24] 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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