**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance on November 6, 2025, allows the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI), performing the functions of the Central KYC Records Registry, to perform Aadhaar authentication for identity verification. The use of Aadhaar authentication is voluntary, and alternative means of identification must be provided. This is in accordance with the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules, 2020.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Aadhaar Authentication Permission:** CERSAI, acting as the Central KYC Records Registry, is permitted to perform Aadhaar authentication to verify the identity of Aadhaar number holders.
* **Voluntary Aadhaar Authentication:**
* Aadhaar authentication is voluntary for individuals.
* The agency must obtain consent from the Aadhaar number holder for authentication.
* Individuals cannot be denied services if they refuse or are unable to undergo Aadhaar authentication.
* **Alternative Identification Methods:** CERSAI must inform individuals about alternative means of identification, including:
* Passport
* Driving License
* Voter's Identity Card issued by the Election Commission of India
* Job Card issued by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) signed by a state government official
* Letter issued by the National Population Register (NPR) containing name and address
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI)**
* **Impact**: Authorized to perform Aadhaar authentication for KYC purposes.
* **Action Required**:
* Obtain consent from Aadhaar number holders before authentication.
* Inform individuals about the voluntary nature of Aadhaar authentication.
* Provide and accept alternative means of identification.
**Stakeholder: Aadhaar Number Holders/Citizens**
* **Impact**: Individuals have the option to use Aadhaar for identity verification with CERSAI or choose alternative methods.
* **Action Required**: Individuals must provide consent for Aadhaar authentication if they choose to use it for identity verification; alternatively, they can use other approved identification documents.
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: The Act enabling the use of Aadhaar for targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits, and services.
Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services): The Ministry issuing the notification regarding the use of Aadhaar authentication.
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020: Rules under which Aadhaar authentication is permitted for specified purposes.
Unique Identification Authority of India: Statutory authority that issues Aadhaar numbers and is consulted on matters related to Aadhaar authentication.
Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India: Agency that is authorized to perform authentication and use Aadhaar for establishing identity while performing the functions of Central KYC Records Registry.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 4879] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, निम्ब र 6, 2025/कार्तका 15, 1947
No. 4879] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025/KARTIKA 15, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(जित्तीय सिे ाएं जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 6 निम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5034(अ).— व्यजियों को सुजिधािनक और जनबााध तरीके से सजससडी, लाभ और सेिाएं प्राप्त करन े म ें
सक्षम बनाने के जलए पहचान स्ट्थाजपत करन ेके जलए आधार संख्या का उपयोग, पहचान स्ट्थाजपत करन ेके जलए िस्ट्तािेिों की
बहुलता की आिश्यकता को समाप्त करता ह,ै प्रदियाओं को सरल बनाता ह ैऔर पारिर्िाता और िक्षता को बढािा िेता ह:ै-
और भारतीय जिजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण के परामिा के पश्चात इलेक्ट्रॉजनकी और सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय
जिजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण के 9 िून, 2025 के पत्र सख्ं या एचक्ट्यू13081/3/2024-एयूटीएच-II मख्ु यालय-भाग-
(1)/सीओएमपी-16925 के साथ पठित भारत सरकार 29 मई, 2025 के अपन े पत्र सं.13(3)/2023-ईिी.II को जित्त
मंत्रालय, जित्तीय सेिाएं जिभाग, भारत सरकार (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात मंत्रालय' कहा गया ह)ै को सुिासन (सामाजिक
कल्याण, निाचार, ज्ञान) जनयम, 2020 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के आधार प्रमाणीकरण के जनयम
3 के उप-जनयम (1) के अधीन जिजहत प्रयोिनों के जलए सूजचत दकया था दक भारत की प्रजतभूजतकरण आजस्ट्त पुनर्नामााण और
प्रजतभूजत जहत की केंद्रीय रजिस्ट्री, केंद्रीय केिाईसी ठरकॉड ारजिस्ट्री (जिसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात उि एिेंसी कहा गया ह)ै संबंधी
कायों के प्रमाणीकरण की अनुमजत िी िा सकती ह ैऔर आधार संख्या धारक की पहचान सत्याजपत करने के जलए प्रमाणीकरण
के िौरान आधार सख्ं या के उपयोग की अनुमजत िी िा सकती ह ैऔर उि जनयमों के जनयम 5 के साथ पठित आधार (जित्तीय
और अन्य सहाजयदकयों, प्रसुजिधाओं और सेिाओं का लजययत पठरिान) अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 18)
7375 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(जिसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात उि अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 4 की उपधारा (4) के खडं (ख) के उपखंड (ii) के अधीन इस े
अजधसूजचत दकया िा सकेगा।
और उि जनयमों के जनयम (3) के उप-जनयम (1) के अधीन प्रिान दकए गए सिु ासन (जिस ेइसमें इसके पश्चात उि
प्रयोिन कहा गया ह)ै सुजनजश्चत करने के जलए जडजिटल प्लेटफामों के उपयोग के जलए आधार प्रमाणीकरण दकया िाएगा और
उि उद्दश्े य के जलए आधार प्रमाणीकरण स्ट्िैजछिक आधार पर दकया िाएगा और उि अजभकरण, धन िोधन जनिारण
अजधजनयम, 2002 (2003 का 15) के हा/ंनहीं जिकल्प या ईकेिाईसी प्रमाणीकरण सुजिधा के अधीन भारतीय ठरििा बैंक,
भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजनमय बोडा, भारतीय बीमा जिजनयामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण, अंतराष्ट्रा ीय जित्तीय सेिा केंद्र
प्राजधकरण और पेंिन जनजध जिजनयामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण द्वारा जिजनयजमत संस्ट्थाओं द्वारा जिजनयजमत संस्ट्थाओं स े
प्राप्त आधार संख्या धारक के िनसांजख्यकीय सयौरे को प्रमाजणत करने के प्रयोिन से आधार प्रमाणीकरण करेगी ।
अत:, अब, उि अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उप-धारा (4) के खडं (ख) के उप-खंड (ii) के साथ पठित उि जनयमों के
जनयम 5 के अनुसरण म,ें उि मत्रं ालय, जनम्नजलजखत को अजधसजू चत करता ह,ै अथाता ्: -
1. उि अजभकरण, उपयुाि अजधजनयम म ेंउजल्लजखत, इसम ेंप्रमाणीकरण के उद्देश्य से आधार संख्या धारक की सहमजत
प्राप्त करेगा।
2. आधार प्रमाणीकरण उि जनयमों के जनयम 3 के उप-जनयम (2) के अनुसार स्ट्िैजछिक आधार पर होगा और उि
अजभकरण पहचान के जनम्नजलजखत िैकजल्पक और व्यिहाय ा माध्यमों के बारे म ें आधार संख्या धारक को सूजचत करेगा और
आधार संख्या धारक को आधार प्रमाणीकरण करान े स े इनकार करन े या उसम ें असमथ ा होन े पर दकसी भी सेिा से इनकार
नहीं करेगी, अथाात:् -
(क) पासपोटा;
(ख) ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस;
(ग) भारत जनिााचन आयोग द्वारा िारी मतिाता पहचान पत्र;
(घ) राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोिगार गारंटी अजधजनयम द्वारा िारी िॉब काडा जिस पर राज्य सरकार के दकसी अजधकारी द्वारा
जिजधित हस्ट्ताक्षर दकए गए हों;
(ङ) राष्ट्रीय िनसंख्या रजिस्ट्टर द्वारा िारी पत्र जिसमें नाम, पत े का जििरण हो।
[फा. स.ं 32/03/2025-डीआरटी]
सुधीर श्याम, आर्थाक सलाहकार
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th November, 2025
S.O. 5034(E).—Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish identity enabling individuals to receive
subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and seamless manner, obviates the need for multiplicity of documents
to establish identity, simplifies the processes and promotes transparency and efficiency:
And whereas, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, after consultation
with the Unique Identification Authority of India had conveyed vide its letter number13(3)/2023-EG.II, dated the 29th
May, 2025, read with Unique Identification Authority of India’s letter number HQ-13081/3/2024-Auth-II HQ-Part-
(1)/Comp- 16925, dated the 9th June, 2025 to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, Government
of India (hereinafter referred to as the said Ministry) for the purposes prescribed under sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 (hereinafter
referred to as the said rules) that the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of
India, performing the functions of the Central KYC Records Registry (hereinafter referred to as the said Agency) may
be allowed to perform authentication and be permitted the use of Aadhaar number during authentication for establishing
the identity of Aadhaar number holder and notify the same under rule 5 of the said rules read with subclause (ii) of[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
clause (b) of sub-section (4) section 4 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).
And whereas, the Aadhaar authentication shall be performed for usage of digital platforms to ensure good
governance (hereinafter referred to as the said purpose) as provided under sub-rule (1) of rule (3) of the said rules and
the performance of Aadhaar authentication for the said purpose shall be on voluntary basis and that the said Agency
shall perform the Aadhaar authentication only for the purpose of authenticating demographic details of Aadhaar number
holder received from the entities regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India,
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, International Financial Services Centres Authority and
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003)
Yes /No option or eKYC authentication facility.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4)
of section 4 of the said Act, the said Ministry hereby notifies the following, namely: -
1. The said Agency, as provided in the said Act, shall obtain the consent of the Aadhaar number holder for the purpose
of authentication herein.
2. The Aadhaar authentication shall be on voluntary basis in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the said rules and
the said Agency shall inform to the Aadhaar number holder of the following alternate and viable means of identification
and shall not deny any service to the Aadhaar number holder for refusing to, or being unable to, undergo Aadhaar
authentication, namely: -
(a) Passport;
(b) Driving License;
(c) Voter’s Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India;
(d) Job Card issued by National Rural Employment Guarantee Act duly signed by an officer of the State Government;
(e) letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name, address.
[F. No. 32/03/2025-DRT]
SUDHIR SHYAM, Economic Advisor
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