This document is a Tamil Nadu Government gazette notification (Number 35, dated August 28, 2024) from the Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles, and Khadi. It outlines the use of Aadhaar for availing services, benefits, or subsidies related to sericulture schemes implemented by the Director of Sericulture.
The gazette mentions several schemes managed by the Sericulture Department:
* Financial assistance for high-yielding mulberry planting.
* Financial assistance for constructing individual silkworm rearing sheds.
* Financial assistance for establishing micro-irrigation systems in mulberry gardens.
* Financial assistance for planting mulberry saplings.
* Providing silkworm rearing equipment and farm implements to farmers.
* Providing power tillers to progressive sericulture farmers.
* Cash prizes for the best sericulture farmers at the state level.
* Cash prizes for the best silk spinners at the state level.
* Cash prizes for the best silkworm egg production farmers at the state level.
* Assistance for disease prevention measures.
* Support for establishing silkworm egg production stations/private silkworm chilling centers.
* Financial assistance for establishing young silkworm rearing centers.
* Establishing multi-end silk reeling unit
* Establishing automatic silk reeling unit
* Establishing silk twisting unit
* Establishing silkworm egg processing/drying unit.
To avail benefits under these schemes, individuals must provide proof of possessing Aadhaar or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Those without Aadhaar must apply for it before registering for the scheme, provided they are eligible to obtain it as per Section 3 of the Aadhaar Act. The department/implementing agency must facilitate Aadhaar enrollment for those not yet enrolled, or coordinate with existing UIDAI registrars to establish Aadhaar enrollment facilities.
Until an Aadhaar card is issued, individuals can provide their Aadhaar enrollment ID along with any one of the following documents:
* Bank or post office passbook with photograph.
* PAN card.
* Passport.
* Family card.
* Voter ID.
* Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card.
* Kisan account book with photograph.
* Driving license issued by the licensing authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
* Identification certificate with the individual's photograph issued by a gazetted officer or Tahsildar on an official letterhead.
* Any other document specified by the department.
The documents can be verified by an officer designated by the Department for this purpose. The department must publicize the Aadhaar requirement through media.
Alternative arrangements are outlined for cases where Aadhaar authentication fails due to fingerprint issues or other reasons, including iris or face authentication. The use of Aadhaar-based OTP or limited validity OTP is also considered. In situations where authentication is impossible, benefits can be provided based on the printed Aadhaar letter, with the QR code verifiable for authenticity.
The department should follow the exception handling procedures outlined in the Cabinet Secretariat's memorandum dated 19.12.2017 regarding Direct Benefit Transfer.
This notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Contact Information:
Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Principal Government Secretary.
N. Arul, Director (Translation) (I/C), Department of Tamil Development and Information.
Website: www.uidai.gov.in
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar: Document promotes the use of Aadhaar as an identity document for accessing services, benefits, and subsidies from the Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi.
Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi: The government department responsible for administering the schemes mentioned in the document.
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: The central law that allows the Tamil Nadu government to promote the use of Aadhaar.
Schemes related to sericulture development: A list of financial assistance schemes for sericulture (silk farming) development managed by the Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi.
Chennai: Location where the gazette is published.