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Date: 24-Jan-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification issued under Section 4(4)(b)(ii) of the Central Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 for use of Aadhaar Authentication on voluntary basis for the purpose of identity verification of jute farmers by the Jute Corporation of India Limited, Kolkata.

Issued by Ministry of Textiles · Jute Section

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Key Changes

  • Aadhaar numbers must not be displayed in full; only the last 4 digits may be shown when necessary.
  • Aadhaar numbers must be securely stored in an Aadhaar Data Vault.
  • Full e-KYC details should not be displayed; only necessary demographic information like name and year of birth is permitted.
  • JCI is permitted to use both 'Yes/No authentication and e-KYC authentication' facilities.
  • Stakeholder consent is mandatory for Aadhaar authentication, in accordance with Section 29 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016. Stakeholders must be clearly informed about how their Aadhaar number will be collected, stored, and used.
  • Alternative identification/verification methods must be available since Aadhaar authentication is voluntary.
  • Services/benefits cannot be denied if Aadhaar authentication fails.
  • Biometric authentication must be conducted in assisted mode or a controlled environment by JCI-nominated, registered, or verified operators.
  • JCI must not display biometrics explicitly on registration-related documents.
  • JCI's application must be audited by a CERT-In empanelled IS Auditor, with the report submitted to the Ministry of Textiles, which will then forward it to UIDAI. JCI must comply with any suggestions from the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (e-Governance) or UIDAI.
  • JCI is encouraged to use Iris-based biometric authentication.
  • JCI must comply with all relevant provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, its regulations, and UIDAI instructions.
  • The notification is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette in all States and Union Territories, which is January 24, 2024.

What it means

  • The notification allows The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI) to use Aadhaar authentication on a voluntary basis for identity verification during online registration. This is in accordance with Rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation Knowledge) Rules, 2020, and Section 4(4)(b)(ii) of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
  • The aim is to promote the use of digital platforms for good governance.

Impact Analysis

The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI)

  • JCI needs to implement the conditions outlined in the notification, including obtaining stakeholder consent, ensuring data security, and providing alternative identification methods.

Stakeholders (Beneficiaries/Citizens interacting with JCI)

  • Stakeholders are protected against denial of services/benefits due to Aadhaar authentication failure.

Ministry of Textiles

  • The Ministry will oversee JCI's compliance with the notification and ensure that stakeholder interests are protected.

UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)

  • UIDAI will ensure that JCI complies with the Aadhaar Act, 2016, its regulations, and its own instructions.

Action Items for JCI

  • Update online registration systems to reflect these changes.

Key Entities Referenced

The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI): The entity permitted to use Aadhaar authentication on a voluntary basis for identity verification during online registration. Aadhaar Act, 2016: The Central Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, which governs the use of Aadhaar for targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits, and services. Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation Knowledge) Rules, 2020: The rules framed by the Government of India that allow entities like JCI to seek permission to use Aadhaar on a voluntary basis. UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India): The authority responsible for issuing Aadhaar numbers and regulating their use. Ministry of Textiles: The ministry overseeing JCI's compliance with the notification and responsible for submitting the audit report to UIDAI. CERT-In: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-24012024-251585 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I2D4E0x1x2x0 24-251585 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 318] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 24, 2024/्ाघ 4, 1945 No. 318] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2024/MAGHA 4, 1945 वस्ट्र ्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 24 िनवरी, 2024 का.आ. 334(अ).—केंद्रीय आधार (जवत्तीय और अन्य सजससडी, लाभ और सेवाओं का लजित जवतरण) अजधजनय्, 2016 की धारा 4(4)(ख)(ii) (इसके बाि इसे "उक्त अजधजनय्" के रूप ् ें संिर्भित दकया िाएगा"), ऐसे उद्देश्य के जलए, स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर प्र्ाणीकरण करन े की अनु्जत िेती ह ै जिसे केंद्रीय सरकार ् ें प्राजधकरण के साथ परा्ि ि स े और जहत ्ें, जनधािररत दकया िा सकता ह।ै िबदक ऐसे उद्देश्य हते ु भारत सरकार ने गडु गवनेंस (सा्ाजिक कल्याण, नवाचार ज्ञान) के जलए आधार प्र्ाणीकरण जनय्, 2020 तयै ार दकया ह,ै जिस् ें भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड (िेसीआई) स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर आधार का उपयोग करन े के जलए उक्त जनय्ों के तहत अनु्जत ्ांग सकता ह।ै िबदक भारत सरकार न े कायािलय ज्ञापन ई-फाइल संख्या 13(13)/2023-ईिी.II दिनांक 19 िलु ाई, 2023 के ्ाध्य् स े आधार अजधजनय् 2016 की धारा 4(4)(ख)(ii) (यथासंिोजधत) के साथ परित गुड गवनेंस (सा्ाजिक कल्याण, नवाचार ज्ञान) के जलए आधार प्र्ाणीकरण जनय्, 2020 के जनय् 5 के अनसु ार भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड को पहचान सत्यापन के उद्देश्य स े ऑनलाइन जसस्ट्ट् पर पंिीकरण के स्य, स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर प्र्ाणीकरण का उपयोग करने की अनु्जत िने े के जलए सि् प्राजधकारी की ्ंिूरी ि ेिी ह।ै अत:, अब, भारत सरकार, एतद्द्वारा अजधसूजचत करती ह ै दक गुड गवनेंस (सा्ाजिक कल्याण, नवाचार ज्ञान) के जलए आधार प्र्ाणीकरण जनय्, 2020 के जनय् 5 के अनुसार भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड ऑनलाइन जसस्ट्ट् पर पंिीकरण के स्य पहचान/सत्यापन के उद्देश्य स े और गडु गवनेंस सुजनजित करन े के जलए जडजिटल प्लेटफॉ्ि के उपयोग को प्रोत्साजहत करने हते ु जनम्नजलजखत ितों के अधीन स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर आधार प्र्ाणीकरण का उपयोग कर सकता ह:ै 530 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 1. तत्काल अनु्ोिन 'हा/ं नहीं प्र्ाणीकरण और ई-केवाईसी प्र्ाणीकरण' िोनों सुजवधाओं के जलए ह।ै 2. आधार अजधजनय्, 2016 की धारा 29 के संिभि ् ें प्र्ाणीकरण के उद्देश्य के जलए जहतधारक की सूजचत सह्जत प्राप्त की िाएगी। जिन उद्देश्यों के जलए आधार संख्या और संबंजधत िानकारी ्ागं ी िा रही ह,ै उस े जहतधारकों को स्ट्पष्ट रूप से सजू चत दकया िाना चाजहए। जविेष रूप से, जिस तरीके से आधार नंबर एकर दकया िाएगा, संग्रहीत दकया िाएगा और उपयोग दकया िाएगा, उसके बारे ्ें जहतधारकों को स्ट्पष्ट रूप स े सूजचत दकया िाना चाजहए। 3. अपवािों से जनपटने से संबंजधत प्रावधानों को आधार अजधजनय्, 2016 और उससे िुडे जवजनय्ों के अनुसार सख्ती से लाग ूदकया िाएगा। 4. जहतधारक को पहचान/सत्यापन के वैकजल्पक तंर के बारे ्ें सूजचत दकया िाएगा क्योंदक आधार प्र्ाणीकरण के तत्काल उपयोग की अनु्जत पूरी तरह से स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर ह।ै 5. आधार आधाररत प्र्ाणीकरण की जवफलता के कारण जहतधारक को दकसी भी सेवा/लाभ से इनकार नहीं दकया िाएगा। 6. प्रणाली ्ें आधार संख्या प्रिर्िति नहीं की िाएगी और िहा ं भी आवश्यक हो आधार संख्या के केवल अंजत् 4 अंक प्रिर्िति दकए िा सकत े ह।ैं 7. आधार नंबर को आधार डेटा वॉल्ट ् ें सुरजित रूप से सग्रं जहत दकया िाएगा। 8. जहतधारक की ई-केवाईसी िानकारी का परू ा जववरण स्ट्रीन पर प्रिर्िति नहीं दकया िाएगा, बजल्क केवल आवश्यक िनसांजख्यकीय जववरण िैस े ना्, िन्् का वष ि आदि प्रिर्िित दकया िा सकता ह।ै 9. जहतधारकों का बायो्ेररक प्र्ाणीकरण केवल भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड द्वारा नाज्त/पंिीकृत/ सत्याजपत ऑपरेटर द्वारा सहायता प्राप्त ्ोड या जनयंजरत वातावरण ् ेंदकया िाएगा। 10. भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड दकसी भी पंिीकरण-संबंजधत िस्ट्तावेज़ पर बायो्ेररक्स को स्ट्पष्ट रूप स े प्रिर्िित नहीं करेगा। 11. भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड एक सीईआरटी-इन पनै लबद्ध आईएस लेखापरीिक द्वारा अपना आविे न लेखा परीजित करवाएगा और यह ररपोट ि वस्ट्र ्ंरालय को प्रस्ट् तुत करेगा। िांच के पश् चात वस्ट् र ्ंरालय यह ररपोट ि यआू ईडीएआई को सौंपेगा। कार््िक और प्रिासजनक सुधार जवभाग (ई-गवनेंस)/यूआईडीएआई द्वारा दिए गए दकसी भी बाि के सुझाव का भी अनपु ालन दकया िा सकता ह।ै 12. भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड, िहां भी आवश्यक हो, आइररस-आधाररत बायो्ेररक प्र्ाणीकरण के उपयोग को, यह िेखत े हुए दक यह जविेष रूप स े वति्ान कोजवड-19 ्हा्ारी के स्य ् ें अजधक सटीक, संपकि रजहत और सुरजित ह,ै प्रोत्साजहत कर सकता ह।ै 13. भारतीय पटसन जनग् जलज्टेड आधार अजधजनय्, 2016 के सभी प्रासंजगक प्रावधानों, इसके संबंजधत जवजनय्ों और स्य-स्य पर यूआईडीएआई द्वारा िारी अन्य जनिेिों का पालन करेगा। जहतधारकों द्वारा आधार का उपयोग प्र्ाजणत करने हते ु इछ िुक नहीं होने की जस्ट्थजत ् ें सि् प्राजधकारी पहचान के अन् य तरीकों को अलग से अजधसूजचत करेगा। िावेिारों से सह्जत पर जलया िाएगा। यह अजधसूचना सभी राज्यों और केंद्र िाजसत प्रिेिों ्ें आजधकाररक रािपर ्ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत् त होगी। [ फा. स.ं ि-े 5/4/2023-पटसन अनुभाग] प्रािक्ता एल.व्ा,ि संयुक्त सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपर : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th January, 2024 S.O. 334(E).—Section 4(4)(b)(ii) of the Central Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), allows performing authentication on voluntary basis, for such purpose, as the Central Government in consultation with the Authority, and in the interest, may prescribe. Whereas for such purpose Government of India has framed the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation Knowledge) Rules, 2020 wherein the The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI) can seek permission under the said rules to use Aadhaar on Voluntary basis. Whereas Government of India vide Official Memorandum eFile No. 13(13)/2023-EG.II dated: 19th July, 2023 has conveyed the approval of the competent authority to allow The Jute Corporation of India Limited to use Aadhaar Authentication on voluntary basis, for the purpose of identity verification at the time of registration on the online systems in terms of Rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation Knowledge) Rules, 2020 read with Section 4(4)(b)(ii) of the Aadhaar Act 2016 (as amended). Now, therefore, the Government of India, hereby notifies that The Jute Corporation of India Limited can use Aadhaar Authentication on voluntary basis to encourage of usage of digital platform to ensure good governance and for the purpose of identity verification at the time of registration on the online systems, in terms of Rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation Knowledge) Rules, 2020 Subject to the following conditions: 1. The instant approval is for both 'Yes/No authentication and e-KYC authentication' facilities. 2. The informed consent of the stakeholder shall be obtained for the purpose of authentication in terms of Section 29 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016. The purposes for which the Aadhaar number and related information is being sought must be communicated clearly to the stakeholders. Specifically, the manner in which the Aadhaar number will be collected, stored and used should be clearly communicated to the stakeholders. 3. Provisions related to exception handling shall be implemented strictly in accordance with Aadhaar Act, 2016 and its associated regulations. 4. The stakeholder shall be informed of alternate mechanism of identification/verification as the instant usage of Aadhaar authentication is permitted purely on voluntary basis. 5. There shall not be denial of any service/benefit to stakeholder on account of failure of Aadhaar based authentication. 6. There shall not be display of Aadhaar number anywhere in system and wherever required only last 4 digits of Aadhaar number may be displayed. 7. Aadhaar numbers shall be stored securely in Aadhaar Data Vault. 8. Complete details of the e-KYC information of the stakeholder shall not be displayed on the screen instead only necessary demographic details such as first name, year of birth etc, may be displayed. 9. Biometric authentication of stakeholders shall be performed only in assisted mode or controlled environment by the operator nominated / registered / verified by The Jute Corporation of India Limited. 10. The Jute Corporation of India Limited shall not display the Biometrics explicitly on any of the registration- related documents. 11. The Jute Corporation of India Limited shall get its application audited by a CERT-In empanelled IS Auditor and submit the report to The Ministry of Textiles. The Ministry of Textiles after examination shall submit the report to UIDAI. Any subsequent suggestions made by Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (e-Governance)/ UIDAI may also be complied with. 12. The Jute Corporation of India Limited may encourage use of Iris-based biometric authentication, wherever required, considering that it is more accurate, contactless and safe particularly in current Covid-19 pandemic times. 13. The Jute Corporation of India Limited shall comply with all the relevant provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, its associated regulations and other instructions issued by UIDAI from time-to-time. The Competent Authority shall separately notify the methods of identification in case the stakeholders do not intend to authenticate using his Aadhaar. The consent form to be collected from the claimants. This notification shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all the States and Union Territories. [F.No. J-5/4/2023-Jute Section] PRAJAKTA L. VERMA, 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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