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Date: 30-Jun-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) under Section 7 of Aadhar Act, 2016.

Issued by Ministry of Home Affairs · Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification outlines alternative methods for identifying beneficiaries under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana, in cases where Aadhaar authentication is not possible or an Aadhaar number has not been assigned.
  • It mandates that individuals seeking benefits under the Yojana must possess an Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. However, it provides alternative identification methods if an individual doesn't have Aadhaar or hasn't enrolled for it.
  • The Central Government will ensure wide publicity to inform beneficiaries about these requirements.
  • The notification addresses situations where Aadhaar authentication fails due to biometric issues, providing alternative authentication methods and exception handling mechanisms.

Key Changes

  • Individuals without Aadhaar must apply for Aadhaar enrolment to receive benefits.
  • If an Aadhaar number is not assigned, beneficiaries can provide a Pension Payment Order (PPO) along with their Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip (if enrolled) and any one of the following documents: bank passbook with photo, Voter ID card, PAN card, Ration card, Passport, Kisan Photo Passbook, Driving License, or a certificate of identity with photo issued by a Gazetted Officer or Tehsildar.
  • The provided documents must be verified by an officer designated by the Central Government.
  • In case of Aadhaar authentication failure due to poor biometrics, iris scan or face authentication will be used. If these also fail, Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One-Time Password will be used.
  • If all authentication methods fail, benefits can be provided based on a physical Aadhaar letter, with authenticity verified through the QR code.
  • The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (June 30, 2023).
  • The notification is not applicable to individuals who are not residents under the Aadhaar Act, 2016.

Impact Analysis

Beneficiaries (Central Freedom Fighters and Family Pensioners)

  • Action Items: Beneficiaries without Aadhaar should enroll for Aadhaar. Gather necessary documents (PPO, Enrolment ID if available, and any one of the specified identity documents) as alternatives to Aadhaar. Be aware of alternative authentication methods like iris scan, face authentication, and OTP in case of biometric failure.

Pension Disbursement Agencies (Implementing Agencies)

  • Action Items: Implement systems for verifying alternative documents. Arrange for iris scanners, face authentication, and QR code readers at convenient locations. Ensure staff are trained to handle alternative authentication methods and the exception handling mechanism. Publicize the new procedures widely to beneficiaries.

Central Government

  • Action Items: Designate officers for document verification. Ensure exception handling mechanisms are in place to prevent denial of benefits to genuine beneficiaries. Monitor the effectiveness of the alternative identification and authentication methods. Allocate resources for publicity and implementation of the new procedures.

UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)

  • Action Items: Ensure sufficient capacity at Aadhaar enrolment centers. Maintain website information on enrolment procedures.

Key Entities Referenced

Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana: A scheme administered by the Central Government to provide benefits to eligible Central Freedom Fighters and their family pensioners. Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: An Act of the Parliament of India that aims to provide for, as a good governance, efficient, transparent, and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits, and services, the expenditure for which is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India, to individuals residing in India through assigning them unique identity numbers. UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India): The authority responsible for issuing Aadhaar numbers and managing Aadhaar authentication. Pension Disbursement Agency (Implementing Agency): The agency responsible for disbursing pensions and benefits under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana. Cabinet Secretariat Office Memorandum No. D- 26011/04/2017-DBT: Specifies the exception handling mechanism to ensure that no bona fide beneficiary under the Yojana is deprived of his due benefit. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The Act under which driving licenses are issued.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-03072023-246968 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-03072023-246968 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.ं 2706] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, जनू 30, 2023/आषाढ़ 9, 1945 No. 2706] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023/ASHADHA 9, 1945 गहृ मत्रं ालय (स्ट्वतत्रं ता सने ानी एव ंपनु वासा प्रभाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 27 जून, 2023 का.आ. 2829(अ).—जबदक, केंद्र सरकार, स्ट्वतंत्रता सैजनक सम्मान योजना (इसमें इसके पश् चात योजना के रूप में संदर्भभत) का संचालन कर रही ह,ै जजसके तहत पात्र केंद्रीय स्ट्वतंत्रता सेनानी या पात्र पाररवाररक पेंिनभोगी [इसमें इसके पश् चात पेंिन संजवतरण एजेंसी (इसमें इसके पश् चात कायाान्वयन एजेंसी के रूप में संदर्भभत) के माध्यम से व्यजि के रूप म ें संदर्भभत] को लाभ प्रदान दकया जाता ह।ै और जबदक, केन्द्रीय सरकार या राज्य सरकार, जैसा भी मामला हो, दकसी व्यजि की पहचान स्ट्थाजपत करन े के प्रयोजन से सजससडी, लाभ या सेवा प्राप्त करने की िता के रूप में, जजसके जलए व्यय दकया जाता है, या जजसकी प्राजप्त, भारत की संजचत जनजध, या राज्य की संजचत जनजध, से होती ह,ै यह आवश्यक समझती ह ैदक ऐसे व्यजि का प्रमाणीकरण हो या वह आधार संख्या रखने का प्रमाण प्रस्ट्तुत करे या यदद व्यजि को कोई आधार संख्या आवंरित नहीं की गई है, तो वह व्यजि नामांकन के जलए आवेदन करे। और जबदक, यदद दकसी व्यजि को आधार संख्या आवंरित नहीं की गई ह,ै तो ऐसे व्यजि को सजससडी, लाभ या सेवा के संजवतरण के जलए पहचान के वैकजल्पक और व्यवहाया साधनों को उपलसध कराया जाएगा। अब, इसजलए, आधार (जवत्तीय और अन्य सजससडी, लाभ और सेवाओं का लजित जवतरण) अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 18) (इसमें इसके पिच् ात् उि अजधजनयम के रूप में संदर्भभत) की धारा 7 के अनुसरण म,ें केंद्र सरकार सजससडी, लाभ या सेवा के संजवतरण के जलए पहचान के वैकजल्पक और व्यवहाया साधनों को अजधसूजचत करती है, अथाात:- 4117 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 1. (1) जहां कोई व्यजि योजना के तहत लाभ प्राप्त करने का इच्छुक ह,ै वह आधार संख्या रखने का प्रमाण प्रस्ट्तुत करेगा या आधार प्रमाणीकरण की प्रदक्रया से होकर गुजरेगा; (2) जहां कोई व्यजि, जजसके पास आधार संख्या नहीं ह ै या जजसने अभी तक आधार के जलए नामांकन नहीं दकया ह,ै योजना के तहत लाभ प्राप्त करना चाहता ह,ै वह आधार के नामांकन के जलए आवेदन करेगा; (3) लाभ ऐसे व्यजि को ददया जाएगा जो उि अजधजनयम की धारा 3 के अनुसार आधार जारी दकए जान े हकदार ह ै और ऐसा व्यजि आधार के जलए नामांदकत होन े के जलए भारतीय जवजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण (यूआईडीएआई) की वेबसाइि: www.uidai.gov.in में जवजनर्ददष्ट दकसी आधार नामांकन केंद्र पर जाएगा। (4) जहां व्यजि को कोई आधार संख्या आवंरित नहीं की गई है, वहां योजना के तहत लाभ ऐसे व्यजि को ददया जाएगा, बिते दक उसकी पहचान स्ट्थाजपत करन े वाल े जनम्नजलजखत दस्ट्तावेजों को प्रस्ट्ततु दकया जाए:- (क) केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जारी पिें न भगु तान आदिे (पीपीओ): और (ख) नामांकन के मामले म,ें उसकी आधार नामांकन आईडी पची; (ग) जनम्नजलजखत दस्ट्तावेजों में से कोई एक, अथाता :् - i. फोिो के साथ बैंक या पोस्ट्ि ऑदफस पासबुक; या ii. मतदाता पहचान पत्र; या iii. स्ट्थायी खाता संख्या (पैन) काड;ा या iv. रािन काड;ा या v. पासपोि;ा या vi. दकसान फोिो पासबुक; या vii. मोिर वाहन अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) के तहत जारी ड्राइववग लाइसेंस; या viii. राजपजत्रत अजधकारी या तहसीलदार द्वारा आजधकाररक लेिर हडे पर जारी दकए गए ऐसे व्यजि की फोिो वाल ेपहचान का प्रमाण पत्र; (5) उप-पैरा (4) में जनर्ददष्ट दस्ट्तावेजों को इस संबंध में केंद्र सरकार द्वारा नाजमत एक अजधकारी द्वारा सत्याजपत दकया जाएगा। 2. केंद्र सरकार अपनी कायाान्वयन एजेंसी के माध्यम स े लाभाथी को योजना के तहत सुजवधाजनक और जनबााध लाभ प्रदान करन े के जलए उसे इसकी आवश्यकता स े अवगत कराने हते ु व्यापक प्रचार सुजनजित करने के जलए आवश्यक व्यवस्ट्था करेगी। 3. जहां लाभाथी के खराब बायोमेररक्स के कारण या दकसी अन्य कारण से आधार प्रमाणीकरण जवफल हो जाता ह,ै वहां जनम्नजलजखत उपचारात्मक प्रणाली अपनाई जाएगी:- (1) फफगर-वप्रि की खराब गुणवत्ता के मामले म,ें प्रमाणीकरण के जलए आईररस स्ट्कैन या फेस प्रमाणीकरण सुजवधा को अपनाया जाएगा और केंद्र सरकार अपनी कायाान्वयन एजेंसी के माध्यम से सहज तरीके स े लाभ प्रदान करन े के जलए फफगर-वप्रि प्रमाणीकरण के साथ-साथ आईररस स्ट्कैनर या फेस प्रमाणीकरण की सुजवधा की व्यवस्ट्था करेगी: (2) फफगरवप्रि या आईररस स्ट्कैन या फेस प्रमाणीकरण के माध्यम से असफल बायोमेररक प्रमाणीकरण के मामले म,ें सीजमत समय वैधता के साथ आधार वन िाइम पासवडा या समय-आधाररत वन-िाइम पासवडा द्वारा प्रमाणीकरण करने की व्यवस्ट्था की जाएगी: (3) जहां बायोमेररक या आधार वन िाइम पासवडा या समय-आधाररत वन-िाइम पासवड ा प्रमाणीकरण संभव नहीं ह,ै वहां योजना के तहत लाभ भौजतक आधार पत्र के आधार पर ददया जा सकता ह ै जजसकी प्रामाजणकता आधार पत्र पर मुदद्रत त्वररत प्रजतदक्रया (क्यआू र) कोड के माध्यम स े सत्याजपत की जाएगी और क्यआू र कोड रीडर की आवश्यक व्यवस्ट्था भी केंद्र सरकार द्वारा अपनी कायाान्वयन एजेंसी के माध्यम से सुजवधाजनक स्ट्थानों पर प्रदान की जाएगी।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3 (4) उि अजधजनयम के उपबंधों के अधीन केंद्र सरकार मंजत्रमंडल सजचवालय द्वारा ददनांक 19 ददसंबर 2017 को जारी कायाालय ज्ञापन संख्या डी- 26011/04/2017-डीबीिी (https://dbtbharat.gov.in पर उपलसध) में जवजनर्ददष्ट अपवाद प्रबंधन तंत्र का पालन करेगी तादक यह सुजनजित दकया जा सके दक योजना के तहत कोई भी वास्ट्तजवक लाभाथी अपन ेउजचत लाभ से वंजचत न रह।े (5) यह अजधसूचना उस व्यजि के जलए लाग ूनहीं होगी जो उि अजधजनयम के तहत जनवासी नहीं ह।ै (6) यह अजधसूचना राजपत्र में इसके प्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूहोगी। [फा. सं. 55/33/2016-एफएफ (पी)] अनंत दकिोर सरन, संयुि सजचव MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th June, 2023 S.O. 2829(E).—Whereas, the Central Government is administering the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (hereinafter referred to as the Yojana ) under which benefit is given to the eligible Central Freedom Fighter or eligible family pensioner (hereinafter referred to as the individual through the Pension Disbursement Agency (hereinafter referred to as the implementing Agency ). And whereas, the Central Government or the State Government as the case may be for the purpose of establishing identity of an individual as a condition for receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service for which the expenditure is incurred from, or the receipt therefrom forms part of, the Consolidated Fund of India, or the Consolidated Fund of State require that such individual undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or in the case of an individual to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, such individual makes an application for enrolment. And Whereas, if an Aadhaar number is not assigned to an individual, such individual shall be offered alternate and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service. Now, therefore , in pursuance of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Others Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016(18 of 2016) ( hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby notifies the alternative and viable means of identification for delivery of subsidy, benefit or service namely :- 1. (1) Where an individual desirous of receiving the benefits under the Yojana he/she shall furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication; (2) any individual desirous of availing benefits under the Scheme, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar,shall make application for Aadhar enrolment ; (3) The benefit shall be given to such individual who is entitled to be issuedAadhaar as per Section 3 of the said Act and such individual shall visit anyAadhaar enrolment centre as specified in Unique identification Authority of India (UIDAI) website: www.uidai.gov.in to get enrolled for Aadhaar. (4) Where no Aadhar number has been assigned to the individual the benefitunder the Yojana shall be given to such individual subject to the production of the documents establishing his dentity as mention below namely :- (a) Pension Payment Order (PPO) issued by the Central Government : and (b) In case of his/her enrolment, his/her Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip; (c) Any one of the following documents, namely:- (i) Bank or Post office Passbook with Photo; or4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (ii) Voter ID Card; or (iii) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or (iv) Ration Card; or (v) Passport; or (vi) Kisan Photo Passbook; or (vii) Driving license issued under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (viii) Certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on official letter head; (5) The documents referred to sub- para(4) shall be verified by an officer designated by the Central Government in this behalf. 2. The Central Government through its Implementing Agency shall make the required arrangements to ensure the wide publicity to be given to the beneficiary to make him/her aware of the requirement in order to provide convenient and hassle free benefit to the beneficiary under the Yojana. 3. Where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the beneficiary or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted namely:-; (1) in case of poor finger-print quality, iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication and the Central Government through its implementing Agency shall make arrangement for iris scanners or faceauthentication along with finger-print authentication for delivery of benefit in seamless manner: (2) In case of unsuccessful biometric authentication through fingerprint or iris scan or face authentication, the authentication by Aadhaar One Time password or Time- based One- Time Password with limited time validity shall be offered: (3) Where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One- Time Password authentication is not possible, benefit under the Yojana may be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity shall be verified through the Quick Response(QR) code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of QR code reader shall also be provided at the convenient locations by the Central Government through its implementing Agency. (4) Subject to the provisions of the said Act. The Central Government shall follow the exception handling mechanism as specified in the Office memorandum No. D- 26011/04/2017- DBT, issued by the cabinet secretariat vide dated, the 19th December 2017 (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in. in order to ensure that no bona fide beneficiary under the yojana is deprived of his due benefit. (5) This notification shall not be applicable for an individual who is not a resident under the said Act. (6) This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. 55/33/2016-FF(P)] ANANT KISHORE SARAN, 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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