Executive Summary:
This notification mandates the use of Aadhaar for beneficiaries under the AgriClinics and AgriBusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Individuals must furnish proof of Aadhaar or undergo authentication to receive benefits. Those without Aadhaar must apply for enrolment by March 31, 2017, and the Department is responsible for providing enrolment facilities.
Key Points / Main Content:
Aadhaar Requirement:
* Individuals registered under the ACABC Scheme must provide proof of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication to receive benefits.
Aadhaar Enrolment:
* Individuals without Aadhaar must apply for enrolment by March 31, 2017, to continue receiving benefits, provided they are eligible for Aadhaar.
* The Department, through MANAGE, Hyderabad, must offer enrolment facilities, especially in areas lacking Aadhaar enrolment centres.
Alternative Identification:
* Until Aadhaar is assigned, beneficiaries can receive benefits by providing:
* Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip or a copy of their Aadhaar enrolment request.
* One of the following: Voter ID, PAN card, Passport, Driving License, Certificate of Identity with photo issued by a Gazetted officer or Tehsildar, Address card with Name and Photo issued by Department of Posts, Kisan Photo Passbook, or any other document specified by State Government or Union Territory Administration
Department Responsibilities:
* The Department must publicize the Aadhaar requirement for the ACABC Scheme.
* The Department must provide enrolment facilities if beneficiaries cannot enroll due to the unavailability of enrolment centers.
Effective Date:
* The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, except in Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Impact Analysis:
Beneficiaries (NTI Trainee, ACABC Trainee or AgriEntrepreneur):
Impact: Required to provide Aadhaar or enroll to continue receiving benefits under the ACABC Scheme.
Action Required: Furnish Aadhaar number or undergo authentication. If without Aadhaar, apply for enrolment by March 31, 2017, or provide alternative identification as specified.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare:
Impact: Responsible for ensuring Aadhaar enrolment facilities are available and for publicizing the Aadhaar requirement.
Action Required: Offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities through MANAGE, Hyderabad, especially in areas lacking enrolment centers. Publicize the Aadhaar requirement to beneficiaries.
MANAGE, Hyderabad:
Impact: Implementation of Aadhaar enrolment
Action Required: Coordinate with UIDAI, provide enrolment facilities, verify documents for beneficiaries without Aadhaar.
Key Entities Referenced
Aadhaar: A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and services Act, 2016: An act 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 based on their Aadhaar numbers.
AgriClinics and AgriBusiness Centres ACABC Scheme: A scheme administered by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare to support AgriClinics and AgriBusiness Centres.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare: The department administering the AgriClinics and AgriBusiness Centres ACABC Scheme.
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management MANAGE, Hyderabad: An organization through which the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare administers the ACABC Scheme.
Consolidated Fund of India: A fund to which all revenues received by the Union Government are credited.
Election Commission of India: An autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.
Assam: A state in Northeast India, exempted from the immediate effect of this notification.
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कृिष एव ंिकसान कल्य ाण म(cid:7074)ं ालय
(कृिष, सहकािरता एव ंिकसान कल्य ाण िवभाग)
अिधसूचना
नई िदल् ली, 22 माचर्, 2017
सा.का.िन. 278(अ).—सेवा(cid:7312) अथवा लाभ(cid:7298) अथवा राजसहायता को दने े के िलए आधार काडर् के पहचान संबंधी
उपयोग से सरकार की संिवतरण (cid:7079)ि(cid:7059)या सरल होती ह,ै इससे पारदिशता एवं कुशलता आती ह ै और इसके (cid:7367)ारा लाभाथ(cid:7278)
अपनी हकदािरय(cid:7298) को सरलतापूवर्क और वगैर िकसी किठनाई के सीधे (cid:7079)ाप् त कर लेते ह (cid:7289)और आधार के कारण व् यिक् त को अपनी
पहचान िस(cid:7373) करने के िलए अनेक(cid:7298) दस् तावेज (cid:7079)स् तुत करने की आवश् यकता नह(cid:7277) होती ह;ै
जबिक कृिष, सहकािरता एवं िकसान कल् याण िवभाग (आगे से इसे िवभाग कहा जाएगा) राष् (cid:7069)ीय कृिष िवस् तार
(cid:7079)बंधन संस् थान (एमएएनएजीई), हदै राबाद के जिरए वषर् 2002-03 से कृिष िनदानालय(cid:7298) और कृिष व् यापार क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)(cid:7298) और (एसी
और एबीसी) (इसके बाद इसे एसी और एबीसी स् कीम कहा जाएगा) को संचािलत कर रहा ह;ै
और जबिक एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के िनिमत् त भारतीय समेिकत िनिध से खचर् (cid:7079)ाप् त िकया जाता है;
अब आधार (िवत् तीय और अन् य राज सहायता रािशय(cid:7298), लाभ(cid:7298) और सेवा(cid:7312) का लिक्षत संिवतरण) अिधिनयम, 2016
(2016 को 18) बाद म(cid:7286) अिधिनयम के रूप म(cid:7286) उिल् लिखत) की धारा 7 के उपबंध(cid:7298) के अनुसरण म(cid:7286) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार एत(cid:7367)ारा
िनम् नांिकत को अिधसूिचत करती ह-ै
1. एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के तहत पंजीकृत व् यिक् त (नोडल (cid:7079)िशक्षण संस् थान (एनटीआई) (cid:7079)िशक्षणाथ(cid:7278), एसी और एबीसी
(cid:7079)िशक्षणाथ(cid:7278) अथवा कृिष उ(cid:7378)मी) को एद्त(cid:7367)ारा आधार संख् या रखने संबंधी सबूत देना होगा अथवा उसे िस(cid:7373) करना
होगा िक वह आधार (cid:7079)माणीकरण (cid:7079)ि(cid:7059)या के अधीन ह।ै
2. एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के तहत लाभ (cid:7079)ाप् त करने का पा(cid:7074) कोई व् यिक् त (नोडल (cid:7079)िशक्षण संस् थान (एनटीआई)
(cid:7079)िशक्षणाथ(cid:7278), एसी और एबीसी (cid:7079)िशक्षणाथ(cid:7278) अथवा कृिष उ(cid:7378)मी) िजसके पास आधार संख् या नह(cid:7277) ह ै अथवा िजसने
अभी तक आधार (cid:7079)ाप् त करने हते ु नामांकन नह(cid:7277) कराया ह ै और इसके बाबजूद वह एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के तहत
लाभ (cid:7079)ाप् त करने का इच् छुक ह,ै को 31 माचर्, 2017 तक एदत(cid:7367)ारा आधार नांमाकन हते ु आवेदन करना होगा बशतर् की
वह उक् त अिधिनयम की धारा III के अनुसार आधार (cid:7079)ाप् त करने का/की पा(cid:7074) हो। आधार म(cid:7286) नामांकन कराने के इच् छुक
ऐसे सभी व् यिक् त िकसी भी आधार नामांकन क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) म(cid:7286) जा सकते ह।(cid:7289) (www.uidai.gov.in) पर सूची उपलब् ध ह।ै
1642 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. आधार (नामांकन और अ(cid:7378)तन) िविनयमावली, 2016 के िविनयम 12 के अनुसार िजस िवभाग को आधार (cid:7079)स् तुत
करना अपेिक्षत ह,ै इसके (cid:7367)ारा एमएएनएजीई, हदै राबाद के जिरए उन लाभािथय(cid:7298) के िलए नामांकन सुिवधा देनी होगी
िजनका अभी तक आधार के िलए नामांकन नह(cid:7277) हुआ ह ैऔर यिद संबंिधत (cid:7079)खंड अथवा ताल् लुक अथवा तहसील म(cid:7286) कोई
आधार नामांकन क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) िस् थत नह(cid:7277) ह ैतो िवभाग को एमएएनएजीई, हदै राबाद के जिरए मौजूदा यूआईडीएआई पंजीयक(cid:7298)
के समन् वयन म(cid:7286) अथवा स् वयं यूआईडीएआई पंजीयक बनकर सुिवधाजनक स् थान(cid:7298) पर नामांकन सुिवधा उपलब् ध करानी
होगी:
बशत(cid:7287) िक एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के लाभािथय(cid:7298) को आधार िदए जाने तक उक् त स् कीम के तहत िमलने वाले
लाभ(cid:7298) को ऐसे व् यिक् त को दे िदया जाए बशतर् िक वह िनम् नािं कत िशनाख् ती दस् तावेज (cid:7079)स् तुत करे-
(क) (i) यिद उसने अपना नामांकन करा िलया ह ैतो उसे आधार नामांकन आईडी िस् लप; अथवा
(ii) नीचे पैरा(cid:7061)ाफ 2 के उप पैरा(cid:7061)ाफ (2) म(cid:7286) िकए गए उल् लेख के अनुसार आधार नामांकन के िलए िकए गए
आवेदन की एक (cid:7079)ित; और
(ख) (i) भारत के िनवार्चन आयोग (cid:7367)ारा जारी वोटर आईडी काडर्; अथवा (ii) आयकर िवभाग (cid:7367)ारा जारी स् थायी
लेखा संख् या काडर् अथार्त् पैन नंबर काडर्; अथवा (iii) पास् पोटर्; अथवा (iv) मोटर वाहन अिधिनयम 1988
(1988) के तहत लाइस(cid:7286)स (cid:7079)ािधकारी (cid:7367)ारा जारी (cid:7071)ाइिवग लाइस(cid:7286)स; अथवा (v) राजपि(cid:7074)त अिधकारी अथवा
तहसीलदार (cid:7367)ारा सरकारी लेटर हते ु पर जारी पहचान (cid:7079)माणप(cid:7074) िजसम(cid:7286) फोटो भी लगा हो; अथवा
(vi) डाक िवभाग (cid:7367)ारा जारी ए(cid:7071)ेस काडर् िजस पर नाम और फोटो हो; अथवा (vii) िकसान फोटो पासबुक;
अथवा (viii) राज् य सरकार (cid:7367)ारा संघ राज् य क्षे(cid:7074) (cid:7079)शासन (cid:7367)ारा यथा िविन(cid:7416)दष् ट कोई अन् य दस् तावेज:
बशतर् िक उपयुर्क् त दस् तावेज(cid:7298) की जांच इस (cid:7079)योजनाथर् एमएएनएजीई, हदै राबाद के जिरए िवभाग (cid:7367)ारा िनयुक् त
िकसी अिधकारी (cid:7367)ारा की जाए।
2. एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के तहत लाभािथय(cid:7298) को सुलभ और बाधारिहत हकदारी दने े के िलए िवभाग िनम् नांिकत
सिहत सभी अपेिक्षत व् यवस् था करेगा-
1. एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के लाभािथय(cid:7298) को स् कीम के तहत आधार की आवश् यकता के बारे म(cid:7286) जागरूक करने के
(cid:7079)योजनाथर् मीिडया और िनजी व् यवस् था के जिरए व् यापक (cid:7079)चार (cid:7079)सार िकया जाएगा और उन् ह (cid:7286) यह सुझाव िदया
जाएगा िक वे पहले से ही नामांिकत न होने की िस् थित म(cid:7286) 31 माचर्, 2017 तक अपने-अपने क्षे(cid:7074)(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) उपलब् ध
िनकटतम नामांकन क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)(cid:7298) पर अपना नामांकन करा ल(cid:7286)। उन् ह (cid:7286) स् थानीय रूप से उपलब् ध नामांकन क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)(cid:7298) की सूची मुहैया
कराई जाएगी।
2. यिद एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के लाभाथ(cid:7278) अपने आसपास यथा (cid:7079)खंड अथवा तहसील अथवा तालुका म(cid:7286) नामांकन
क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) न होने के कारण अपना नामांकन न करा सक(cid:7286) तो िवभाग को एमएएनएजीई, हदै राबाद के जिरए यूआईडीएआई
के मौजूदा पंजीयक(cid:7298) के समन् वयन म(cid:7286) अथवा स् वयं यूआईडीएआई पंजीयक बनकर सुिवधाजनक स् थान(cid:7298) पर नामांकन
सुिवधाएं उपलब् ध करानी होगी और एसी और एबीसी स् कीम के लाभाथ(cid:7278) एमएएनएजीई, हदै राबाद के जिरए
िवभाग के पास उपलब् ध पैरा(cid:7061)ाफ I के उपपैरा(cid:7061)ाफ (3) के पहले परंतुक म(cid:7286) उिल् लिखत अन् य िववरण और अपना
नाम, पता, मोबाइल संख् या दके र नांमाकन के िलए अपने आवेदन को पंजीकृत करा सकते ह।(cid:7289)
3. यह अिधसूचना असम, मेघालय तथा जम् मू और कश् मीर राज् य(cid:7298) को छोड़कर राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) अपने (cid:7079)काशन की तारीख से
सभी राज् य(cid:7298) और संघ राज् य क्षे(cid:7074)(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)भावी होगी।
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture, Cooperation And Farmers Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd March, 2017
G.S.R. 278(E).—Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as identity document for delivery of services or
benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and efficiency, and
enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly in a convenient and seamless manner and Aadhaar
obviates the need for producing multiple documents to prove one’s identity;
And whereas, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (hereinafter referred
to as the Department) is administering the Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC) (hereafter
referred to as the AC&ABC Scheme) since 2002-03 through National Institute of Agricultural Extension
Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad;
And whereas, the AC&ABC Scheme involves expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India;
Now, therefore in pursuance of the provisions of the Section 7 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), the Central Government hereby notifies the following, namely:-
1. (1) An individual (Nodal Training Institute (NTI) Trainee, AC&ABC Trainee or Agri-Entrepreneur)
registered under the AC&ABC Scheme is hereby required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar
number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
(2) Any individual (Nodal Training Institute (NTI) Trainee, AC&ABC Trainee or Agri
Entrepreneur) entitled to receive benefit under the AC&ABC Scheme who does not possess the
Aadhaar Number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, but are desirous of availing benefits under
AC&ABC Scheme is hereby required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment by 31st March,
2017, provided he or she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per Section 3 of the said Act. All such
individuals may visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list available at www.uidai.gov.in) to get
enrolled for Aadhaar.
(3) As per regulation 12 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Department
through MANAGE, Hyderabad which requires an individual to furnish Aadhaar is required to offer
enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and in case there is no
Aadhaar enrolment centre located in the respective Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through
MANAGE, Hyderabad is required to provide enrolment facilities at convenient locations in
coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming UIDAI registrar themselves:
Provided that, till the Aadhaar is assigned to the beneficiaries of AC&ABC Scheme, benefits
under the said Scheme shall be given to such individual, subject to the production of the following
identification documents, namely:-
(a) (i) if he or she has enrolled, his or her Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip; or
(ii) a copy of his or her request made for Aadhaar enrolment, as specified in sub-paragraph (2) of
Paragraph 2 below; and
(b) (i) Voter ID card issued by the Election Commission of India; or (ii) Permanent Account Number
Card issued by Income Tax Department; or (iii) Passport; or (iv) Driving License issued by
Licensing authority under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or (v) Certificate of Identity
having photo issued by the Gazetted officer or Tehsildar on an official letter head; or (vi) Address
card having Name and Photo issued by Department of Posts; or (vii) Kisan Photo Passbook; or
(viii) any other document as specified by the State Government or Union Territory
Administration:
Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer designated by the
Department through MANAGE, Hyderabad for that purpose.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2. In order to provide convenient and hassle free entitlements to the beneficiaries under the AC&ABC
Scheme, the Department shall make all the required arrangements including following, namely:—
(1) Wide publicity through media and in individual notices shall be given to beneficiaries of
AC&ABC Scheme to make them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme and
they may be advised to get themselves enrolled at the nearest enrolment centres available in
their areas by 31st March, 2017 in case they are not already enrolled. The list of locally
available enrolment centres shall be made available to them.
(2) In case, beneficiaries of AC&ABC Scheme are not able to enroll due to non-availability
of enrolment centres in the near vicinity such as in the Block or Tehsil or Taluka, the
Department through MANAGE, Hyderabad is required to provide enrolment facilities at
convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming
UIDAI registrar themselves and the beneficiaries of AC&ABC Scheme may register their
request for enrolment by giving their name, address, mobile number and other details
specified in the first proviso to sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1 with Department through
MANAGE, Hyderabad.
3. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all
States and Union Territories except the States of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir.
[F. No. 1(2)/2016-EM (Part)]
AMITABH GAUTAM, Jt. Secy.
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