Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Textiles mandates the use of Aadhaar for availing subsidies under the Integrated Scheme for the Development of Silk Industry, aiming to streamline government processes and improve transparency. Beneficiaries must furnish proof of Aadhaar or undergo authentication. Those without Aadhaar must enroll by June 30, 2017, and can locate enrollment centers on the UIDAI website. The notification is effective from the date of publication, excluding Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Key Points / Main Content:
Aadhaar Requirement:
* Beneficiaries seeking subsidies under the Scheme must provide proof of Aadhaar or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
Aadhaar Enrollment:
* Individuals without Aadhaar must apply for enrollment by June 30, 2017, at a UIDAI-listed center.
* Implementing Agencies must offer Aadhaar enrollment facilities, especially where centers are unavailable.
Alternative Identification:
* Until Aadhaar is assigned, beneficiaries can receive subsidies by providing their Aadhaar Enrollment ID slip or a copy of their enrollment request, along with other specified documents.
* Acceptable alternative documents include a bank passbook with photograph, voter ID, ration card, PAN card, passport, MGNREGS job card, kisan photo passbook, or driver's license.
Implementing Agency Responsibilities:
* Agencies must publicize the Aadhaar requirement and enrollment procedures.
* They must create enrollment facilities in areas lacking centers and register enrollment requests.
Effective Date:
* The notification is effective from its publication date, excluding Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Impact Analysis:
Beneficiaries:
* Impact: Required to provide Aadhaar for subsidy access or enroll for Aadhaar if they don't have it. May need to gather alternative identification documents temporarily.
* Action Required: Obtain Aadhaar or enroll by June 30, 2017, or provide alternative documents as specified.
Implementing Agencies (Central Silk Board, State Sericulture Departments):
* Impact: Responsible for facilitating Aadhaar enrollment, publicizing requirements, and verifying alternative documents.
* Action Required: Establish Aadhaar enrollment facilities, inform beneficiaries, and designate officers for document verification.
Ministry of Textiles:
* Impact: Oversees the implementation of the Aadhaar requirement for the Scheme.
* Action Required: Ensure Implementing Agencies comply with the notification and make necessary arrangements for enrollment and verification.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Textiles: The Government of India ministry administering the Integrated Scheme for the Development of Silk Industry.
Integrated Scheme for the Development of Silk Industry: A Central Sector Scheme administered by the Ministry of Textiles for Research and Development, Training, Transfer of Technologies and Information Technology initiatives, Seed Organisation, Coordination and Market Development, and Quality Certification Systems or Brand Promotion and Technology Upgradation.
Central Silk Board: A Statutory Body established under the Central Silk Board Act, 1948, under the Ministry of Textiles.
Central Silk Board Act, 1948: Act under which the Central Silk Board was established.
Direct Benefit Transfer: A scheme where the central share of subsidy in cash or kind is released to the bank accounts of the Sericulture beneficiaries.
Aadhaar: A 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data.
Aadhaar Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016: The Act which mandates the use of Aadhaar for delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits, and services.
Unique Identification Authority of India: The authority responsible for Aadhaar enrolment.
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EXTRAORDINARY
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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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वस्तर् ्मरर ल य
अधधसचू नल
नई्ददल्् ी, 25 अप्रै ,्2017
कल.आ.्1292(अ).—सेवलओं्यल्फलयदों्यल्सहलधयदकयों्के्पररदलन्के्ध ए्एक्पहचलन्दस्त्तलवेज्के्प प्म्आ आधलर्
कल्उपयोग्सरकलरी्पररदलन्प्रदियलओं्कल्सर ीकरण्करतल्है,्पलरदर्शितल्और््दक्षतल् लतल्ह्ै और्फलयदलग्रलधहयों्को्
सुधवधलपूववक्और्धनबलवध्रीधत्मआ्उनकी्हकदलररयों्को्सीध्े प्रलप््त्करने्म्आ समथ्व बनलतल्ह्ै और्आधलर्दकसी्््यधि ्की्
पहचलन्को्सलधबत्करन्े के्ध ए्धवधभन््न्दस्तत् लवेज्प्रस्त्ततु ्करने्की्आव्यकतल्को्समलप््त्करतल्ह;ै
और,्भलरत्सरकलर्म्आ वस्त्र्मरर ल य्(धजस्े इसमआ्इसके्प्चलत््््मररल य्कहल्गयल्ह)ै ्मररल य्म्आ केन््रीय्रेिम्बो ्व
अधधधनयम,्1948्(1948्कल्61)्के्अधीन्स्त्थलधपत्एक्कलनूनी्धनकलय्केन््रीय्रेिम्बो व्के्मल ्यम्से्केन््रीय्से ्र्
स्त्कीम्को् लग्ूकर्रही्ह्ैअथलतव ्जो्रेिम्उयोगोग्के्धवकलस्के्ध ए्(धजसे्इसमआ्इसके्प्चलत््््स्त्कीम्कहल्गयल्ह)ै ्अनुसरधलन्
और्धवकलस,्प्रधिक्षण,्प्रौयोगोधगकी्अरतरण्और्सूचनल्प्रौयोगोधगकी्पह ,्बीज्सरगठन,्समन्व् य्और्बलजलर्धवकलस्और्
गुणवत््तल्प्रमलणन्प्रणल ी्यल्रांलर ्सरवधवन्तथल्प्रौदयोधगकी्उन््नयन्के्प्रयोजनों्के्ध ए्एक्एकीकृत्स्््कीम्ह।ै ्
और,्केन््रीय्रेिम्बो ,व ्अपने्क्षेर्की्इकलईयों्यल्रलज्य् ्रेिम्उत््पलदन्धवभलगों्(धजसे्इसमआ्इसके्प्चलत््््
कलयलवन््वयन्अधभकरण्कहल्गयल्ह)ै ्के्मल ्यम्स्े फलयदल्के्सीधे्अरतरण्के्अधीन्सहलयतलथव्धन्(नकद्यल्मल ्के्प प्मआ)्
कल्केन््रीय्धहस्त्सल्जलरी्करतल्ह,ै ्धजसके्अतर गतव ्रलज्यों्कल्धहस्तसल,्जहलाँ् लग्ू ह,ै्भी्ह;ै्
और्उपरो त् ्सहलयतलथव्धन्म्आभलरत्की्सरधचत्धनधध्स्ेउपगत््ययय्अरतर्शवधहत्ह,ै्
अत:,्अब, केन््रीय्सरकलर,्आधलर्(धवत्तीय्और्अन्य्स्हलधयदकयों,्प्रसुधवधलओं्और्सेवलओं्की् धक्षत्पररदलन)्
अधधधनयम, 2016्(2016्कल्18)्की्धलरल्7्के्उपबरधों्के्अनुसरण्म्आ (धजस्े इसमआ्इसके्प्चलत््््उ त् ्अधधधनयम्कहल्
गयल्ह)ै , धनम्नध धखत्अधधसूधचत्करती्ह,ै्अथलवत््:्-
1.््(1)् इस्स्त्कीम्के्अधीन्सहलयतलथ्व धन्प्रलप्त्करने्के्इच्छुक्फलयदलग्रलधहयों्से्यह्अपेधक्षत्ह्ै दक्वे्आधलर्सरख्यलरक्
कब््ज्े मआ्होन्े कल्सबूत्प्रस्त्तुत्करआ्यल्आधलर्अधधप्रमलणन्प्रदियल्पूरी्करआ।््््
2735 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(2)् कोई्भी्फलयदलग्रलही्धजनके्पलस्आधलर्सरखयलरक्नहीं्ह्ै यल्धजसने्अभी्तक्आधलर्के्ध ए्नलमलरकन्नहीं्
करलयल्ह,ै्उन्ह आ 30 जून,्2017 तक्आधलर्नलमलरकन्के्ध ए्आवेदन्करनल्आवि्य्् क्ह,ै यदद्वह्फलयदलग्रलही्
उि ्अधधधनयम्की्धलरल्3्के्उपबरधों्के्अनुसलर्आधलर्प्रलप्त्करने्के्हकदलर्हों्और्ऐसे्ब््यधि ्आधलर्
नलमलरकन् के् ध ए् दकसी् आधलर् नलमलरकन् कआर् (भलरतीय् धवधिि ् पहचलन् प्रलधधकरण् की् वेबसलइ ्
www.uidai.gov.in पर्उप ब्ध्सूची)्पर्जल्सकते्ह्ैं।
(3) आधलर् (नलमलरकन् और् अयोगतन)् धवधनयम, 2016् के् धवधनयम् 12् के् अनुसलर, मररल य् अपने् कलयलवन्वयन्
अधभकरणों्के्मल यम्से,्धजसके्अनुसलर्दकसी्््यधि ्को्धजन्ह्ोंने्अभी्तक्आधलर्के्ध ए्नलमलरकन्नहीं्करलयल्
ह्ै आधलर्प्रस्तत् ुत्करनल्अपेधक्षत्ह,ै्फलयदलग्रलधहयों्के्ध ए्आधलर्नलमलरकन्सुधवधलएर्प्रदलन्करनल्ह्ै और्उस्
दिल्म्आ जहलर्धनक तल्म्आ आधलर्के्ध ए्सरबरधधत्ब् ॉक्यल्तल ुक्यल्तहसी ्म्आ कोई्आधलर्नलमलरकन्कआर्नहीं्
ह,ै तो्मररल य्अपने्कलयलवन्वयन्अधभकरणों्के्मल यम्से्भलरतीय्धवधिि ्पहचलन्प्रलधधकरण्के्धवयोगमलन्
रधजस्त्रलर् के् समन्वय् स्े सुधवधलजनक् स्तथलनों् पर् आलधलर् नलमलरकन् सुधवधलएर् उप ब्ध् करल् सकत्े ह्ैं यल्
यूआई ीएआई्रधजस्तरलर्बनकर्मररल य्स्त्वयर्आधलर्नलमलरकन्सुधवधल्प्रदलन्कर्सकत्े ह।ैं
पररतु्उस्समय्तक्जब्तक्दक्फलयदलग्रलधहयों्को्आधलर्समलनुदेधित्नहीं्दकयल्जलतल्है,्ऐसे्फलयदलग्रलधहयों्
को्सीधल्फलयदल्अरतरण्के्अधीन्सहलयतलथव्धन्(नकद्यल्मल ्के्प प्म)आ ्धनम्न् ध धखत्दस्त्तलवेजों्को्प्रस्त्तुत्
दकए्जलने्के्अधीन्रहत्ेहुए्फलयदल्ददयल्जलएगल,्अथलवत््््:
क. (i) यदद्उसने्नलमलरकन्करल्ध यल्ह,ै तो्उसकल्आधलर्नलमलरकन्आई ी्पची; यल
(ii) पैरल्2्के्उप-पैरल्(ख)्मआ्धवधनर्ददि ्दकए्गए्अनुसलर्आधलर्नलमलरकन्के्ध ए्उसके्द्वलरल्दकए्गए्
अनुरोध्की्प्रधत; और
ख. (i) बैंक्पलसबुक्धजसमआ्फो ो्ह;ै यल्(ii) भलरत्धनवलवचन्आयोग्द्वलरल्जलरी्मतदलतल्पहचलन्पर; यल
(iii) रलिन्कल ;व यल्(iv) आयकर्धवभलग्द्वलरल्जलरी्स्तथलयी्खलतल्सरखयल्(पैन)्कल व;्यल्(v) पलसपो व; यल्
(vi)्महलत्मल्गलरधी्रलष्ट्रीय्ग्रलमीण्रोजगलर्गलरर ी्योजनल्जॉब्कल व; यल्(vii) दकसलन्फो ो्पलस्बुक; यल्
(viii)्मो र्यलन्अधधधनयम, 1988्(1988्कल्59)्के्अधीन्अनुपल न्प्रलधधकलरी्द्वलरल्जलरी्चल न्
अनुज्ञधप्त; यल्(ix) रलजपधरत्अधधकलरी्द्वलरल्अपन्े आधधकलररक्पर्िीर््व पर्जलरी्फो ो्के्सलथ्पहचलन्
प्रमलणपर; यल्(x) मररल य्द्वलरल्यथल्धनर्ददि ्कोई्भी्अन्य्दस्ततलवेज़्।
पररतु्यह्और्दक्उपयि ुव ्दस्ततलवेजों्को्उस्प्रयोजन्के्ध ए्धविेर््प प्से्मररल य्द्वलरल्अपने्कलयलवन्वयन्
अधभकरण्के्मल यम्स्ेपदलधभधहत्दकसी्अधधकलरी्द्वलरल्जलचाँ ्की्जलएगी।
2. योजनल्के्अधीन्फलयदलग्रलधहयों्को्सुधवधलजनक्तथल्बलधल्रधहत्फलयदल्उप ब्ध्करलने्के्ध ए्मररल य्अपन्े
कलयलवन्वयन्अधभकरणों्के्मल यम्से्सभी्आवयक््ययवस्तथल्करेगल,्धजसके्अरतगवत्धनम्न् ध धखत्भी्ह,ैं्अथलवत्:
(क) मीध यल्और््ययधि क्सूचनलओं्के्मल यम्स्े ्ययलपक्प्रचलर फलयदलग्रलधहयों्को्ददयल्जलएगल्तलदक्उन्ह्आ
स्त्कीम्के्अधीन्आधलर्की्आवयकतल्के्बलरे्मआ्जलगप क्दकयल्जल्सके्और्उन्ह्आ स लह्दी्जलए्दक्यदद्
वे्पह ्े ही्नलमलरदकत्नहीं्ह्ैं तो धनक तम्नलमलरकन्कआर्म्आ 30्जून,्2017्तक्खुद्कल्नलमलरकन्करवलए्ाँ ।
स्तथलनीय्प प्स्े उप ब्ध्नलमलकर न्केन्रों्की्सूची्उन्ह्आ (www.uidai.gov.in मआ्सूची्उप ब्ध) उप ब्ध्
करलई्जलएगी।
(ख) यदद्स्त्कीम्के्अधीन्फलयदलग्रलही्ब् ॉक्यल्तल ुक्यल्तहसी ्मआ्नलमलरकन्कआरों्की्अनुप ब्धतल्के्कलरण्
नलमलरकन् करन्े मआ् समथ्व नहीं् होते् ह,ैं तो् मररल य् को् अपने् कलयलवन्वयन्अधभकरणों्के् मल यम् स्े
सुधवधलजनक्स्तथलनों्पर्नलमलरकन्सुधवधलएर्तैयलर्करनल्आवयक्है्और, फलयदलग्रलही्अपने्नलम,्पतल,्
मोबलइ ्नरबर्तथल्पैरल्1्के्उप-पैरल्(3)्के्प्रथम्परन्तुक्मआ्धवधनर्ददष्् ्अन्य्धववरण्के्सलथ्कलयलवन्वयन्II (ii) 3
अधभकरणों्के्पदलधभधह्त्अधधकलरी्अथवल्वेब्पो व ्के्मल यम्से्इस्उद्देय्के्ध ए्नलमलरकन्हते ्ु
अनुरोध्कर्सकते्ह।ैं
(3) यह्अधधसूचनल्असम,्मेघल य्तथल्जम्मू-कमीर्रलज्य्को्छोड़कर्रलजपर्म्आ इसके्प्रकलिन्की्तलरीख्स्े प्रभलवी्
होगी।
[फल.्सर.्25017/04/2017-रेिम]
पुनीत्अग्रवल , सरयुि ्सधचव
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th April, 2017
S.O. 1292(E).—Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as identity 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 to them in a convenient and hassle free manner and Aadhaar
obviates the need for producing multiple documents to prove one's identity;
And whereas, the Ministry of Textiles (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) in the Government of
India is administering the Central Sector Scheme namely, Integrated Scheme for the Development of Silk
Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme), for the purposes of Research and Development, Training,
Transfer of Technologies and Information Technology initiatives, Seed Organisation, Co-ordination and
Market Development, and Quality Certification Systems or Brand Promotion and Technology Upgradation,
through the Central Silk Board, a Statutory Body established under the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (61 of
1948), under the Ministry;
And, whereas, the Central Silk Board releases central share of subsidy (in cash or kind) under Direct
Benefit Transfer to the bank accounts of the Sericulture beneficiaries (hereinafter referred to as the
beneficiaries) through its Field Units or the State Sericulture Departments (hereinafter referred to as the
Implementing Agencies) including the States’ share wherever applicable;
And whereas, the aforesaid subsidies involve recurring expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of
India;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of 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) The beneficiaries desirous of availing subsidy under the Scheme are required to furnish proof of
possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
(2) Any beneficiary who does not possess the Aadhaar number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar
shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment by 30th June, 2017 in case he or she beneficiary is
entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per the provisions of section 3 of the said Act and such individual may
visit any Aadhaar Enrolment Centre (list available at Unique Identification Authority of India
website www.uidai.gov.in) for Aadhaar enrolment.
(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Ministry
through its Implementing Agencies, which requires an individual to furnish Aadhaar, is required to
offer Aadhaar enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and in
case there is no Aadhaar enrolment centre located in the vicinity such as in the Block or Taluka or
Tehsil, the Ministry through its Implementing Agencies may provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at
convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of Unique Identification Authority of
India or by the Ministry itself becoming UIDAI Registrar:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the beneficiaries, the subsidy (in cash or kind) under
Direct Benefit Transfer to the beneficiaries shall be given subject to the production of the following
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 (b) of
paragraph 2; and
(b) (i) bank passbook with photograph; or (ii) voter identity card issued by the Election Commission
of India; or (iii) ration card; or (iv) permanent account number (PAN) Card issued by the Income-Tax
Department; or (v) passport; or (vi) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Job Card; or (vii) kisan Photo passbook; or (viii) the driving licence issued by the Licensing Authority
under the Motor Vehicles Act,1988; (ix) certificate of identity having photo of such person issued by
a Gazetted Officer on an official letter head; or (x) any other documents as specified by the Ministry:
Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer specially designated
by the Ministry through its Implementing Agency for that purpose.
2. In order to provide convenient and hassle free benefit to the beneficiaries under the Scheme, the
Ministry through its Implementing Agencies shall make all the required arrangements including the following,
namely:—
(a) Wide publicity through media and individual notices shall be given to the beneficiaries to make
them aware of the requirement of Aadhaar under the Scheme and they may be advised to get
themselves enrolled at the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centres available in their areas by 30th
June,2017 in case they are not already enrolled. The list of locally available enrolment centres (list
available at www.uidai.gov.in) shall be made available to them.
(b) In case, the beneficiaries under the Scheme are not able to enroll for Aadhaar due to non-
availability of enrolment centres in the vicinity such as in the Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Ministry
through its Implementing Agencies are required to create Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient
locations, and the beneficiaries may be requested to register their requests for Aadhaar enrolment by
giving their names, addresses, mobile numbers and other details as specified in the first proviso to
sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1, with the designated officer of the Implementing Agencies or
through the web portal provided for the purpose.
3. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette in all
the States except the States of Assam, Meghalaya and the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
[F. No. 25017/04/2017-Silk]
PUNEET AGARWAL, Jt. Secy.
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