Date: 2026-05-27Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish identity enables individuals to receive subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and seamless manner, obviates the need for multiplicity of documents to establish identity,
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has notified the use of voluntary Aadhaar authentication by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to establish the identity of Indian citizens and employees on its Single Sign-On (SSO) portal. Issued on May 27, 2026, this notification aims to simplify identity verification for various services and promotes transparency by replacing a previous notification dated December 11, 2025. Services under this framework are effective immediately upon the publication of this notice in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Scope and Purpose**
* The DDA is authorized to use Aadhaar authentication to establish the identity of users for its Single Sign-On (SSO) portal.
* The objective is to enable convenient and seamless access to subsidies, benefits, and services while reducing the need for multiple documents.
**Services Covered**
Aadhaar authentication is permitted for the following DDA services:
* Housing and Land Disposal.
* Interactive Disposal of Land Information (IDLI) and Online Payments.
* Booking of Community Halls, Open Spaces, and Parks.
* Water Bill Online Payments.
* Medical reimbursement (OPD/IPD) and Sports-related services.
* General Citizen Services, including:
* Online applications for property conversion from leasehold to freehold and mutation of properties.
* Online payment of lease or license fees.
* Applications for lease restoration.
* Grievance-related services.
**Authentication Rules and Requirements**
* **Voluntary Basis:** Aadhaar authentication is strictly voluntary; users cannot be forced to undergo the process.
* **Consent:** The DDA must obtain explicit consent from the Aadhaar number holder before performing authentication.
* **Alternative Identification:** Users must be informed of alternate, viable means of identification. The document specifically mentions the PAN Card as an alternative.
* **No Denial of Service:** The DDA shall not deny any service to an individual for refusing to undergo Aadhaar authentication or for being unable to do so.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Delhi Development Authority (DDA)**
**Impact**
The DDA is now legally empowered to integrate Aadhaar-based identity verification into its digital service infrastructure to improve efficiency and transparency.
**Action Required**
The DDA must implement protocols to obtain user consent, establish systems to accept PAN Cards as alternative identification, and ensure that no citizen is denied service for opting out of Aadhaar authentication.
**Stakeholder: Indian Citizens and DDA Employees**
**Impact**
Users can benefit from simplified, document-free identity verification when accessing property, payment, and welfare services through the DDA SSO portal.
**Action Required**
Users may choose to provide their Aadhaar number and consent for faster processing or provide a PAN Card if they prefer not to use Aadhaar authentication.
Key Entities Referenced
Delhi Development Authority (DDA): The primary agency authorized by this notification to perform Aadhaar authentication for identifying Indian citizens and employees across its services.
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016: The governing legislation that provides the legal framework for using Aadhaar numbers to establish identity and deliver services.
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020: Specific rules under which the agency is permitted to use Aadhaar authentication to promote transparency and efficiency in governance.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central ministry that issued this notification to integrate Aadhaar-based identification into urban housing and land disposal services.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI): The statutory authority consulted to authorize the agency to perform authentication and use Aadhaar numbers for establishing identity.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 373] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, मई 27, 2026/ज्र् ष्े ि 6, 1948
No. 373] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026/JYAISTHA 6, 1948
आवासन और िहरी कार् य मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 मई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 414(अ).— िबदक पहचान स्ट्थ ाजपत करने के जलए आधार नंबर का उपर्ोग व्यजिर्ों को सुजवधािनक
और जनबायध तरीके स ेआर्थयक सहार्ता, लाभ और सेवाए ँप्राप्त करने म ेंसक्षम बनाता ह,ै पहचान स्ट्थाजपत करने के जलए अनेक
िस्ट्तावेिों की आवश्र्कता को समाप्त करता ह,ै प्रदिर्ाओं को सरल बनाता ह ैतथा पारिर्ियता और िक्षता को बढावा िते ा ह:ै
और िबदक इलेक्ट्रॉजनकी और सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालर्, भारत सरकार न े भारतीर् जवजिष्ट पहचान प्राजधकरण
(र्ूआईडीएआई) स े परामि य करने के बाि अपनी ईएफ नं. 13(5)/2023-ईिी-II, दिनांक 11.11.2025 के द्वारा दिल्ली
जवकास प्राजधकरण (दिजवप्रा) (जिसे इसके बाि उि एिेंसी कहा गर्ा ह)ै , भारत सरकार (जिस े इसके बाि उि सरकार कहा
गर्ा ह)ै को सुिासन के जलए आधार अजधप्रमाणन (समाि कल्र्ाण, नवाचार, ज्ञान) जनर्मावली, 2020 (जिसे इसके बाि
उि जनर्म कहा गर्ा ह)ै के जनर्म 3 के उप-जनर्म (1) के अतं गतय जनधायररत उद्देश्र्ों के जलए र्ह अनुमजत िी ह ैदक उि एिेंसी
को प्रमाणीकरण करने की अनुमजत िी िा सकती ह ैऔर आधार नंबर धारक की पहचान स्ट्थ ाजपत करने के जलए प्रमाणीकरण
के िौरान आधार नंबर का उपर्ोग करने की अनुमजत िी िा सकती ह ैऔर आधार (जवत्तीर् और अन्र् सहाजर्दकर्ों, प्रसुजवधाओं
और सेवाओं का लजयर्त पररिान) अजधजनर्म, 2016 (जिसे इसके बाि अजधजनर्म कहा गर्ा ह)ै की धारा 4 की उप-धारा
(4) के खंड (बी) के उप-खंड (ii) के साथ परित उि जनर्मों के जनर्म 5 के अतं गतय अजधसूजचत दकर्ा िा सकता ह:ै
3782 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और िबदक, भारतीर् नागररकों और दिजवप्रा के कमयचाररर्ों की पहचान स्ट्थ ाजपत करने के जलए आधार प्रमाणीकरण
दकर्ा िाएगा तादक वे इसके 'ससंगल साइन-ऑन (एसएसओ) पोर्यल पर पंिीकरण कर सके और सेवाओं (जिसे इसके बाि उि
उद्देश्र् कहा गर्ा ह)ै का लाभ उिा सके, िैसा दक उि जनर्मों के जनर्म 3 के उप-जनर्म (1) के अंतगतय जनधायररत दकर्ा गर्ा
ह ै और उि उद्देश्र् के जलए आधार प्रमाणीकरण करना स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर होगा और उि एिेंसी भारतीर् नागररकों और
दिजवप्रा के कमयचाररर्ों की केवल पहचान स्ट् थाजपत करने के जलए आधार प्रमाणीकरण करेगी तादक व े इसके ससंगल साइन-
ऑन (एसएसओ) पोर्यल [जिसे इसके बाि उपर्ोग का मामला (मामले) कहा गर्ा ह]ै पर पंिीकरण कर सके। इसम ेंजनम्नजलजखत
सेवाए ं िाजमल ह:ैं
1. आवास
2. भूजम जनपर्ान
3. इंर्रएजक्ट्र्व जडस्ट्पोिल ऑफ लडैं इंफॉमेिन (आईडीएलआई)
4. ऑनलाइन भगु तान
5. सामुिाजर्क भवन, खलु े स्ट्थान और पाकय की बुककंग
6. पानी के जबल का ऑनलाइन भुगतान
7. ओपीडी/आईपीडी जचदकत्सा प्रजतपूर्तय और
8. खले स े संबंजधत सेवाए ं
9. सामान्र् नागररक सेवाए ं
• अपनी संपजत्त को लीि होल् ड स े फ्री होल् ड म ें पररवतयन और सम्प जत्तर्ों के नामांतरण के जलए ऑनलाइन आवेिन।
• अपन े पट्टे र्ा लाइसेंस िल्ु क का ऑनलाइन भगु तान।
• पट्टे की बहाली के जलए आवेिन।
• जिकार्त संबंधी सेवाएं।
अब, इसजलए इस अजधजनर्म की धारा 4 की उपधारा (4) के खंड (बी) के उपखंड (ii) के साथ परित उक्ट्त जनर्मों
के जनर्म 5 के अनुसरण म,ें उि एिेंसी एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै अथायत्:-
1. (i) एिेंसी इस अजधजनर्म म ेंदकए गए प्रावधानों के अनुसार, प्रमाणीकरण के उद्देश्र् स ेआधार नबं र धारक की सहमजत
प्राप्त करेगी।
(ii) उि जनर्मों के जनर्म 3 के उप-जनर्म (2) के अनुसार, आधार प्रमाणीकरण स्ट्वैजछिक आधार पर ह।ै एिेंसी आधार
नंबर धारक को पहचान के वैकजल्पक और व्यवहार् य माध् र्मों के बारे म ें सूजचत करेगी और आधार प्रमाणीकरण स े
इनकार करने र्ा असमथ य होने के कारण आधार नंबर धारक को कोई भी सेवा िेने स ेमना नहीं करेगी, अथायत:् -
(क) पैन काडय ।
2. र्ह अजधसूचना रािपत्र म ेंइसके प्रकािन की जतजथ से लागू होगी।
3. र्ह इस मंत्रालर् की पूवय रािपत्र अजधसूचना संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 899(अ), सी.िी.डी.एल. -अ -16122025-268550
दिनांक 11.12.2025 के स्ट्थान पर िारी दकर्ा िाता ह ै
[फा. स.ं A-11014/06/2025-DD. II]
सूर् य नारार्ण झा, अवर सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th May, 2026
G.S.R. 414(E).— Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish identity enables individuals to receive
subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and seamless manner, obviates the need for multiplicity of documents
to establish identity, simplifies processes and promotes transparency and efficiency:
And whereas the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, after consultation
with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had allowed vide its EF No. 13(5)/2023-EG-II, dated
11.11.2025 to Delhi Development Authority(DDA) (hereinafter referred to as the said Agency), Government of India
(hereinafter referred to as the said Government) for the purposes prescribed under sub-rule (1) of rule (3) of the Aadhaar
Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 I(hereinafter referred to as
the said rules) that the said agency may be allowed to perform authentication and be permitted the use of Aadhaar
number during authentication for establishing identity of Aadhaar number holder and notify the same under rule 5 of
the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of subsection (4) of section 4 of the Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of
Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the Act):
And whereas, the Aadhaar authentication shall be performed for establishing the identity of Indian citizens and
employees of DDA for registration in its Single Sign-On (SSO) Portal and for availing of services (hereinafter referred
to as the said purpose)as prescribed under sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the said rules and the performance of Aadhaar
authentication for the said purpose shall be on voluntary basis and that the said agency shall perform the Aadhaar
authentication only for establishing the identity of Indian citizens and employees of DDA for registration in its Single
Sign-On (SSO) portal [hereinafter referred to as the use case(s)] which includes the following services:
1. Housing
2. Land Disposal
3. Interactive Disposal of Land Information (IDLI)
4. Online Payment
5. Community Hall, Open Spaces, and Park Booking
6. Water Bill Online Payment
7. OPD/IPD Medical Reimbursement and
8. Sports related services
9. General Citizen Services
• Apply online for converting their property form a leasehold status to freehold ownership and mutation of
properties.
• Pay their lease or license fees online.
• Apply for lease restoration.
• Grievance related services.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b)of sub-section (4) of
section 4 of the Act, the said agency hereby notifies the following, namely: -
1. (i) The agency, as provided in the Act, shall obtain the consent of the Aadhaar number holder for the purpose of
authentication herein.
(ii) As per Sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the said rules, Aadhaar authentication is on voluntary basis the agency shall
inform to the Aadhaar number holder of alternate and viable means of identification and shall not deny any
service to the Aadhaar number holder for refusing to, or being unable to, undergo Aadhaar authentication,
namely: -
(a) Pan Card.
2. This notification shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
3. This issues in supersession of this Ministry's earlier Gazette notification vide GSR-899 (E), No-CG-DL-
E-16122025-268550 dated 11.12.2025.
[F. No. A-11014/06/2025-DD. II]
SURYA NARAYAN JHA, Under Secy.
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