The Government of Jharkhand on June 16, 2023, issued a notification regarding the exemption of the Aadhar authentication fee
The following has been stated namely: -
• It states that the UIDAI has clarified that the state government shall be exempted from the Aadhar authentication fee on the condition mentioned under section 4(4)(b)(ii) of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits, and Services) Act, 2016 which states that ‘An entity may be allowed to perform authentication if the Authority is satisfied that the requesting entity is seeking authentication for such purpose, as the Central Government in consultation with the Authority, and in the interest of State, may prescribe.
• It further states that the fee shall be exempted upon the condition mentioned in Rule 4(i) of the Aadhar Authentication of Good Governance Rules 2020, which states Preparation of the proposal by The Ministry or the Department of the [Central Government or a State Government], as the case may be, desirous of utilizing Aadhaar authentication for a purpose specified in rule 3 shall prepare a proposal with justification in regard to such purpose for which Aadhaar authentication is sought and submit the same to the Central Government for making a reference to the Authority.
[Notification No. 358]
