The Ministry of Textiles on January 24, 2024, issued a notification regarding Jute Corporation of India Limited aadhar authentication.
The Jute Corporation of India Limited can use Aadhaar Authentication voluntarily to encourage of usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance and for identity verification at the time of registration on the online systems, in terms of Rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation Knowledge) Rules, 2020 Subject to the following conditions:
1. The instant approval is for both 'Yes/No authentication and e-KYC authentication' facilities.
2. The informed consent of the stakeholder shall be obtained for authentication in terms of Section 29 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016. The purposes for which the Aadhaar number and related information is being sought must be communicated clearly to the stakeholders. Specifically, how the Aadhaar number will be collected, stored and used should be communicated to the stakeholders.
3. Provisions related to exception handling shall be implemented strictly under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and its associated regulations.
4. The stakeholder shall be informed of alternate mechanisms of identification/verification as the instant usage of Aadhaar authentication is permitted purely voluntarily.
5. There shall not be a denial of any service/benefit to stakeholders on account of the failure of Aadhaar-based authentication.
6. There shall not be a display of the Aadhaar number anywhere in the system and wherever required only the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar number may be displayed.
7. Aadhaar numbers shall be stored securely in Aadhaar Data Vault.
[Notification No. S.O. 334(E).]
