The Government of Gujarat on June 03, 2024, issued Uniform Assistance Scheme for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Economically Backward Classes, Minority, Nomadic Tribes and De-notified Tribes students.
Under the Scheme, Rs.900/- per annum as uniform assistance is given to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Economically Backward Classes, Minority, Nomadic Tribes and De-notified Tribes Students, by the Implementing Agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines.
In pursuance 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 Government of Gujarat hereby notifies the following, namely-
•A child desirous of availing benefits under the said Scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of either possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. (2) Any child desirous of availing benefits under the Scheme, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment subject to the consent of his parents or guardians, before registering for the Scheme provided that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act, and such children shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list is available at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for Aadhaar. (3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, the Department through its Implementing Agency, 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 respective Block or Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient locations in coordination with the existing Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI Registrar themselves: Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the child, benefits under the said Scheme shall be given to such children, subject to the production of the following documents, namely: -
oif the child has been enrolled after attaining the age of five years (with biometrics collection), his Aadhaar enrollment identification slip, or of bio-metric update identification slip; and
oany one of the following documents, namely: (i) Birth Certificate; or Record of birth issued by the appropriate authority; or (ii) School identity card, duly signed by the Principal of the school, containing parents’ names; and
oany one of the following documents as proof of the relationship of the beneficiary with the parent or legal guardian as per the extant scheme guideline, namely:- (i) Birth Certificate; or Record of birth issued by the appropriate authority; or (ii) Ration Card; or (iii) Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Card; or Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Card; or Central Government Health Scheme(CGHS) Card; or (iv) Pension Card; or (v) Army Canteen Card; or (vi) Any Government Family Entitlement Card; or (vii) Any other document as specified by the Department Provided further that the above documents may be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Department for that purpose.
•In order to provide benefits to the beneficiaries under the said Scheme conveniently, the Department through its Implementing Agency shall make all the required arrangements to ensure that wide publicity through the media shall be given to the beneficiaries to make them aware of the said requirement.
•In all cases, where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics of the beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely:
•In case of poor fingerprint quality, either an iris scan or face authentication facility shall be adopted for authentication, thereby the Department through its Implementing Agency shall make provisions for iris scanners or face authentication along with finger-print authentication for delivery of benefits in a seamless manner;
•In case the biometric authentication through fingerprints or iris scan or face authentication is not successful, wherever feasible and admissible authentication by Aadhaar One Time Password or Timebased One-Time Password with limited time validity, as the case may be, shall be offered;
•In all other cases where biometric or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One-Time Password authentication is not possible, benefits under the said Scheme may be given on the basis of a physical Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be verified through the Quick Response code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the necessary arrangement of Quick Response code reader shall be provided at the convenient locations by the Department through its Implementing Agency.
•Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, no child shall be denied benefit under the scheme in case of failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication, or furnishing proof of possession of an Aadhaar number, or in the case of the child to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, producing an application for the enrollment. The benefit shall be given to him by verifying his identity on the basis of other documents as mentioned in clauses (b) and (c) of the proviso of sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1, and where the benefit is given on the basis of such other documents, a separate register shall be maintained to record the same which shall be reviewed and audited periodically by the Department through its implementing Agency.
•This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[Notification No. GL/20/2024/SJED/MIS/e-file/17/2022/0008/A-1]
