The Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Gujarat on June 03, 2024, notified regarding the Manav Garima Scheme.
This shall come into force on June 03, 2024.
The following has been stated namely: -
• It states that an individual eligible for benefits under the scheme shall be required to furnish proof of either possession an Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
• It states the list of documents required to avail the benefits under this scheme:
o Aadhaar Enrolment Identification slip
o Bank or Post Office Passbook with Photo; or
o Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or
o Passport, or
o Ration Card; or
o Voter Identity Card; or
o MGNREGA card; or
o Kisan Photo passbook, or
o Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or
o Certificate of identity having a photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or
o Tehsildar on an official letterhead, or
o Any other document as specified by the Department
• It states that in cases where Aadhaar authentication fails due to poor biometrics or other reasons, the following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted
o use iris scan or face authentication if fingerprint quality is poor, with provisions for necessary devices
o offer Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based One-Time Password authentication if biometrics fail
o if all methods fail, verify benefits using a physical Aadhaar letter with Quick Response code authentication, with Quick Response code readers provided by the Implementing Agency
[Notification no. – GL/30/2024/SJED/MIS/e-file/17/2022/0008/A-1]
