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Aadhaar Number Mandatory: Aadhaar number is necessary to get government benefits or subsidy, UIDAI issued circular

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The circular has been issued on August 11 to tighten the Aadhaar rules for those who do not have an Aadhaar number and who are availing the subsidy and benefits provided by the government.


According to a recent circular issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), if you do not have an Aadhaar number or enrollment slip, you may not be entitled to avail government benefits and subsidies. UIDAI had issued a circular to all central ministries and state governments last week.

This circular has been issued on August 11 to tighten the Aadhaar rules for those who do not have an Aadhaar number and who are availing the subsidy and benefits provided by the government.

The circular states that if you want a certificate by the government which is used to determine the eligibility of the beneficiaries for distribution of benefits/subsidies/services under government schemes, it must have an Aadhaar number.

According to the circular issued by the UIDAI on August 11, there is an existing provision in Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, which has not been assigned an Aadhaar number, to avail benefits, subsidies and services through alternative and alternative means other than a viable means of identification. Can you In the latest circular, it has been said that more than 99 percent of the adults in the country have now been issued Aadhaar numbers.

It said that in the above background and taking into consideration the provision of section 7 of the Act that if no person has been assigned an Aadhaar number, he shall make an application for enrollment and so long as the Aadhaar number is not assigned to such person. is not given. That person can avail benefits, subsidies and services through alternate and viable means of identification with Aadhaar Enrollment Identification (EID) number/slip.

This means Aadhaar Enrollment Identification (EID) number/slip will be required to avail central and state government services, benefits and subsidies if one does not have an Aadhaar number yet.

The circular said that due to the widespread coverage of 99 per cent of adults with Aadhaar identification, many services and benefits are being transferred directly to residents. The circular states that Aadhaar has significantly improved the quality of resident/citizen experience in availing welfare services.

UIDAI issued another circular on August 11, stating that entities can make Virtual Identifiers (VIDs) optional. UIDAI said in the circular that some government entities may require Aadhaar number in their respective database for smooth implementation of social welfare schemes, hence such government entities may be required to provide Aadhaar number to the beneficiaries and make VID optional. can.

Pravesh Maurya
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