SR YR SRRV} e, 17 ST, 2025 7 348 of the Constitution of India, the lish translation of Notificaion in pursuance of the provisions of clause (3) of Article Govemor is pleased to order the publication of the following Engl no. 1735/XV-9-2025 dated October 17,2025 No. 1738/XV-9-2025 Dated Lucknow. October 17, 2025 WJ‘EREAS the use of Aadhaar number to cqtablish identity tnables individuals to receive @ it subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and scamless manner. obviates the need for multiplicity of ( promoies transparency and cfficiency & documents to establish identity, simplifics processe AND, WHEREAS the Department of Secondary Education (hereinafier referred to as the Department) in the Government of Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the said Government) is administering Sanskrit Scholarship (hercinafter referred (o as the Scheme) which is being implemented through the Directorate of Secondary Education (hereinafier referred to as the Implementing Agency) under the administrative purview of the Department of Secondary Education;
AND, WiiEREAS under the Scheme and the instructions and guidelines issued in respect thereof, Sanskrit Scholarship (hercinafier referred to as (he benefit) is given to the qualified and talented students studying Sanskrit in Sanskrit schools/ colleges/ Sampurnnnand Sanskrit University run in the State (hercinafter referred to as the bencficiarics) by the implementing Agency as per the extant Scheme guidelines AND, WHEREAS the aforesaid Scheme involves ¥ecu of Uttar Pradesh ; > Now, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 7 of theé Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidics, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Act No. 18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of Uttar Pradesh hereby notifies the followmg, namely:— X
1. (1) An individual desirous of availing of the benefit under the Scheme shall be required to undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number.
(2) iIn case such an individual has not been assigned an Aadhaar number, he shall be required rring cxpenditure from the Consolidated Fund to make an application for enrolment:
Provided that if that individual is a child, such zpplication shall be made only with the consent of his parent or legal guardian.
.. (3) In accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) chulmilms. 2016, the Departmefu of Secondary Education shall ensure cnrolment of such beneficiaries who arc yet to be enrolled, or update their Aadhazr details through appropriate measurcs, including coordination with Registrars and setting up enrolment centres at convenient locations or providing enrolment facilitics by becoming a Registrar itself:
Provided that till such time an Aadhuxr: number is assigned to such beneficiary, he may sstablish his identity to avail of the said benefit, by presenting the following documents to which he is entitled 2nd which are valid at the time of presentation, or. in case the software provided or authorised by the Department of Secondary Education for such identification supports clectronic obtaining of information evidencing the contents of such documents from the database of the authorities dea]ing:wth the preparation or maintenance thereof, by giving his consent for so obtaining, namely:— For a child below 18 years of age fo whom an Aadhaar number has not been assigned:
(a) The acknowledgement of the beneficiary having undergone the process of enrolment:
provided by the operator ut the cnrolment centre, containing the Enrolment 1D (EID);
and {b) Any one of the follotinig documents to cvidence that the beneficiary is a child below 18 years of age, namely:— -
(i) Centificate of irth given under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, as extracted from the entry made in the register of births regarding the birth of the beneficiary;
(ii) Indian pussport;
212 RPH (siksha - anubhag folder) data Ge SR TR R T, 17 TGaR. 2025 - . B i r 10% class or higher (iii) Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation o e ucation:
secondary or 12” class, issued by a recognised board ofsc}}cn‘ et with
(iv) In respect of « child in need of care and protection ora child m.cn .
law, Who is housed by Child Care Institution registered as such wi h State Government concemed under the rules made by it under th‘ J\fvcn'll.:
Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, certificate spzfufymfr IE date of birth issucd by the person-in-charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or probation officer of such institution; or v) In ect of a foreign national,— = .
@ ';‘?5:"_ l‘:.f« an Ov:rsc:\s Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card; . ) TLif he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Forcigners Regional Registration Office;
1. ifhe is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, passport of Nepal or Bhulan.:
IV, if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardhf)ldcrt Tibetan refugee or a national of Nepal or Bhutan, either an lndlar.u visa along with forcign passpart or a Long Term Visa to India along with currently 'o u valid or expired foreign passport; or X . (c) Any one of the following documents, having the photograph of the bencficiary, to evidence his relationship with the parent or legal guardian, namely:—
(i) Ration card;
o 2 (it) Caste certificatc or Domicile certificate, issucd by a Gazetted Officer who is an Executive Magistrate or a revenue officer of the State Government, not below the rank of Tehsildar;
(i) Medical or insurance identity card issued by a Government entity or public sector enterprise to a retired or serving public servant or his family member;
(iv) Indian passport;
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(v) Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10" class or higher secondary or 12" class, issued by a recognised board of school cducation;
(¥i) In respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concemed under the rules made by it under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, certificate specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in-charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or probation officer of such institution; or
(vii) In respect of a foreign national,— I. if he is an Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card; 1L if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional Registration Office;
111 if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, passport of Nepal or Bhutan; IV.if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of Nepal or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to India along with currently valid or expired foreign passport; or
(viii) In respect of a beneficiary who, has a legal guardian, adoption order or other document to evidence legal guardianship, which is issued by a Court of law or competent authority under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890,the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 the meor-lz?l"[‘msx for Welfare of PFméns with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 or the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the applicable rules and regulations made under the said Acts; or
(ix) Any other document as the Department of Secondary Education may specify, For beneficiaries aged 18 Years or more 1o whom an Aadhaar number has not been assigned:
(a) The acknowledgement of the beneficiary having undergone the .
process of enrolment, provided by the operator at the enrolment centre, containing the EID;and 212 RPH (siksha - snubhag folder) data 6¢ SR TR AR O, 17 FH 2025
(b) Any one of the following documents. having the beneficiary’s pho(ogmph,{ namely:— 0] Clector's Phioto Identity Card issued by the Election Commission of Indiz;
(ii) Ration card;
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(iii) Caste centificate or domicile certificate, issued by a Gazetted officer who is an Exceutive Magistrate or a revenue officer of the State Government, not helow the rank of Tehsilda -
(iv) Medical or insurance identity card issued by a Government entity or public sector enterprise to a retired or serving public servant ot his family member;
5 (v) Indian passport:
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(vi) Certificate or statement of marks of matriculation or 10" class or higher secondary or 12 ued by a recognised board of school education;
(vii) Identity card or other identity document issucd to serving or retired public servant by a Government e or a public sector enterprise:
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(viii) Disability certificate issued by notified medical authority under Rights of Persons with Disabilitics Rules, 2017, or Unique Disability ‘Identification (UDID) card issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Government of India;
(ix) Driving licence issued in India:
(%) In respect of a child in need of care and protection or a child in conflict with law, who is housed by Child Care Institution registered as such with the State Government concerned under the rules made by it under the Juvenile Justice (Carc and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, certificate specifying his date of birth issued by the person-in-charge, superintendent, child welfare officer or probation officer of such institution; v . (xi) In respect of a foreign national,— L. if he is an Overscas Citizen of India Cardholder, Overseas Citizen of India Card;
1L if he is a Tibetan refugee, registration certificate issued by a Foreigners Regional Registration Office;
1L if he is a national of Nepal or Bhutan, passport of Nepal or Bhutan;
IV. if he is other than a Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder, Tibetan refugee or a national of Nepal or Bhutan, either an Indian visa along with foreign passport or a Long Term Visa to India along with currently valid or cxpired foreign passport; or
(xii) In respect of a beneficiary who has a legal guardian, adoption order or other document to evidence legal guardianship, which is issued by a Court of law or competent authority under the -Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 or the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the applicable rules and regulations made under the said Acts: or ’
(xiii) Any other document as the Department of Secondary Education may specify.
(4) An officer designated by the Department of Secondary Education in this behalf shall check in respect of the documents presented or the information cvidencing the contents thereof under clause (3),— cla
(a) the status of the enrolment request by submitting thc EID on myAadhaar portal (Imps://myaadhaar.uidui,gnvjnlponnl) to confirm that the EID is valid and that the enrolment request does not stand rejected; and
(b) the other documents, and for this purpose, may take the assistance of and share the information presented with any Government entity or an authority that ‘deals with the preparation or maintenance of the information contained in such documents.
2. In order to enable beneficiarics to avail of the benefits conveniently, the Department of Secondary Education shall make all nece: ary steps to ensure wide publicity through media to make the bencficiurics aware of the requirement of Aadhaar number under the Scheme.
3. Where the nuthentication of the Aadhasr number of a beneficiary done through any of the biometric-bascdrmodes of authentication (namely, facial image, fingerprints or iris scan 212 RPIT (siksha - anubhng folder) data bc 10 TR FRY1 SRR T, 17 TG, 2025 the based authentication) fails due to any reason, such as poor quality of biometric information, following remedial mechanisms shall be adopted, namely:—
(a) In case any particular biometric-based mode of authentication is not successful, any other mode of biometric-based authentication or onc-time pin (OTP) bascd authentication shall. wherever feasible and admissible, be offered:
(b) In cases where biometric-based or OTP-based modes of authentication arc not possible, benefits under the Scheme may, after cstablishing the genuincness of the Aadhaar number by doing offline verification of the digital signaturc certificate of UIDALI on the Aadhaar Sceure Quick Response (QR) Code or the Aadhaar Paperless Offline ¢-KYC document, as the case may be, be given on the basis of any of the following: 3
(i) An Aadhaar Sccure Quick Response (QR) Code comz'ining Aadhaar card, Aadhaar letter the letter issued to an Aadhaar number holder on gencration of his Aadhaar number) or ¢-Aadhaar . the password-protected clectronic copy of Aadhaar letter downloadable from the website of UIDALI or accessible using its mAadhaar app), afier its genuineness is established through offline verification by scanning the QR code using the Aadhaar QR Scanner or mAadhaar apps.
(ii) Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC document (downloadable from the website of UIDAI or accessiblc’ using its mAadhaar app), after its genuineness is established through offlinc verification of the digital signature centificate of UIDAI on the document through the application developed by the Dcpartment of Secondary Education or Directorate of Secondary Education for this purpose, in accordance with the details given in this regard on the website of UIDAL -
4. Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove,—
(a) benefit under the said scheme shall not be denied to a child—
(i) in casc of failure to cstablish his identity by undergoing authentication or to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number; or
(ii) in case of production of an application for enrolment where he has not been assigned an Aadhaar number; and
(b) benefit under the said scheme shall be given to such a child by verifying his identity and establishing his relationship with his parent or legal guardian in the manner specified in the proviso to clause (3) of paragraph 1; and (¢) where benefit is given under clause (b), a record shall be maintained in rcspcd of the same, which shall be reviewed and audited periodically by the Department of Secondary Education. °
5. In order to ensure that bonafide beneficiaries who are aged 18 years or more are not deprived of the benefit duc to them under the said Scheme, the Department of Secondary Education shall follow the exception handling mechanism specified in the Office Memorandum no. D-26011/04/2017-DBT, dated the 19" December, 2017 of the Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Sceretariat, Government of India (available on https://dbtbharat.gov.in).
6. This notification shall be effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
By order, PARTH SARTHI SEN SHARMA, Apar Mukhya Sachiv.
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