Aadhaar is being used as an identifier in respect of following school
education related schemes:
(i)
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for providing quality education in Madrasa
(SPQEM)
(ii)
Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS)
(iii)
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
(iv)
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
(v)
Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS)
(vi)
National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE)
(vii)
National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
Mid-day-meal scheme is covered under the
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and
Services) Act, 2016. A notification has been published in the Gazette of India
(Extraordinary) dated 28th February, 2017 which came into effect in
all States and Union Territories except in the States of Assam, Meghalaya and
the State of Jammu & Kashmir. As per the notification, the beneficiaries
are required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo
Aadhaar authentication and if not enrolled for Aadhaar, shall have to apply for
Aadhaar enrolment by 30th June, 2017 (the time limit has later been
extended upto 31st August, 2017 and further extended upto 30th
September 2017), provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the
individual, he/she shall be entitled for benefit subject to the production of
the following identification documents, namely:
(i)
If he or she has enrolled, his or her Aadhaar Enrolment Id slip; or
(ii)
A copy of his or her application made for Aadhaar Enrolment and an
undertaking by the parent or legal guardian that the child is not availing
benefit from any other school and any one of the documents mentioned in the
notification.
The use of Aadhaar as identity document
for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies, simplifies the Government
delivery processes, brings in transparency and efficiency, and enables
beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly to them in a convenient and
seamless manner and Aadhaar obviates the need for producing multiple documents
to prove one’s identity.
The “consent” under the Aadhaar (Targeted
Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
(Aadhaar Act) is in the form of Informed Consent/Disclosure. Section 3 (2) of
the Aadhaar Act provides that the enrolling agency shall, at the
time of enrolment, inform the individual undergoing enrolment the manner in
which the information collected shall be used, the nature of recipients with
whom the information is intended to be shared during authentication and the
existence of right to access information.
This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Shri Upendra
Kushwaha today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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