Aadhaar now compulsory for post office deposits, PPF, NSC, KVP
What's the story
Continuing its big push for Aadhaar, the Centre has now made the 12-digit unique identification number mandatory for all post office deposits, Public Provident Fund, National Savings Certificate, and Kisan Vikas Patra. Existing depositors who haven't provided Aadhaar while opening the deposits can submit it to the concerned office by 31 Dec'17. Those without Aadhaar can provide proof of Aadhaar enrolment application. Read more!
Schemes, Subsidies
Aadhaar mandatory for providing benefits of schemes to eligible beneficiaries
Centre asked beneficiaries of various government schemes/subsidies to procure Aadhaar by 30 September to continue availing benefits. The deadline was extended to 31 December. It clarified the deadline extension applies to those beneficiaries who aren't assigned Aadhaar or those who haven't enrolled yet. The government earlier insisted on providing Aadhaar for bank deposits and many other utilities to eliminate benami deals and black money.
Covered Schemes
Schemes of 35 Union Ministries covered
The Aadhaar deadline extension covers as many as 135 government schemes, including the provision of free LPG (cooking gas) to poor women, kerosene/fertilizer subsidy, targeted public distribution system (TPDS), and MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). It also applies for the 1995 Employees' Pension Scheme, housing subsidy benefit, scholarships, stipends to SC/ST coaching-guidance/vocational trainees and handicapped, and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana.
Information
Extension also applicable for skill development schemes
The Aadhaar deadline extension also applies for national apprenticeship and skill development schemes, scholarship and fellowship schemes, other education programmes, mid-day meal schemes, Atal Pension Yojana, interest subvention scheme, and also crop insurance schemes.