Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Aadhaar Enrolment
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## Aadhaar Enrolment

## *115. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  preparing  a  format  to  capture  the  schoolwise  Aadhaar enrolment data through MDM-MIS web portal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  instructed  States  and  Union  Territories  to  update  the progress of the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government intends to deny benefit to the students who have not linked their Aadhaar  Card  for  mid-day  meal  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has fixed a target date for completing the process of Aadhaar linking with mid-day meal scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SH. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 115 for 24.07.2017 raised by Shri Kodikunnil Suresh regarding Aadhaar Enrolment.

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. This Ministry has prepared a format to capture the school wise Aadhaar Enrolment data through MDM-MIS Web portal.  District/Block level users are requested to enter  data  into  the  MDM-MIS  web  portal.  A  reporting  format  has  also  been  developed  to monitor  the  progress  on  Aadhaar  enrolment  data  collection  of  each  District/Block.      The Government  has  written  a  letter  dated  8 th June  2017  to  all  the  States/UTs  except  Assam, Meghalaya and J&K with a request to ensure timely data entry on the web portal on weekly basis (every Friday).
- (c) & (d): No, Madam.  The Government does not intend to deny benefit to the students who have not  linked  their  Aadhaar  Card  for  mid-day  meal  scheme.    The  use  of  Aadhaar  as  identity document in MDMS would bring in transparency and efficiency for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies,  simplify the Government delivery processes and enable beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly to them in a convenient and seamless manner. The Aadhaar also obviates the need for producing multiple documents to prove one's identity.  Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) 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  28 th 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  30 th 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.