Lok Sabha Question No. 4126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Mandatory Aadhaar Card for availing School Facilities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI), C. N. JAYADEVAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, BHARATENDRA SINGH, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## Mandatory Aadhaar Card for availing School Facilities

## 4126. SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO(AVANTHI):

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) the number of children who are availing mid-day meal from schools across the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  link  the  Aadhaar  number  with  subsidy  schemes related to school education, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also going to make it mandatory for students availing benefits under  the  mid  day  meal  scheme  to  furnish  proof  of  possession  of  Aadhaar  number  or undergo the authentication;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives behind the move;
- (e) whether the Government has set any time frame for this purpose; and
- (f) whether the Government has received any reports from States/UTs taking strong exception to the decision as it will adversely affect the said schemes?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) :  During 2015-16, 10.03 crore children studying in 11.50 lakh institutions availed midday-meal on school working days across the country.
- (b) : 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)
- (c) to  (f):    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 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 authentification and if not enrolled for Aadhaar, shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment by 30 th June, 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.

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