Aadhaar Authentication for Registration of Births and Deaths under section 4(4)(b)(ii) of the Aadhaar Act

4051 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2667] NEW DELHI, TUES DAY , JUNE 27, 2023/ASHADHA 6, 194 5 CG-DL-E-27062023-246837 MINISTRY OF HOME AFF AIRS (Office of the Registrar General , India ) New Delhi, the 27th June, 2023 S.O. 2787(E). —In pursuance of sub -clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub -section (4) of section 4 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) read with rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, the Ministr y of Electronics and Information Technology has allowed Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India to perform Aadhaar authentication for registration of births and deaths. Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred under sub -section ( 3) of section 3 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969), the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, having been authorized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, hereby direct s that the Registrar, appointed under sub -section (1) of section 7 of said Act, shall be allowed to perform Yes or No Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, for verification of Aadhaar number being collected along with other details as sought in the reporting forms of births or deaths, as the case may be, for the purpose of establishing the identity of child, parent and the informant in case of births, and of the parent, spouse and the informant in case of deaths during registration of births or death s. The State Government and Union territory Administration shall adhere to the guidelines with respect to the use of Aadhaar authentication as laid down by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. [F. No. 11/4/2020 -VS (CRS) ] MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN , Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.