HRD Ministry Mandates Aadhaar to avail Scholarship Benefits by University and College Students

HRD Ministry Mandates Aadhaar to avail(लाभ) Scholarship Benefits by University and College Students The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has made it mandatory(अनिवार्य)  for the College and University students to have possession(मेला) of Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI to avail benefits under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme. A Historic moment! !

UIDAI produced 100 crore Aadhaars. Further, the applicants eligible for these scholarships but not having an Aadhaar card can apply for the enrolment by June 30, 2017. However, the rule will not apply to Jammu & Kashmir.

Similarly, the Ministry has also notified that students who wish to avail the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme will also have to apply for Aadhaar by June 30. This will not be applicable in the states of J&K, Assam and Meghalaya. The Ministry has also notified similar provision related to the Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme for schoolchildren. The notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication. The decision aims to bring in transparency in providing scholarships and also enable beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly in a convenient and seamless(निर्बाध)  manner.

However, till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the students they may get scholarships on the basis of documents like Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip, Aadhaar enrolment application, voter identity card, PAN card etc.