Government of Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare (Edn.2) Department Memo No.24 !" SW. Edn.2"2#!$ S'(% .

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SWD ) PMS & Ne* +erification Proced're 'sin, Aadhaar online a'thentication ) Detailed instr'ctions ) -ss'ed ) .e,. !. G./.Ms.No.00 Social Welfare (Edn.2) Dept.1 dated # &#2&2#!#. 2. Govt. Memo No.24 !"SW.Edn.2"2#!$1 dated ! &#$&2#!$. $. Govt. Memo No.24 !"SW.Edn.2"2#!$1 dated $#&#3&2#!$. 44444444

Post&Matric Scholarships in Andhra Pradesh are (ein, ,ranted to st'dents onl5 after each st'dent has (een verified (5 the 6olle,e and a,ain verified independentl5 (5 the +erification /fficer appointed (5 the District 6ollector vide instr'ctions ,iven in the references !st and 2nd cited. An anal5sis of the verification process d'rin, the last three academic 5ears 2#!#&!! to 2#!2&!$ has revealed that the process of scholarships is considera(l5 dela5ed d'e to the man'al verification process (5 +erification /fficers *hich are partl5 d'e to administrative reasons and partl5 deli(erate. -n some instances1 the verification process has (ecome perf'nctor5 and has also lead to 'ndesira(le practices. Government of -ndia have provided the facilit5 of a 7ni8'e identification of individ'als thro',h the Aadhaar card. 7nder the scheme each individ'al in the 6o'ntr5 can sec're an Aadhaar card1 *hich has a 7ni8'e -D and (iometrics. With a vie* to ena(le timel5 and a'tomated dis('rsal of scholarships1 the facilit5 of the Aadhaar card is proposed to (e 'sed for dis('rsal thro',h the Aadhaar Pa5ment 9rid,e and the Aadhaar Ena(led Pa5ment S5stem. 7nder the ne* proced're1 each st'dent m'st have an Aadhaar card. -f the5 do not have1 the5 m'st sec're an Aadhaar card at the earliest. St'dents *ith an Aadhaar card *ill (e ,iven scholarships 'pon online a'thentication. St'dents *itho't a card can (e dis('rsed scholarships onl5 after ph5sical verification. With a vie* to avoid errors in entr5 of Aadhaar cards1 Welfare /fficers have (een ,iven a detailed proced're for verification of Aadhaar card thro',h the .AS: *e(site vide reference third cited. Welfare /fficers have also (een as;ed to confirm the 9an; Acco'nt n'm(ers online and ;eep the list read5 to (e p'shed to the 6olle,e mana,ement<s for the p'rpose of verification and a'thentication. As the re,istrations for the 5ear 2#!$&!4 has (een (ased on the Aadhaar n'm(er iss'ed (5 7-DA-1 it is proposed to 'tili=e the online Aadhaar a'thentication s5stem in lie' of ph5sical verification of st'dents. Aadhaar is a 'ni8'e n'm(er ,iven to an individ'al (5 the 7-DA-. An online a'thentication (5 the st'dent from the colle,e *ill (e s'fficient to ;no* if he is st'd5in, in the colle,e. >ater1 (iometric attendance on a random (asis or for each pa5ment release can also (e directed to the colle,e mana,ements. ?he follo*in, detailed ,'idelines for verification shall (e applica(le in respect of dis('rsements for 2#!$&!4. :or earlier dis('rsements 'p to 2#!2&!$1 the earlier ,'idelines ,iven shall (e applica(le. ?he detailed ,'idelines for the online verification thro',h Aadhaar a'thentications are iss'ed as follo*s. 1. Preliminary Verification of the data by the Welfare Officers: a. Soon after the completion of the re,istrations1 the *elfare officers concerned shall 'nderta;e t*o ma@or tas;s (efore p'shin, the data to the 6olle,es for verification of doc'ments% i. +erif5 the Aadhaar n'm(er on the .AS: portal ii. +erif5 the 9an; Acco'nt n'm(er For the above two activities, detailed instructions have already been issued vide reference third cited. (. +erification of st'dents shall (e done 'sin, the Aadhaar a'thentication s5stem as far as possi(le1 no ph5sical verification *ill (e done eAcept in certain eAtraordinar5 cases *here connectivit5 impedes the process of online verification. BP.?./C

&2& c. Soon after the Welfare /fficer completes verification of Aadhaar n'm(ers and (an; acco'nts1 the applications shall (e read5 for a'thentication at the colle,e level. 2. Verification process through online authentication by the College: a. Each 6olle,e shall desi,nate the Principal or the a'thori=ed officer for carr5in, o't the a'thentication process. ?he5 shall have an Aadhaar n'm(er1 *hich the5 shall f'rnish for re,istration of the a'thentication process. Persons other than those *ho have (een a'thori=ed *ill (e 'na(le to carr5 o't the process of a'thentication. All Principals or authorized officers of the college shall have an Aadhaar number. (. ?he Principal or a'thori=ed representative shall also re,ister online and 'pload his photo,raph and 7-DA- certificate. c. ?he Principal or the a'thori=ed representative *ill have to a'thenticate 'sin, his Aadhaar card n'm(er to lo,in to the ePASS server each time he plans to 'nderta;e online a'thentication of st'dents 'sin, the Aadhar card. d. Each st'dent shall (e verified and a'thentication done for each st'dent online 'sin, fin,er a'thentication on a (iometric device. ?he 6olle,e mana,ements shall verif5 all aspects of the application form s'ch as Date of 9irth1 SS6 -D N'm(er1 -ncome 6ertificate1 6aste 6ertificate and Aadhaar N'm(er and 'pdate the details on the ePASS *e(site. If they do not update, the student cannot do the authentication online. e. ?he Principal or a'thori=ed officers shall chec; that the (an; acco'nt n'm(er entered is correct after verif5in, the hard cop5. /nl5 if it is correct sho'ld he permit the st'dent to do a'thentication online. 3. Biometric uthentication using the adhaar number: a. ?o 'nderta;e a'thentication1 each 6olle,e *ill have to proc're a (iometric device1 *hich shall have a GP.S and connected to the internet and *hich meets the 7-DA- specifications. (. Details of the 7-DAspecifications can (e vie*ed at http:!!""".st#c.go$.in!sites!upload%files!st#c!files!&'(% uth%Certlist%2 )*+13..pdf. c. 9iometric devices co'ld (e *ith a point of sale device or a fin,er a'thentication device. Mana,ements sho'ld ens're that the device to (e proc'red is already integrated with the ePASS system . Mana,ements are advised not to proc're (iometric devices *hich have not (een inte,rated *ith the ePASS. developed an app for ePASS application. ?he mana,ements can do*nload this app availa(le on the ePASS *e(site at http:!!epass.cgg.go$.in. /nce loaded on the (iometric device1 the s5stem is read5 to 'nderta;e (iometric a'thentication.

d. ?o ena(le the a'thentication process1 the Social Welfare department has

e. Each st'dent *ill (e first as;ed to enter his ePASS id1 the (iometric device a'tomaticall5 p'lls the Aadhaar n'm(er *hich has alread5 (een verified and confirmed. ?he st'dent is prompted to place his fin,er on the (iometric reader for online a'thentication. f. ?o ens're that fin,er a'thentication is done acc'ratel51 each st'dent is advised to 'nder,o the (est fin,er detection as ,iven (elo*% ?he 9est :in,er Detection is 'nderta;en onl5 once to ;no* the (est fin,er that is s'ited for a'thentication on the (iometric device. 9:D is done1 (5 ta;in, (iometric impressions of all the fin,ers in a hand to decide the (est fin,er that ,ives the most acc'rate res'lts. ?his is one time eAercise and need not (e repeated a,ain and a,ain. ,. ?he st'dent shall affiA the 9est :in,er Detected on the 9io&Metric Device and a'thenticate his identit5. ?he a'thentication is done on the 7-DAserver. B6ontd.C

&$& h. /nl5 after the st'dent completes the a'thentication1 the Principal or a'thori=ed representative can print the application form. ?ill the a(ove process is completed no application form can (e printed from the s5stem. i. Each application form shall have a (ar code1 *hich is 'sed (5 the Welfare /fficer for retrievin, the applications from the ePASS server for sanctionin, a scholarship. ,. -or"arding of applications to the Welfare (epartments: a. ?he 6olle,e Principal or his a'thori=ed representative shall have the re8'ired certificates s'ch as income certificate1 the caste certificate and mar;s memo as re8'ired. (. After the a'thentication of application has (een completed the Principal shall ma;e (oo;lets and application forms for each department and s'(mit it to the Welfare Department for sanction of scholarship. D. Procedure by the Welfare Officers for sanctioning of scholarship for all applications from the year 2*13.1,: a. All Welfare /fficers m'st proc're a (ar code scanner. A one dimension (ar code scanner *ill s'ffice. (. No application *ill (e vie*ed on the screen unless retrie$ed using the bar code of an application /hard copy0. ?he Welfare /fficers shall scan the application forms of st'dents as s'(mitted (5 the colle,e1 to retrieve an application for dis('rsin, scholarships on the ePASS server. ?he earlier practice of selectin, st'dents at random *ill no lon,er (e availa(le for 2#!$&!4. c. After scannin, of all the application forms the Welfare /fficers can proceed to sanction the scholarships. ?he defa'lt sanction for an application is set to sanction the M?: first. /nl5 after s'(mittin, the M?: (ills to the treas'r5 and o(tainin, the ?9. n'm(er" to;en n'm(er can *elfare officers sanction .?:. d. Welfare /fficers can sanction .?: onl5 for candidates *hose M?: has (een sanctioned. ?his is *ith a vie* that lar,e st'dents are (enefited (5 the timel5 release of f'nds for their monthl5 maintenance. All Welfare /fficers are re8'ested to ,ive ade8'ate p'(licit5 in the district *ith all colle,e mana,ements. ?he5 are directed to strictl5 adhere to the a(ove ,'idelines in respect of dis('rsements for 2#!$&!4 and thereafter in f't're. Dis('rsements 'p to 2#!2&!$ *ill ho*ever contin'e 'nder the old proced're. An5 deviations to the a(ove ,'idelines *ill (e severel5 vie*ed and entail disciplinar5 action on the concerned. E..AFM/ND PE?E. P.-N6-PA> SE6.E?A.F ?/ G/+E.NMEN? ?o ?he 6ommissioner of Social Welfare1 A.P.1 G5dera(ad. ?he 6ommissioner of 9.6. Welfare1 A.P.1 G5dera(ad. ?he 6ommissioner of ?ri(al Welfare1 A.P.1 G5dera(ad. ?he 6ommissioner of Minorities Welfare1 AP1 G5dera(ad. ?he 6ommissioner of Disa(led Welfare1 A.P.1 G5dera(ad. ?he 6ommissioner of ?echnical Ed'cation1 A.P.1 G5dera(ad. ?he 6ommissioner of 6olle,iate Ed'cation1 A.P.1 G5dera(ad. ?he +6 H MD1 A.P. State Minorities :inance 6orporation >td.1 G5dera(ad. ?he Director of ?reas'ries H Acco'nts All 6ollectors H District Ma,istrates All District Welfare /fficers (thro',h concerned GoDs) ?he Director&General1 6entre for Good Governance1 G5dera(ad. BP.?./C

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