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National Pension System Withdrawal Norms

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NPS Withdrawal Norms

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has changed the norms for withdrawal of National Pension System (NPS) subscribers. Keeping in view the possibility of sudden financial needs of the subscribers, the requirement of minimum period under National Pension System (NPS) for availing the facility of partial withdrawal from the mandatory Tier-I account of the subscriber has been reduced from 10 years to 3 years from the date of joining w.e.f. 10th August, 2017. The minimum gap of 5 years between two partial withdrawals has also been removed w.e.f. 10th August, 2017. A subscriber is eligible for three partial withdrawals during the period of subscription under NPS, each withdrawal not exceeding twenty-five percent of the contributions made by the subscriber and excluding contributions made by the employer. There is, however, no restriction on withdrawals from the Tier-II account of the subscriber.

The extent and purpose for which partial withdrawals from the Tier-I account under NPS are permissible are as under:

Purpose

  1. for higher education and marriage of his or her children including a legally adopted child;
  2. for the purchase or construction of a residential house or flat in his or her own name or in a joint name with his or her legally wedded spouse. In case, the subscriber already owns either individually or in the joint name a residential house or flat, other than ancestral property, no withdrawal under these regulations shall be permitted;
  3. for treatment of specified illnesses: if the subscriber, his legally wedded spouse, children, including a legally adopted child or dependent parents suffer from any specified illness, which shall comprise of hospitalization and treatment in respect of the following diseases:

(a)Cancer;

(b)Kidney Failure (End Stage Renal Failure);

(c)Primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension;

(d)Multiple Sclerosis;

(e)Major Organ Transplant

(f)Coronary Artery Bypass Graft;

(g)Aorta Graft Surgery;

(h)Heart Valve Surgery;

(i)Stroke;

(j)Myocardial Infarction;

(k)Coma;

(l)Total blindness;

(m)Paralysis;

(n)Accident of serious/ life threatening nature.

(o)Any other critical illness of a life threatening nature as stipulated in the circulars, guidelines or notifications issued by the Authority from time to time.

  1. Towards meeting the expenses by subscriber for skill development/re-skilling or for any other self-development activities.
  2. Towards meeting the expenses by subscriber for establishment of own venture or any start-ups.
  3. To meet medical & incidental expenses arranging out of disability or incapacitation suffered.

Limits

  1. The subscriber should have been in the National Pension System at least for a period of three years from the date of his or her joining;
  2. The subscriber shall be permitted to withdraw accumulations not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the contributions made by him or her and standing to his or her credit in his or her individual pension account, as on the date of application for withdrawal;

Frequency

The subscriber shall be allowed to make partial withdrawals for a maximum of three times during the entire tenure of subscription under the NPS. There is, however, no minimum time gap now stipulated between two partial withdrawals.

This was stated by Shri Ship Pratap Shukla, Minister of State for Finance in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

 

7th CPC Gazette Notification : Amendment in CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 [G.S.R. 1209(E)]

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7th CPC Gazette Notification : Amendment in CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 11th December, 2018

G.S.R. 1209(E) — In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:‑

(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972,

(A) in rule 28, in sub-rule (1) for clauses (a), (b) and (c), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:‑

“(a) The leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer) who is serving in a Vacation Department shall be credited with earned leave, in advance’ in two installments of five days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.

(b)In respect of any year in which a Government Servant avails a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to additional earned leave in such proportion of twenty days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation, provided the total earned leave credited shall not exceed thirty days in a calendar year.

(c) If, in any year, the Government servant does not avail any vacation, earned leave will be as per Rule 26 instead of clauses (a) and (b).”;

(B) in rule 29, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—

“(1) The half pay leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer and a Government servant serving in a Vacation Department) shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two installments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.”;

(C) in rule 43-C. (a)-for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely”;

“(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, a female Government servant and single male Government servant may be granted child care leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a maximum period of seven hundred and thirty days during entire service for taking care of two eldest surviving children, whether for rearing or for looking after any of their needs, such as education, sickness and the like.” ;

(b) for sub-rules (3) and (4), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:‑

“(3) Grant of child care leave to a female Government servant and a single male Government servant under sub-rule (1) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(i) it shall not be granted for more than three spells in a calendar year;

(ii) in case of a single female Government servant, the grant of leave in three spells in a calendar year shall be extended to six spells in a calendar year.

(iii) it shall not ordinarily be granted during the probation period except in case of certain extreme situations where the leave sanctioning authority is satisfied about the need of child care leave to the probationer, provided that the period for which such leave is sanctioned is minimal.

(iv) child care leave may not be granted for a period less than five days at a time.

(4) During the period of child care leave, a female Government servant and a single male Government servant shall be paid one hundred percent of the salary for the first three hundred and sixty five days, and at eighty percent of the salary for the next three hundred and sixty five days.

Explanation.- Single Male Government Servant’ means – an unmarried or widower or divorcee Government servant.”;

(D) for rule 44, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“44. Work Related Illness and Injury Leave:‑

The authority competent to grant leave may grant Work Related Illness and Injury Leave ( herein after referred to as WRIIL) to a Government servant (whether permanent or temporary), who suffers illness or injury that is attributable to or aggravated in the performance of her or his official duties or in consequence of her or his official position subject to the provisions contained in sub-rule (1) of rule 19 of these rules, on the following conditions, namely :

(1) Full pay and allowances shall be granted to all employees during the entire period of hospitalisation on account of WRIIL.

(2) Beyond hospitalization, WRIIL shall be governed as follows:

(a) A Government servant (other than a military officer) full pay. and allowances for the six months immediately following hospitalisation and Half Pay for twelve months beyond the said period of six months. The Half Pay period may be commuted to full pay with corresponding number of days of Half Pay Leave debited from the employees leave account.

(b) For officers of Central Armed Police Forces full pay and allowances for six months immediately following the hospitalisation and full pay only for the next twenty four months.

(c) For personnel below the rank of officer of the Central Armed Police Forces full pay and allowances, with no limit regarding period.

(3) In the case of persons to whom the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 applies, the amount of leave salary payable under WRIIL shall be reduced by the amount of compensation paid under the Act.

(4) No Earned Leave or Half Pay Leave shall be credited during the period that employee is on WRIIL.”.

(E) rules 45 and 46 shall be omitted.

[F. No. 11020/01/2017 -Estt(L)]
GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI Jt. Secy.

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PCDA Circular 611 : Revision of Pension in r/o pre-2006 Commissioned Officers / JCOs / ORs Pensioners

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PCDA Circular 611 : Revision of Pension in r/o pre-2006 Commissioned Officers / JCOs / ORs Pensioners / Family Pensioners

OFFICE OF THE PR.CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD – 211 014

Circular No.611

Dated: 10.12.2018

To

1. The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. of Govt, Bank Accounts, Central Office C-7 Second floor, Bandre-Kurla Complex, P B No.8143, Bandre East Mumbai- 400 051
2. All CMDs, Public Sector Banks
3. The Nodal Officers, ICICI/HDFC/AXIS/IDBI Banks
4. All Managers, CPPCs
5. The PCDA (WC), chandigarh
6. The CDA (PD), Meerut
7. The CDA Chennai
8. The ROs……
9. The PAOs…..

Subject: Revision of Pension in r/o pre-2006 Commissioned Officers/JCOs/ORs Pensioners/Family Pensioners.

Reference: This Office Circular No.588 dated 20.10.2017, Circular No.590 dated 06.11.2017, Circular No.595 dated 25.01.2018 & Circular No.606 dated 24.09.2018

Reference is invited to this office circulars mentioned above under which implementation instructions regarding new PPO series and e-PPO have been issued.

2. The procedure of forwarding of e-PPO in respect of Armed Forced personnel has been provided in ibid mentioned circulars. As in the new scenario of e-PPO, the same are being directly forwarded to the respective PDAs through SFTP mode as well as to the RO and Army HQrs (in case of Commissioned Officers).

Further, it is clarified that the identity of the pensioner/family pensioner has already been established at the time of first payment of pension. Therefore, respective ROs are requested not to forward the hard copy of corrigendum e-PPO to the Banks & DPDOs where e-PPOs has already been transmitted by concerned PSAs through SFTP mode directly. Banks & DPDOs are requested to act upon the Corrigendum e-PPO received through SFTP mode without confirmation from respective RO/Army HQrs whereas rest of the PDAs will act upon, on the basis of the copy of Corrigendum e-PPO as per the practice in vogue.

Also Read : PCDA Circular 612 : Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel

3. It is also observed that ROs are forwarding the descriptive roll to the concerned paying branch of the pensioner whereas descriptive roll is to be forwarded to the concerned CPPC of the pensioner instead of concerned paying branch which causes delay during the first payment of pension. Therefore ROs are requested to forward the descriptive roll alongwith e-PPO and undertaking for 1st payment as mentioned in Circular No.606 dated 24.09.2018 to the Concerned CPPC of the pensioner.

4. All other terms and conditions shall remain unchanged.

5. This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in for dissemination across the all concerned.

(S.K.Singh)
Jt.CDA(P)

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PCDA Circular 612 : Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel

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PCDA Circular 612 : Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD – 211014

Circular No. 612

Dated: 17.12.2018

To,
The O I/C
Records/PAO (ORs)
…………………………….
…………………………….

Subject :- Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service – Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders.

Reference:- This office Circular No. 561 dated 10.06.2016.

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Consequent upon issue of AG/PS-4 (Pen/Legal) letter No. PC-A/70545/679/RRB/MI-20(A3) dated 25.07.2018 (copy enclosed) regarding broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service – Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders, it is clarified that the PCDA(P), Allahabad/ PSAs can only issue PPO to affected petitioners after receiving the Govt. sanction letter issued by Services Headquarters in each and every case along with the claim from ROs.

2. Therefore, this office Circular No. 561 dated 10.06.2016 stands cancelled in toto.

3. This circular has been uploaded on official website of this office www.pcdapension.nic.in.

No. Gts/Tech/05/LXXXI
Dated: 17.12.2018

(Sandeep Thakur)
Addl. CDA(P)

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Pay, Allowances and other entitlements for IRMS/Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways

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Pay, Allowances and other entitlements for IRMS/Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 189/2018

No. E(P&A)I-2016/RT-16

New Delhi, 07.12.2018

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/Production Units.

Sub.:- Pay, Allowances and other entitlements for IRMS/Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways who have opted to serve on clinical post after attaining age of 62 years.

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 20.09.2018 and 01.11.2018 whereby instructions regarding option to be submitted by IRMS/Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways to serve on clinical posts after attaining the age of 62 years and designation of such doctors on their posting to clinical post has been communicated. In continuation to that it has been decided that on posting of such doctors to clinical posts as Consultant/Sr. Consultant/Chief Consultant/Principal Consultant-Health, the pay and allowances available to them on the date of such posting will be maintained.

This issues with the concurrence of Finance Dte. of Ministry of Railways.

Kindly acknowledge receipt.

(N.P. Singh)
Jt. Director, Estt. (P&A)
Railway Board

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Railway Order : Introduction of 100% – Objective Paper for promotional examination

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Introduction of 100% – Objective Paper for promotional examination to expedite and simplify examination process.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.196/2018

No. E(NG)l/2018/PM 1/4

New Delhi, Date: 14.12.2018

The General Managers
All Zonal Railways & PUs
(As per Standard list)

Sub: Introduction of 100% – Objective Paper for promotional examination to expedite and simplify examination process.

The promotion of staff within Group ‘C’ by “Selection” or “non-selection” process and Group ‘D’ to ‘C’ is regulated by provision contained in Section ‘B’ of Chapter-II of Indian Railway Establishment Manual Volume I; and instructions contained in Board’s letter No.E(NG)I/98/PM 1/17 dated 20.10.1999 and other instructions issued from time to time.

2. The existing system of’ examination conducted for filling up promotional posts has been reviewed by the Board and to bring objectivity to the selection process it has been decided as under:-

(i) The question paper will henceforth be 100% Objective Type;

(ii) All the questions will be of muitiple choice only;

(iii) A large Question Bank may be created from which the questions can be selected randomly for conducting a Computer Based Test;

(iv) Railways may conduct examination in CBT mode or pen and paper depending on their preparedness;

(v) If computer based Test takes time to implement, the tests may be conducted on OMR sheets, which shall have a carbon copy, kept in safe custody of officer nominated by the authority nominating the Selection Committee at HQ/Division/PU/Workshop;

(vi) OMR can be evaluated manually. A model Answer Sheet shall be given by the paper setter in a separate cover on conclusion of the examination;

(vii) To ensure the authenticity of the answers, cutting, overwriting, erasing or alteration of any type in the answer will not be accepted. Zero marks will be given for Answer having correction/ over writing;

(viii) There shall be negative marking for incorrect Answers. One third of the marks allotted for each question will be deducted for wrong Answers;

(ix) Responsibility for evaluation shall be with the Officer nominated for evaluation;

(x) The system of coding & decoding of answer sheets will continue;

(xi) Any selection which has already been notified will be conducted as per the existing instructions only and the new instructions would apply for those selections which are notified after the date of issue of these instructions;

3. The above changes would be applicable to all Departments, except Accounts and RPF, who deal with their own establishments.

Please acknowledge receipt.

(D. Joseph)
Jt. Director/Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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Proposal for alternative pension scheme in lieu of the existing CPF Scheme

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Proposal for alternative pension scheme in lieu of the existing CPF Scheme

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

F.No. 3-1/2018-NVS(Admn.)/4528

Dated : 06.12.2018

To
The Deputy Commissioner
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
All Regional Offices

Sub : Proposal for alternative pension scheme in lieu of the existing CPF Scheme

Sir,

Proposal for alternative pension scheme in lieu of existing CPF scheme is under consideration of the Ministry. It has been intimated by the Ministry that in the context of the feasibility of extending the benefits of the GPF-cum-Pension Scheme, 1972 not being there, one of the options would be to explore the possibility of having an annuity based alternative pension scheme in lieu of the existing CPF scheme. It has been desired that a comprehensive proposal based on willingness of the eligible employee to opt for the alternative scheme i.e. annuity based pensionary benefits in lieu of existing scheme may be submitted.

Accordingly, you are requested to submit the consent of employees on shifting form existing scheme to annuity based pensionary scheme.

In this regard, you are, therefore, requested to kindly obtain willingness of the eligible employees who have joined the services before 1.1.2004 (including those who have retired) to opt for the alternative scheme in lieu of the existing OFF scheme.

The consolidated data in respect of RO and JNVs may be submitted to this office latest by 30.12.2018.

This may kindly be treated as most urgent.

This has the approval of Commissioner, NVS.

Yours faithfully
(Dr. Honnareddy N.)
Joint Commissioner (Admn.)

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Annuity based alternate pension proposal for the employees of NVS prior to 1.1.2004

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Annuity based alternate pension proposal for the employees of NVS prior to 1.1.2004

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

F. No. 3-1/2018 -NVS(Admn)/3584

Date : 04/12/2018

To,

The Deputy Commissioner,
All Regional Offices

Sub : Annuity based alternate pension proposal for the employees of NVS prior to 1.1.2004 – reg.

Sir,

In continuation to this office letter of even number dated 06.12.2018 seeking willingness of the employees with regard to introduction of alternate annuity based pension, it is to clarify the following:-

1. Own share of employee in the existing CPF scheme shall remain intact. It will not be utilized for creating the corpus fund of the alternate pension plan.

2. However, the management share of the existing CPF scheme will be utilized to form the corpus fund for the proposed annuity based pension scheme.

3. Proposed basic pension is 50% of the basic pay at the time of retirement and there is no provision for DA thereon.

4. Provision for commutation of pension upto 1/3rd of the basic pension exists..Employee at the time of retirement can get the commutation value. It would be more or less equal to the management share. Besides 213rd of basic pension per month fixed at the time of retirement is payable.

5. The pension is payable till the pensioner is alive. There is no provision for family pension after death of the employee.

6. However, proposal for provisioning of DA and family pension is also being sent to the Ministry for consideration.

7. In case of death of the eligible employees during service, Provision for a lump sum insured amount payable to their dependents is proposed to be covered under group term Insurance Scheme.

The afore mentioned information may be widely circulated amongst the eligible employees to enable them to franchise their options/willingness for the proposed annuity based pension

This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Yours faithfully,
S/d,
(B.C. Panda)
Assistant Commissioner (Admn.)

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No changes in 7th CPC Pay Fitment Factor [Rajyasabha QA]

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No changes in 7th CPC Pay Fitment Factor [Rajyasabha QA]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 78
ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

Increase in pay fitment factor and HRA

78 Shri Ravi Prakash Verma

Shri Neeraj Shekhar

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :-

(a) whether Government proposes to raise the fitment factor under 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) from 2.57 for intermediate and lower officials to 2.81 which has been implemented for senior officials under 7th CPC;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether Government would increase the HRA from 24 per cent to 30 per cent of basic salary as it was under 6th CPC in view of non-availability of rented accommodations within 24 per cent of basic salary in metro cities;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c): The fitment factor for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission is 2.57 which is uniformly applicable to all categories of employees. As the same is based on the specific and considered recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, no change therein is envisaged.

(d) to (f): The Government vide Resolution dated 6th July, 2017 decided that HRA shall be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% of Basic Pay in X, Y and Z cities when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% of Basic Pay in X,Y and Z cities when DA crosses 50%.

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Source : RajyaSabha

Promotion for Government officials based on public rating ? – LokSabha QA

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Promotion for Government officials based on public rating

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1406
ANSWERED ON: 19.12.2018

Promotion on Public Rating

RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA
SANTOSH AHLAWAT
RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR
A.T. (NANA) PATIL
SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI
Will the Minister of

PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government proposes to promote the Government officials based on public rating/feedback and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said system is likely to be put into place;

(b) whether the Government is considering adoption of some other system for the promotion of Government officials who do not have direct dealings with the public and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has started Aadhaar based authentication of life certificates for pensioners and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the number of pensioners who have availed the benefit of the said scheme along with the State-wise details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has formulated any policy to prevent misuse of Aadhaar based authentication of life certificates and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b):- No Madam. There is no such proposal under consideration.

(c): Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has informed that an “Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate (DLC)” for pensioners was launched on 10th November, 2014.

Aadhaar is used for authentication of pensioners. As a result of this facility the pensioner is not required to present himself before his pension disbursing agency or produce other documents that he is alive.

After generation of the DLC, the pension disbursing agencies integrated with the system will get access to the submitted DLC for processing and release of pension there after.

(d): Number of DLCs submitted since November, 2018 to till date is enclosed as annexure.

(e): Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed that it has a well-designed, multi-layered robust security system in place to maintain the highest level of data security and integrity in accordance with the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and the Regulations notified under the Act. Some of the security measures include provision of secure channel, implementation of Aadhaar Data Vault, Hardware Security Module, Registered Devices, Virtual ID-UID Token, biometric locking etc.

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