The Andhra Pradesh Aadhaar (Targeted and Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2023.
**THE ANDHRA PRADESH AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY**
**OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND**
**SERVICES) ACT, 2023**

**(ACT No. 43 of 2023)**

**(Last Updated:29.04.2024)**

**ARRANGMENT OF SECTIONS**

**SECTIONS**

1. Short title, extent and commencement

2. Definitions

3. Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies,

benefits and services, etc.

4. Notifying the Schemes

5. Protection of action taken in good faith

6. Power to make rules

7. Power to remove difficulties

8. Repeal and savings of the Ordinance No.6 of 2023


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**THE ANDHRA PRADESH AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF**
**FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES)**
**ACT, 2023.**

**ACT No. 43 of 2023.**

**AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR, AS A GOOD GOVERNANCE, EFFICIENT,**

**TRANSPARENT** **AND** **TARGETED** **DELIVERY** **OF** **SUBSIDIES,**
**BENEFITS AND SERVICES, THE EXPENDITURE FOR WHICH IS**

**INCURRED ENTIRELY FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OF STATE**

**TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH**
**USING AADHAAR NUMBER AS SOLE PROOF OF ESTABLISHING**

**IDENTITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED**
**THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.**

Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in
the Seventy - fourth Year of Republic of India as follows,
**1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called**
the Andhra Pradesh Aadhaar (Targeted and Delivery of Financial and Other
Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2023.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the
14[th],July, 2023.

**2. Definitions:- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -**

(a) “agency of Government” means any authority or body
established or constituted by any Central or State law in
the State of Andhra Pradesh including the local bodies
and any other body owned and controlled by the
Government and includes the bodies whose composition
and administration are predominantly controlled by the
Government;

(b) “benefit” means any advantage, gift, reward, relief or
payment, in cash or kind, provided to an individual or
group of individuals and includes such other benefits, as
may be notified by the Government, from time to time;

(c) “Central Act” means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of
Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services)
Act, 2016 (Central Act 18 of 2016);

(d) “Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund of the
State of Andhra Pradesh;

(e) “Government” means the Government of the State of
Andhra Pradesh;

(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under
this Act;

(g) “service” means any provision, facility, utility or any other
assistance provided in any form to an individual or
group of individuals and includes such other services,
as may be notified by Government, from time to time;


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(h) “subsidy” means any form of aid, support, grant,
subvention or appropriation, in cash or kind, to an
individual or group of individuals and includes such
other subsidies, as may be notified by the Government,
from time to time.

(2) Words and expressions used in this Act but not defined and defined
in the Central Act shall have the same meanings as respectively
assigned to them under the Central Act.

**3. Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies,**
**benefits and services** **etc.,:-The Government or an agency of the**
Government may, for the purpose of establishing identity of an individual
as a condition for receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service for which the
expenditure is incurred by way of withdrawal from or the receipt therefrom
forms part of the Consolidated Fund or any fund set up by an agency of
Government, require that such individual undergo authentication or
furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or in the case of an
individual to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, such
individual shall make an application for enrollment:

Provided that until Aadhaar number is assigned to an individual,
the individual may be offered alternate and viable means of identification
for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service.

**4. Notifying the Schemes:- The Government shall, within a period of three**
months from the date of commencement of this Act and thereafter, from
time to time, notify the list of schemes, subsidies, benefits or services for
which Aadhaar number shall be an authenticated proof of identification of
an individual.

**5. Protection of action taken in good faith:-** No suit, prosecution or
other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer or
other employees of the Government for anything which is in good faith
done or intended to be done under this Act or rules made thereunder.

**6. Power to make rules :- (1) The Government may, by notification in the**
Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made, be
laid before the State Legislature if it is in session, and if it is not in session,
in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days
which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and
if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session
immediately following, the Legislature agree in making any modifications
in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, with effect from
the date of notification of such modification of annulment in the Andhra
Pradesh Gazette is notified have effect only in such modified form or shall
stand annulled, as the case may be so, however, that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done under that rule.

**7. Power to remove difficulties:- (1) ) If any difficulty arises in giving**
effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order
published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to be necessary for removing
the difficulty;

Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of the


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period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may,
after it is made, before the State Legislature.

**8. Repeal and savings of the Ordinance No.6 of 2023:- (1) The Andhra**
Pradesh Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,
Benefits and Services) Ordinance, 2023 is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken
under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under
this Act.


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