New Delhi: After the decision of the Narendra Modi government, Now Aadhaar card's required even after death. Otherwise, the family members of the dying person will not be able to get the benefit of several schemes, policies, and pension under his name. The Central Government has made the Aadhaar card mandatory for making the death certificate from 1 October 2017.
Under this decision of the government, the Aadhaar number will make it necessary to know the identity of the deceased, only then will the death certificate will be made. If a person does not have an Aadhaar card and he dies, then his family will not be able to make his death certificate. In the absence of a death certificate, the successor of the deceased will not get the benefit of the policies running in his name.
The Central Government has made the Aadhaar numbers necessary for the benefit of several government schemes. It includes mobile connections, income tax returns, bank account opening, property transfer, and many more government schemes. Now the government has also made the Aadhaar numbers necessary for making a death certificate. On the basis of death certificate, the legal heir of the deceased gets payment of pension, life insurance, amount remaining in bank account, so if there is no death certificate, then the successor of the person who dies will not be able to receive these payments. The notification for making the Aadhaar number necessary for death certificate has been issued by the Home Ministry on August 4.
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The RGI has further directed concerned Department in the respective State/UT responsible for registration of birth and death to ensure compliance by concerned registration authorities and a confirmation to this effect by on or before 1st September 2017.
The above provisions shall come into effect immediately for residents of all States except J&K, Assam & Meghalaya for which a date will be notified separately.
The RGI, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 3(3) of the Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969, directed that the Aadhaar number will be required for the purpose of establishing the identity of the deceased for the purpose of Death registration in the following manner:
An Applicant applying for death certificate is required to provide Aadhaar number or Enrolment ID Number (EID) of the deceased and other details as sought in the application for death certificate for the purpose of establishing the identity of the deceased.
An Applicant who is not aware of the Aadhaar number or Enrolment ID Number (EID) of the deceased will be required to provide a certificate that the deceased person does not possess Aadhaar number to the best of his/her knowledge and it should be duly informed and also prescribed that any false declaration given by the applicant in this regard will be treated as an offence as per the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and also Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969. Applicant’s Aadhaar number shall also be collected along with the Aadhaar number of the spouse or parents.
The RGI notification follows provisions of the Aadhaar Act and Regulations framed there under that have come into effect from 14th September 2016 and notifications to this effect have been published in the Official Gazette. Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act 2016 permits the use of Aadhaar number for establishing the identity of an individual for any purpose pursuant to any law or any contract to this effect.
The registration of births and deaths are being done under the provisions of Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969 and the corresponding Rules made thereunder by the State Governments. The office of the RGI is the central authority to coordinate and unify the activities of Chief Registrar of birth and deaths of States/UT’s in respect of registration of births and deaths. The extract/certificate of birth and death are issued by the registering authority notified by the State/UT Governments under section 12 and 17 of the RBD Act, 1969. These are issued on the basis of entries collected through birth and death reporting forms prescribed by the State Government.
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