Aadhaar Mandatory for Skill development training for MSME : Notification

National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), Hyderabad, Central Tool Rooms (Technology Centers), training centers of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institutes (MSME-DFO), Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), and Coir Board, under the administrative purview of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India, are administering the Assistance to Training Institutions Scheme.

Skill development training is provided to potential trainees related to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector without charging fees from the beneficiaries, as per the scheme’s instructions and guidelines.

The expenditure for this scheme is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India.

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises desires that the Government of India, for the purpose of establishing the identity of a beneficiary as a condition for receiving benefits, requires that the beneficiary undergo authentication or furnish proof of possession of an Aadhaar number. In the case of an individual without an Aadhaar number, they must apply for enrollment.

Therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, the Government of India hereby notifies the following.