Aadhaar Authentication for National Career Service Project Amendment Rules 2025 Notification
Publication of Notification of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Social Welfare Innovation Knowledge Rules 2020 as amended in 2025 for National Career Service NCS Project in the Gazette of India Part II Section 3 Sub Section ii
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-25082026-275761
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4483] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026/BHADRA 2, 1948
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th August, 2026
S.O. 4666(E).— Whereas the use of Aadhaar number to establish identity enables individuals to receive
subsidies, benefits and services in a convenient and seamless manner, obviates the need for multiplicity of documents
to establish identity, simplifies processes and promotes transparency and efficiency;
And whereas the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, after consultation
with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had allowed vide its letter no. eF. No. 13(16)/2022-EG-II,
dated 6th May, 2026 to the Ministry of Labour and Employment (hereinafter referred to as the said Ministry),
Government of India (hereinafter referred to as the said Government) for the purposes specified under sub-rule (1) of
rule 3 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules) and for the said purpose, the Directorate General of Employment, an attached
of the said Ministry (hereinafter referred to as the said organisation) may be allowed to perform authentication and be
permitted the use of Aadhaar number during authentication for establishing identity of Aadhaar number holder and
notify the same under rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to
as the Act);
And whereas, the Aadhaar authentication shall be performed for employment related assistance (hereinafter
referred to as the said purpose) as specified under sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the said rules on voluntary basis only for
establishing the identity of the employers, counsellors, mentors, training providers, jobseekers, and authorised
signatories of recruitment agencies or career centers, for accessing its portal or mobile application for employment
related assistance including job matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skilling,
apprenticeship opportunities, organising of job fairs and career events to prevent de-duplication, impersonation and
fraudulent activities, and enabling efficient and timely verification, using Yes/No or/and eKYC authentication facilities
[hereinafter referred to as the use case(s)].
Now, therefore, in pursuance of rule 5 of the said rules read with sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4)
of section 4 of the Act, the said Ministry hereby notifies the following, namely: —
1. (1) The organisation shall obtain the consent of the Aadhaar number holder for the purpose of authentication
herein.
(2) As per sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the said rules, Aadhaar authentication is on voluntary basis and the
organisation shall inform to the Aadhaar number holder of alternate and viable means of identification and
shall not deny any service to the Aadhaar number holder for refusing to, or being unable to, undergo Aadhaar
authentication, namely:
a. Permanent Account Number (PAN)
b. Passport
c. Voter Identity Card
d. Driving License issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
e. Others: Employment Exchange ID, UAN(EPFO),UAN(e-Shram)
2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. DGE-U-11011/16/2025-NCS(Coord)/AadhaarForNCS]
ANJALI RAWAT, Dy. Director General(E)
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