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Aadhaar mandatory for Tamil Nadu’s Annan Seer scheme
The Tamil Nadu government has made Aadhaar mandatory for women to avail the Annan Seer scheme, which provides brides with an eight-gram 22-carat gold coin and a silk saree.
A notification states that women without an Aadhaar number must apply for enrolment. Brides must submit Aadhaar details while applying, if they have applied but not received the number, they can submit one of 12 prescribed documents including a bank passbook, PAN card, passport, or voter ID.
The government has outlined alternative authentication procedures if Aadhaar verification fails, including iris scanning, face authentication, OTP, or QR code verification. The government allocated Rs 812 crore in the Revised Budget Estimates for 2026-27 for the scheme.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Aadhaar mandate adds a bureaucratic layer to a welfare scheme already under budget allocation. Women without Aadhaar enrolment must now navigate either the enrolment process or an alternative document list before receiving the gold coin and saree. The government's detailed fallback authentication procedures suggest an awareness that biometric failures could block access. How smoothly district administrations handle the transition, and whether enrolment delays push eligible brides past the scheme's window, will determine real coverage against the Rs 812 crore provision.
Source: dtnext.in
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