THE AADHAAR (PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PERFORMANCE OF AUTHENTICATION) REGULA TIONS, 20231 — THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016

THE AADHAAR (PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PERFORMANCE OF AUTHENTICATION) REGULA TIONS, 20231 [Updated as on 15.2.2024] In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 54 read with sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act; 2016 (18 of 2016), and in supersession of the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Unique Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force o the date of their publication in the Official Gazette: 2 Definitions. ~All words and expressions used in these regulations that are defined in the Act or the rules and other regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act, rules or other regulations, as the case may be 3. Fee for authentication. (1) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by a KUA or sub- KUA using the e-KYC authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such KUA or sub-KUA, which (a) contains e-KYC data along with other technical details related to the authentication transaction, where that KUA or sub-KUA is a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of one rupee; and (ii) other than a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of three rupees, (b) is other than that referred to in clause (a), a fee of fifty paise, shall be chargeable to that KUA or sub-KUA; as the case may be, and payable to the Authority: Explanation. For the purposes of this sub-regulati