THE UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA (SALARY,

1 · Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Unique Identification Authority of India (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees) Regulations, 2020. (2) These regulations shall come into force o the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2 · Definitions: (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a) Act" means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act; 2016 (18 of 2016), as amended vide the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act; 2019 (14 of 2019);

4 · Categories of posts, classification and pay. The category of posts, their classification and the level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in the First Schedule annexed to these regulations. (2) The inter-se allocation of the posts among different functional areas of Headquarter including Regional Offices and Technology Centre of the Authority shall be such as decided by the Chief Executive Officer from time to time.

5 · Pay, allowances and other benefits to the Chief Executive Officer: (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall be eligible for such pay and allowances, leave, provident fund, accommodation from tenure pool, medical facilities under the Central Government Health Scheme, retirement and other terminal benefits aS are admissible to the officers of the Central Government of equivalent grade: Provided that nothing in these regulations shall prevent the Chief Executive Officer from opting for allowances, residential accommodation, medical facilities and such other benefits as are admissible to other officers of the Authority. 6 Other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer: The other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer shall be governed by the corresponding rules and regulations of the Central Government: CHAPTER IV

8 · Accrual and payment of pay and allowances: ~Subject to the provisions of these regulations, pay and allowances shall accrue from the commencement of the service of an employee and shall become payable in the afternoon of the last working day of each month in respect of the service performed during the said month:

17 · Group insurance: 1) The employees of the Authority, other than those on deputation, shall be entitled to Group Insurance. (2_ The scheme for Group Insurance shall be formulated by the Authority: 18. Gratuity. -(1) The employees of the Authority, other than those o deputation, shall be eligible for benefit of gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act; 1972 (39 of 1972), as amended from time to time in the event of:

2 · For the purpose of joining time, including the joining time pay and such other matters related to joining time, the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979 as modified or substituted from time to time and orders thereunder; shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the employees of the Authority. 22. Travel on official tours, transfer etc: (1) An employee of the Authority shall be liable to proceed on tour for official duty to any place within India or abroad as and when so required by the Authority for which he may be paid Travelling Allowance, Daily Allowance and such other allowances as admissible to the employees of the Central Government of corresponding grade. (2) For the purpose of regulating the claims of the employees of the Authority related to travel on official tours including foreign tours, transfer etc. the provisions of the rules applicable to the central government employees of the corresponding grade and orders thereunder, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the employees of the Authority. 23. Leave Travel Concession: (1) The employees of the Authority shall be eligible for such leave travel concession as may be applicable to the employees of the Central Government of the corresponding grade. (2) For the purpose of leave travel concession, the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988, as modified Or substituted from time to time and orders thereunder, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the employees of the Authority. 24. Career progression. ~The provisions of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the central government civilian employees, as modified or substituted from time to time, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the employees of the Authority on the same conditions as laid down by the Central Government for its employees from time to time. 25. Children Education Allowance Scheme:-~The Children Education Allowance Scheme as applicable to the central government employees of corresponding grade, as modified or substituted from time to time, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the employees of the Authority.

26 · Loans and advances: The Central Government's rules and orders on interest free and interest bearing loans and advances applicable to the employees of the Central Government; as modified or substituted from time to time, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the employees of the Authority. 27 . Other benefits and entitlements ~All other rules and orders issued by the Central Government from time to time to govern the benefits and entitlements for the employees of the Central Government, which have not been expressly covered under these regulations, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the employees of the Authority.

28 · Scope of an employee's service:-Unless it be otherwise distinctly provided, the whole time of an employee shall be at the disposal of the Authority and he shall serve the Authority in its activities in such capacity and at such place as he may from time to time be directed. 29. Liability to abide by the Act; Regulations and Orders. -~Every employee shall conform to, abide by and profess allegiance towards the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations issued thereunder and shall observe, comply with and obey all orders and directions which may from time to time be given to him by any person Or persons under whose jurisdiction, superintendence Or control he may for the time being be placed. 30. Obligation to maintain secrecy: (1) Every employee shall maintain strictest secrecy regarding the Authority's affairs and shall not divulge o disclose, directly Or indirectly, any information of a confidential nature or relating to the working of the Authority to member of the public o to the Authority's employees O to his friends or relatives, unless compelled to do so by judicial O other authority O unless instructed to do so by a superior officer in the discharge of his duties (2) No employee shall make use of any information emanating from the Authority or otherwise which has come to his knowledge in the discharge of his official duties, for his personal benefit or for the benefit of his friends Or relatives. (3) No employee shall communicate any unpublished sensitive information to any other person except when required to do so in the course of his official duty: Every employee, including those who are on deputation or on temporary basis shall, before entering upon his duties, make a declaration of fidelity and secrecy in the Form 1 annexed to these regulations. 31. Employees to promote Authority's interest: (1) Every employee shall serve the Authority honestly and faithfully and shall use his utmost endeavours to promote the interests of the Authority and shall show utmost courtesy and attention in all transactions and dealings with the public, between the officers of government and the Authority: (2) Every employee shall at all times: (a) maintain absolute integrity, good conduct and discipline; b maintain devotion and diligence to duty; and do nothing which is unbecoming of an employee O a public servant: (3) No employee shall in his official dealings with the public O otherwise adopt dilatory tactics or wilfully cause delays in disposal of the work assigned to him: No employee, shall, in the performance of his official duties O in the exercise of powers conferred on him, act otherwise than in his best judgement except when he is acting under the direction of his superior: (5) Every employee shall take all possible steps to ensure the integrity and devotion to duty of all persons for the time being under his control and authority. 32. Prohibition against participation in politics and standing for election.-~No employee shall take active part in politics or in any political demonstration, or stand for election as

33 · Prohibition against joining certain associations and strikes, etc: ~No employee who is not a 'workman' within the meaning of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 shall: (a) Become or continue to be a member or office bearer of, or be otherwise directly or indirectly associated with, any trade union of employees of the Authority who are workmen' within the meaning of that Act; O a federation of such trade unions; O b) Resort to, Or in any way abet, any form of strike or participate in any violent; unseemly or indecent demonstration in connection with any matter pertaining to his conditions of service or the conditions of service of any other employee of the Authority.

34 · Contributions to the press: (1) No employee shall contribute to the press or make public or publish any document; paper Or information which may come in his possession in his official capacity without prior sanction of the Competent Authority: (2) No employee shall except with the prior sanction of the Competent Authority publish O cause to be published any book O any similar printed matter of which he is the author O not Or deliver talk o lecture in any public meeting Or otherwise. Provided that no such sanction is required, if such broadcast O contribution O publication is of a purely literary, artistic, scientific, professional, cultural, educational, religious O social character:

35 · Employee not to seek outside employment:--No employee shall accept, solicit o seek any outside employment or office, whether stipendiary or honorary, without the prior sanction of the Competent Authority: 36. Employment after retirement: - (1) No employee of the Authority who has retired from service shall, within a period of two years from the date when he finally ceases to be in the Authority's service, accept or undertake a commercial employment except with the prior approval in writing of the Competent Authority: (2) For the purpose of this regulation, commercial employment' means: (a) Employment in any capacity including that of an agent under a company, cooperative society, firm or individual engaged in trade O commercial, industrial 0r professional business and also includes a directorship of such a company and partnership of such firm but does not include employment under a body wholly o substantially held or controlled by the Central or State Government: b) Setting up a practice, either independently or as partner of a firm, as adviser or consultant in matters in respect of which the retired employee- 1. has no professional qualifications and the matters in respect of which the practice is to be set up or is carried on are relatable to his official knowledge or experience, Or

38 · Giving evidence: (1) Save as provided in sub-regulation (3) no employee shall, except with the prior approval of the Competent Authority, give evidence in connection with any enquiry conducted by any person, committee Or authority. (2) Where any approval has been accorded under sub-regulation (1), no employee giving such evidence shall criticize the policy or any action of the Central Government Or the State Government or the Authority. (3) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any evidence given: (a) at any enquiry before an authority appointed by the Central Government, State Government, Parliament or a State Legislature; Or b) in any 'judicial enquiry; or (c at any departmental enquiry ordered by the Competent Authority: 39. Seeking to influence: ~No employee shall bring or attempt to bring any political O other outside influence to bear upon any superior authority to further his interests in respect of matters pertaining to his services in the Authority. 40. Part-time work.-~No employee shall undertake part-time work for a private O public body or a private person, O accept any fee therefor, without the sanction of the Competent Authority which shall grant the sanction only in exceptional cases when it is satisfied that the work can be undertaken without detriment to his official duties and responsibilities. The Competent Authority may, in cases in which it thinks fit to grant such sanction, stipulate that any fees received by the employee for undertaking the work shall be paid, in whole or in part, to the Authority: 41. Employee not to be absent from duty without permission or be late in attendance. (1) An employee shall not absent himself from his duties without having first obtained the permission of the Competent Authority, nor shall absent himself in case of sickness or accident without submitting a requisite medical certificate. Provided that in the case of temporary indisposition, the production of a medical certificate may, at the discretion of the Competent Authority, be dispensed with: (2) An employee who absents himself from duty without leave Or overstays his leave, except under circumstances beyond his control for which he must tender a satisfactory explanation, shall not be entitled to draw any pay and allowances during such absence O overstay and shall further be liable to such disciplinary measures as the Competent Authority may impose. The period of such absence O overstay may, if not followed by discharge under regulation 12 of the Unique Identification Authority of India (Appointment of Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2020 O compulsory retirement O removal or dismissal under regulation 60, be treated as period spent On extraordinary leave. (3) An employee who is habitually late in attendance shall, in addition to such other penalty as the Competent Authority may deem fit to impose, have half-a-day of casual leave forfeited for every day on which he is late in a month: Where such an employee has no casual leave

51 · Not to misuse official position.--(1) No employee, shall: a) Ever encourage outside agencies to call on him at his residence or temporary headquarters while on tour for discussion on official matters. b) In dealing with the ecosystem partners and public for seeking any clarification on matters relating to them; resort to oral clarifications and personal discussions as far as possible and written communication shall be the normal practice.

58 · Not to misuse residential accommodation or other facilities: (1) An employee shall not misuse the residential accommodation Or any other facility O concession granted by the Authority or Government: (2 Save as otherwise expressly permitted by the Authority, no employee shall, sub-let, lease or otherwise allow occupation by any other person of residential accommodation which has been allotted to him by the Authority o Government: (3) An employee shall, after the determination or cancellation of his allotment of residential accommodation, vacate the same within the time limit specified by the allotting authority: 59. Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women Employee at Work Place: No employee shall indulge in any act of sexual harassment of any women employee at the work place. (2) For the purpose of sub-regulation (1), sexual harassment shall mean unwelcome sexually determined behaviour, whether directly o by implication, including: - a physical contact and advances; b a demand Or request for sexual favours; sexually coloured remarks; showing pornography; or any other unwelcome physical, verbal, Or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. (3) Any complaint of violation of sub-regulation (1) shall be dealt by the Complaints Committee set up by the Authority, the composition of which shall be as per the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

70 · Commencement of service: Save as otherwise provided by Or under these regulations, "service" of an employee shall be deemed to commence from the working day on which an employee reports for duty in an appointment covered by the Unique Identification Authority of India (Appointment of Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2020 at the place and time intimated to him by the Appointing Authority: Provided that if he reports in the afternoon, his service shall commence from the following day. 71. Liability for service in Or outside India. ~An employee of the Authority shall be liable to serve anywhere in India o outside India: 72. Determination of service by notice. (1) An employee shall not leave or discontinue his service in the Authority without first giving notice to the Competent Authority, in writing of his intention to leave or discontinue the service. 2 The period of notice required shall be (a) In the case of employees holding the post on regular basis, three months; (b) In the case of employees holding the post on probation, one month; Provided the Competent Authority may waive the period of notice required under this sub- regulation for the reasons to be recorded in writing: Provided further the employee shall not be entitled to set off any leave earned and not availed of by him against the period of such notice (3) In the case of breach by an employee of the provisions of the sub-regulation (2), he shall be liable to pay to the Authority as compensation, a sum equal to his substantive pay for the period of notice required of him: Provided that the payment of such compensation may be waived by the Competent Authority, at his discretion. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), the resignation of an employee shall not be effective, unless it is accepted by the Competent Authority. The Competent Authority may refuse to accept a resignation: a) If disciplinary proceedings have been instituted against or are proposed to be instituted against the employee; If the employee is under an obligation to serve the Authority for a specified period which has not yet expired; The employee owes the Authority any sums of money; Or

87 · . Other conditions of service. Other terms and conditions of service of the employee of the Authority with respect to which no express O implicit provision has been made in these regulations, shall be such as notified by the Authority through general or specific order: 88. Powers to relax: Where the Authority is of the opinion that it is necessary Or expedient SO to do, it may, by order, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these regulations in respect of any class Or category of persons.

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