Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-03-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for, as a good governance, efficient, transparent, and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services, the expenditure for which is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India, to individuals residing in India through assigning of unique identity numbers to such individuals and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Department:

Section 23A: Power of Authority to issue directions.
    1[23A. Power of Authority to issue directions.-- (1) The Authority may for the discharge of its functions under this Act, or any rules or regulations made there under, by order, issue such directions from time to time to any entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem, as it may consider necessary.
     (2) Every direction issued under sub-section (1) shall be complied with by the entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem to whom such direction is issued.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 14 of 2019, s. 11 (w.e.f. 25-7-2019).
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