Gazette notification enables Aadhaar authentication for SECL CSR initiative 'SECL Ke Sushrut'
The Ministry of Coal has notified Aadhaar authentication for beneficiaries of South Eastern Coalfields Limited's CSR scheme, SECL Ke Sushrut.
AI generated- South Eastern Coalfields Limited is a Coal India subsidiary based in Chhattisgarh.
- SECL Ke Sushrut is a free residential NEET coaching CSR initiative for meritorious students from SECL's operational areas.
- The Ministry of Coal has issued a Gazette notification enabling Aadhaar authentication for beneficiaries of SECL Ke Sushrut.
- The notification is issued under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation and Knowledge) Rules, 2020.
The Ministry of Coal has issued a Gazette notification enabling Aadhaar authentication for beneficiaries of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)'s CSR initiative SECL Ke Sushrut. The notification is significant because it makes SECL Ke Sushrut the first CSR scheme of any Coal Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to be notified in the Gazette of India.
The change matters for welfare administration because it is designed to improve transparency, efficiency, and targeted delivery of benefits through voluntary Aadhaar authentication. The notification also retains alternative government-approved identity documents for beneficiaries who choose not to use Aadhaar.
Background: what SECL Ke Sushrut does
UPSC may ask how Aadhaar-based authentication can improve targeting and accountability in a public-sector CSR scheme, and what safeguards are needed to protect choice and inclusion.
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