Regulation 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—

(i) 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-regulation and sub-regulation (5), “Telecom Service Provider” shall mean a person who is a Unified Licensee having Access Services authorisation or a Unified Access Services Licensee, under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885).

(2) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by an AUA or sub-AUA using the Yes/No authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such AUA or sub-AUA, a fee of fifty paise shall be chargeable to that AUA or sub-AUA, as the case may be, and payable to the Authority.

(2A) Where a requesting entity has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding or agreement with the Authority for performing authentication with update regarding the status as to whether any Aadhaar number previously submitted has been subsequently omitted or deactivated or re-activated, for any response subsequently made by the Authority by way of such update in respect of performance of authentication of Aadhaar numbers, a fee as specified in sub regulation (2) shall be chargeable to such requesting entity for every such update:

Provided that no such fee shall be charged, where the requesting entity provides such information to the Authority which is relevant for deactivation of Aadhaar numbers.

Provided further that the Authority may, where such update is in the interests of performance of its functions and exercise of its powers, including the maintenance of information of Aadhaar number holders in CIDR, updating of their current details for continued accuracy in CIDR, processing of information of Aadhaar numbers and inquiry into CIDR, by order, waive such fee, to such extent as such order may specify”.

(3) The fee specified in sub-regulations (1), (2) and (2A)—

(a) shall be inclusive of applicable taxes;

(b) shall, upon completion of every period of twenty-four calendar months from the end of the calendar month in which the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021 came into force, stand revised in proportion to the ratio of the Consumer Price Index for the calendar month at the end of such period to that for the calendar month in which the said regulations came into force, rounded off to the nearest ten paise:

Provided that the Authority may, by notification, defer such revision by such period as it may specify; and

(c) shall be not chargeable in respect of use of Authentication facility by or on behalf of the Central Government, any State Government or the Authority. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-regulation and sub-regulation (5), “Consumer Price Index” shall mean the Consumer Price Index (Combined) released by the National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India from time to time.

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