Aadhaar made compulsory for availing benefit under Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme

Aadhaar made compulsory for availing benefit under Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS)

An individual desirous of availing the benefit under the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.

PM Internship Scheme, announced in the Budget 2024-25, is a comprehensive scheme for providing internship opportunities to 1 crore youth in top 500 companies over a period of 5 years with an objective of improving employability skills of the youth. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) administers the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme with an objective to provide internship opportunities to the youth in identified companies over the next five years.

As per Notification issued by the MCA any individual desirous of availing the benefit under the said Scheme, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment, provided he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of the said Act and such individual shall visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre (list available at Unique Identification Authority India (UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for Aadhaar.

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, the benefit under the Scheme shall be

given to such individuals, subject to production of the following documents, namely: –

(a) Aadhaar enrolment identification slip; and

(b) any one of the following documents, namely

(i) Permanent Account Number Card/e- Permanent Account Number Card; or

(ii) valid Indian Passport; or

(iii) ration card/Public Distribution Shop photograph card/e-Ration Card; or

(iv) voter identity card/e-Voter Identity Card, whose details are displayed online on the website of the Election Commission of India or the Chief Electoral Officer concerned; or

(v) passbook with photograph issued by a public sector bank (as categorised by Reserve Bank of India), duly stamped and signed; or

(vi) certificate of disability issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016); or

(vii) driving license:

Provided further that the above documents shall be checked by an officer specifically designated by the Ministry for that purpose.

However, it has ben provided that no individual shall be denied benefit under the Scheme in case of failure to establish his identity by undergoing authentication; or furnishing proof of possession of Aadhaar number; or in the case of an individual to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, produce an application for enrolment. The benefit shall be given to such individual by verifying his identity on the basis of his birth certificate and any one of the documents as proof, as above.

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