Section 16. Use of Jan-Aadhaar Resident Data Repository for service delivery

-(1) The State Government, through government department or government body shall deliver all public welfare benefits and services as notified under section 4 and section 14, after authentication, through the Jan-Aadhaar Platform. (2) Every department shall seed its departmental database of a family or any of its members pertaining to public welfare benefits notified under section 14 with the Jan-Aadhaar ID, bank account number and Aadhaar number in such manner, as may be prescribed. (3) Once the seeding of the departmental database is completed, the departments shall not create any further database at its own level and shall use identity information and photograph of a family or any of its members available in Jan-Aadhaar Resident Data Repository for transfer of any public welfare benefits and delivery of service in future.