Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- (a) "agency of Government" means any authority or body established or constituted by any Central or State law in the State of Haryana including the local bodies and any other body, owned and controlled by the Government and includes the bodies whose composition and administration are predominantly controlled by the Government; (b) "benefit" means any advantage, gift, reward, relief or payment, in cash or kind, provided to an individual or group of individuals and includes such other benefits, as may be notified by the Government, from time to time; (c) "Central Act" means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Central Act IX of 2016); (d) "Consolidated Fund" means the Consolidated Fund of the State of Haryana; (e) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (g) "service" means any provision, facility, utility or any other assistance provided in any form to an individual or group of individuals and includes such other services, as may be notified by Government, from time to time; (h) "subsidy" means any form of aid, support, grant, subvention or appropriation, in cash or kind, to an individual or group of individuals and includes such other subsidies, as may be notified by the Government, from time to time. (2) Words and expressions used in this Act but not defined and defined in the Central Act shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them under the Central Act.