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The Uttarakhand Devbhoomi Family Act, 2026

The Uttarakhand Devbhoomi Family Act, 2026

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The Uttarakhand Devbhoomi Parivar Act, 2026 establishes a unique identification system for families residing in the state. It creates the Devbhoomi Parivar ID to streamline the delivery of government schemes, subsidies, and services. The Act mandates the creation of a Unified Family Data Repository to store and verify family information. It defines residents as individuals living in the state for at least fifteen years or state employees. The Devbhoomi Parivar Authority manages this database, ensuring data security and privacy. The Act imposes strict penalties for impersonation, unauthorized data access, and misuse of information, aiming to digitize welfare administration while protecting citizen data.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Entitlement to obtain Devbhoomi Parivar ID
  4. 4. Consent for collection and use of Personal Information
  5. 5. Verification of Information
  6. 6. Ownership of Information
  7. 7. Requirement to update or correct information
  8. 8. Security and confidentiality of information
  9. 9. Devbhoomi Parivar ID
  10. 10. Requirement of Devbhoomi Parivar ID
  11. 11. Extension of Information for verification/authentication
  12. 12. Head of the Family for Devbhoomi Parivar ID
  13. 13. Upon such nomination being recorded in accordance with the prescribed procedure, the nominated member shall, for all purposes under this Act, be deemed to be the head of the family.
  14. 14. Devbhoomi Parivar Authority
  15. 15. Governing Body of Authority
  16. 16. Constitution of Governing Body
  17. 17. No act or proceeding of the Governing Body shall be invalid merely by reason of existence of any vacancy therein or of any defect in appointments of any of its members.
  18. 18. Delegation of powers of Governing Body
  19. 19. Meetings of the Governing Body
  20. 20. Allowances to Members of Governing Body
  21. 21. Avoidance of conflict of interest
  22. 22. Officers and other staff of Authority
  23. 23. Chief Executive Officer
  24. 24. District Devbhoomi Parivar Officer
  25. 25. Fund
  26. 26. Budget
  27. 27. Accounts and Audit
  28. 28. Penalty for impersonation
  29. 29. Penalty for impersonation of Devbhoomi Parivar ID holder by changing information
  30. 30. Penalty for unauthorized access
  31. 31. General penalty
  32. 32. Offences by companies
  33. 33. Penalties not to interfere with other punishments
  34. 34. Classification of offences
  35. 35. Cognizance of offences
  36. 36. Jurisdiction of Courts
  37. 37. Public servants
  38. 38. Power of State Government to issue directions
  39. 39. Protection of action taken in good faith
  40. 40. Power to make rules
  41. 41. Power to remove difficulties

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