Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

1. (a) “authentication” means the process by which the Devbhoomi Parivar ID along with the related information is submitted to the Unified Family Data Repository for its verification or authentication and such Repository verifies the correctness or the lack thereof, through the process specified in section 5, and the expression “authenticated” with its cognate meanings and grammatical variations shall be construed accordingly;
2. (b) “Authority” means the Devbhoomi Parivar Authority established under section 14;
3. (c) “benefit” means any advantage, gift, reward, relief or payment, in cash or kind, provided to an individual or a family by or on behalf of the State Government or any Government agency or local agency/local authority and includes such other benefits, as may be notified by the State Government, from time to time;
4. (d) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 23;
5. (e) “communication” means a message sent by any medium on the mobile number of the head of family & an adult member of the family, as the case may be, & if a mobile number is not provided, then by registered/speed post on the address provided along with the information under section 3;
6. (f) “designated portal” means such web portal of the Authority, as may be notified by the Authority;
7. (g) “Devbhoomi Parivar ID” means an identification number issued to a family or resident under Section 9; having a permanent residence in Uttarakhand or Uttarakhand State Government employee, or a regular honorarium-based relation with the State.
8. (h) “Devbhoomi Parivar ID holder” means a family including its members thereof who have been issued a Devbhoomi Parivar ID under this Act;
   • (i) “District Devbhoomi Parivar Officer” means the officer for the verification, maintenance and update of the data within the district appointed under sub-section (1) of section 24;
9. (j) “Family” means a group of one or more residents residing at a single address and related to each other in such manner as may be approved by the Governing Body, on the recommendations of the State Government;
10. (k) "Fund" means the Fund constituted under section 25 of the Act;
11. (l) "Government agency" means any company or organization owned or controlled by State Government & includes a board or statutory body or authority established by the Government;
12. (m) "information" in respect of a family, includes information of all members of the family and such data fields for the purposes of determining eligibility for or the provision of any scheme, service, subsidy or benefit provided or implemented by or on behalf of the State Government or any Government agency or local agency/local authority;
13. (n) "Institutional Family" means a group of residents residing at a single address in an institution, facility, or establishment, whether run by the Government, local agency/local authority, or a private entity, including but not limited to residential care institutions, religious institutions, shelter homes, old age homes, orphanages, child care institutions, homes for persons with disabilities, mental health establishments, or any other similar institution, where care, support, or accommodation is provided collectively and the residents do not constitute a Family as specified in clause (j) of section 2;
14. (o) "local agency/local authority" means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat, Cantonment Board, Gram Panchayat, Kshetra Panchayat or Zila Panchayat, as the case may be;
15. (p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notified" with its cognate meanings and grammatical variations shall be construed accordingly;
16. (q) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
17. (r) "resident" means an individual or a family who is residing in the territorial limits of the State of Uttarakhand continuously from the last fifteen or more years. This also includes a permanent employee of the State Government, State Government agency or local agency/local authority (& his/her family, as prescribed) who resides in the State or outside the State of Uttarakhand or who has been deputed by the State Government, State Government agency or local agency/local authority outside the State of Uttarakhand (irrespective of years in service with State Government); Explanation - Mere temporary residence, employment, education, or posting in the State of Uttarakhand without fulfilment of any one of the above conditions shall not be considered a "resident" under this Act. "State Government" means the State Government of Uttarakhand;
18. (t) "subsidy" means any form of aid, support, grant, subvention or appropriation in cash or kind to an individual or a family and includes such all other subsidies provided, wholly or partly out of the Consolidated-Fund of the State of Uttarakhand;
19. (u) "Unified Family Data Repository" means a centralised database in one or more locations containing all Devbhoomi Parivar IDs issued to Devbhoomi Parivar ID holders along with the corresponding information related thereto.