RBI Mandates Certain Entities to Perform Aadhaar Authentication to prevent Money Laundering

The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) vide Notification No. F. No. P-12011/11/2021-ES Cell-DOR dated 8th April 2022 mandates entities to Perform Aadhar Authentication to prevent Money Laundering.

The Notification is Given Below:

S.O. 1702(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003)( hereinafter referred to as the Money-laundering Act), the Central Government on being satisfied that the reporting entities mentioned in the Table below comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016)(hereinafter referred to as the Aadhaar Act), and it is necessary and expedient to do so, and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Aadhaar Act and the appropriate regulator namely, the Reserve Bank of India, hereby permits the said reporting entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Money-laundering Act, namely:-

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