Centre examining feasibility of preparing common database of government scheme beneficiaries
The government is examining the feasibility of preparing a common database of families that are eligible for benefits under welfare programmes, to administer the schemes, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
The government is examining the feasibility of preparing a common database of families that are eligible for benefits under welfare programmes, to administer the schemes, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
IT and Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that there is no proposal with the government to develop a ‘National Social Registry’ but since a large number of government welfare programmes provide benefits to families as the unit, an accurate family database is considered important for administering such programmes.
The minister said Meity has taken adequate measures to ensure integrity and security of data in the PoC.