Uttarakhand: EFC of family identity card completed under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Chief Secretary gave instructions for data security
Chief Secretary Radha Raturi approved the budget of this project in the meeting of Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) related to Parivar Pehchan Patra. The Chief Secretary has given a timeline of one month to the Planning Department for the vendor selection of the Parivar Pehchan Project. She has instructed to pay special attention to data security in this regard.
Chief Secretary Radha Raturi said that Parivar Pehchan Patra is an important agenda point of the CM Conclave. In the context of the scenario of welfare schemes / welfare delivery system in the state, the Government of Uttarakhand, through its Planning Department, has a vision to create a dynamic and live database of citizens and their families, through which updated and verified data related to beneficiaries will be shared with various line departments for their respective schemes / services.
Chief Secretary Radha Raturi said that the objective of the Parivar Pehchan Patra is to create a comprehensive family database with a unique identity for each family. It aims to create verified, authentic and reliable data of families in the state, integrate it with other service delivery platforms in the state including Apunni Sarkar Portal on-demand through API based mechanism. It aims to provide provision for verification (both electronic and physical, through field visits or kiosks), correction and update of all data points captured for each member of the family, and linking existing central and state government services and benefits.
Chief Secretary Radha Raturi said that the requirement for providing documentation and proof through the Parivar Pehchan Patra will be reduced as they can be accessed from the proposed system or interlinked department systems through the unique identification.
The Chief Secretary said that the Parivar Pehchan Patra also aims to capture information of residents for their respective service and benefits by various state departments.
CS Radha Raturi said that the unique identification from the Parivar Pehchan Patra will serve as a proof of residential address. This will enable instant issuance of caste certificates and residential certificates. This will bring complete transparency in the functioning of the government and help in improving the level of better governance in the state. He said that all eligible and often neglected residents (such as Divyang, etc.) will be part of the Unique ID database and will be provided appropriate assistance by the State Government under targeted services and benefits according to their need. Through this, not only will various databases be integrated under the Unique ID project, but it is proposed to include all documents and papers related to all family members.
The Chief Secretary said that the Unique ID will strictly implement the rules of the Uttarakhand Government. Due to computerization (end to end) of various services and functions, citizens can get a comprehensive list of benefits and subsidies given by the State and Central Government, for which their family members are eligible. Ineligible beneficiaries under various services and benefits will be eliminated after thorough analysis and verification. This will reduce the workload of many government offices in the State.
It was informed in the meeting that Haryana and Karnataka have been at the forefront in adopting this universal family identity concept, wherein providing the family identity card is necessary for the citizen to apply for any welfare service in these states. Apart from this, States like Bihar, Maharashtra, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur etc. are already working on the concept of unique identification of families residing in their respective States to further strengthen their scheme delivery ecosystem.
Secretary Shri R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Secretary Shri Vijay Kumar Jogdande and other officers of the Planning Department were present in the meeting.
