Lucknow: Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has launched the ambitious ‘Family ID: One Family One Identity’ scheme to link eligible families with government initiatives. This scheme is an essential tool for identifying new beneficiaries, and work is being done on adding lakhs of new beneficiaries in various schemes.
This initiative encompasses the Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana, multiple pension schemes, and efforts to bring out-of-school children back into the educational system. The primary objective of the Family ID program is to enhance its effectiveness by identifying deserving recipients, eliminating duplicate or fake beneficiaries, and simplifying the application process to ease the burden on citizens.
Efforts on to include additional beneficiaries
According to the data received under Family ID, preparations are underway to expand the reach of the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana by including additional beneficiaries. Potential beneficiaries under the scheme have been identified, and a list of 28,000 verified eligible recipients is poised for enrollment in this program.
Furthermore, more than 5,000 new applications have been received. The process involves contacting beneficiaries via the CM helpline, followed by on-site verification by the District Program Officer (DPO).
Similarly, there is a plan to include new pensioners under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Currently, 16 lakh beneficiaries already receiving pensions (such as old age, widow, or disability) have been identified, but excluded from the NFSA. The objective is to include 2 lakh such pensioners by the conclusion of November.
Out-of-school students are being enrolled
Furthermore, there are efforts to encompass senior citizens availing NFSA benefits, which are not part of old age pension. The scheme aims to identify 3.26 lakh single-member households whose members are ineligible for old-age pension benefits. Plans are underway to contact these potential beneficiaries through the CM Helpline.
Additionally, the potential out-of-school students (6-14 years) will also be included in the schools associated with the Basic Education Department through Family ID. This initiative has identified 22 lakh families where one child in the 6-14 age group attends basic education while other siblings lack the necessary documentation for enrollment.
Family ID will act as a consolidated database
According to the information received, the Family ID database has successfully mapped 4.8 crore beneficiaries across 42 different schemes and services offered by 13 departments. Notably, beneficiary data from four Government of India schemes has also been integrated into this system. The initiative has identified potential new beneficiaries through four distinct analytical use cases.
Among the beneficiaries already registered in this program, 3.61 crore families holding ration cards are already part of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) database, with their ration card number as their family ID. Additionally, non-ration card holder families can now enroll under the Family ID initiative, with a total of 1.42 lakh applications received and 55 thousand family IDs successfully created.
