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15/12/22 10:39 AM IST

Family Pehchan Patra (FPP)

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  • Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s announced that the government has decided to introduce a family pehchan patra (identity card) for residents of the Union Territory.
About FPP
  • The FPP will be an identity card with a unique 8-digit alphanumeric number (like in a PAN Card) to identify each family and its members through the head of the family.
  • It will be a single identifier for every family and individual in the UT unlike the Aadhar card which contains information about an individual only.
  • The card will contain details of all members of the family, including their names, ages, qualifications, employment status, etc. and will be linked with the Aadhaar and bank account number of the head of the family.
  • The card will be linked with the Aadhaar and bank account number of the head of the family.
  • It will be a single identifier for every family and individual in the UT that will instantly confirm their eligibility for government welfare schemes and facilitate direct transfer of benefits to their bank accounts with minimum human interference.
Objective
  • The primary objective is to create an authentic, verified, and reliable database of families in J&K to ensure speedy and transparent doorstep delivery of welfare schemes to eligible beneficiaries.
  • The database will help to identify and weed out duplicate ration cards and Aadhaar, and will help the government identify families that may have a number of educated youth, but without jobs.
  • While Aadhaar contains information about an individual, the family ID card will collate information about families to help in the delivery of welfare schemes.
Significance
  • The FPP aims to create an authentic, verified, and reliable database of families in J&K to ensure speedy and transparent doorstep delivery of welfare schemes to eligible beneficiaries.
  • Such a system would facilitate direct transfer of benefits to their bank accounts with minimum human interference.
  • The database will also help in identifying and weeding out duplicate ration cards and Aadhaar and will help the government identify families that have a number of educated youth, but without jobs.
  • The information in the database (births, deaths, and marriages) will be continuously and automatically updated and people will no longer have to visit local officials for such purposes.
  • It will also help the government plan policy based on authentic, updated population data.
Source- Indian Express

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