Telangana govt to begin pilot project on Family Digital Cards
CM Revanth Reddy asked to consider woman as owner of the house and other family members to be mentioned on the back of the digital family card
By Newsmeter Network Published on 30 Sep 2024 1:25 PM GMT
Telangana: Chief minister Revanth Reddy with ministers discussing the Digital Family Card
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ordered the officials to take up the official process for the issuance of Family Digital Cards (FDC) at the field level on a pilot basis in 119 Assembly Constituencies in an effective manner.
CM Revanth Reddy ordered the officials to consider a woman as the owner of the house and other family members will be mentioned on the back of the digital family card which is being issued soon in the State.
One urban and one rural area
CM suggested selecting one urban and one rural area within each constituency for this project. If a constituency is entirely urban, two wards/divisions should be chosen; if it is entirely rural, two villages should be selected, resulting in a total of 238 areas for field-level inspection. The CM suggested increasing the number of field visit teams in the wards and divisions in view of the high density of population in the particular area.
CM Revanth Reddy conducted a high-level review on issuing the family digital cards at the State secretariat on Monday. The officials briefed the details of the pilot project which is being taken up soon to the chief minister.
The officials explained to the CM that the selection of villages, wards/divisions for field-level inspection in 119 constituencies has been completed. When the CM enquired about the requirement of time to complete the pilot project, the officials informed that the field visit would be carried out for five days from October 3 to 7.
Permission before taking photographs
The chief minister made it clear that field-level officials should seek the permission of families before taking their photos. The authorities have been asked that taking photos of the families should be optional only and stop the photos if the family members object.
The chief minister asserted that the nodal officers of the old districts should guide the district collectors regarding the field-level inspection and then only the programme will be conducted in a productive manner.
Officials briefed the CM that the process of identification of families has already been completed based on the data of Ration Cards, Pension, Self-Help Groups, Farmer Insurance, Insurance, Health Insurance, etc. CM Revanth Reddy advised the officials to take necessary steps in the name registration and changes, if any, in the compilation of the details of family members. The CM warned of any mistakes.
Pilot project
The chief minister also instructed the officials to prepare a report on the challenges and productive outcomes of issuing digital cards based on the pilot project. A full-scale field-level inspection will be carried out after discussing the report and rectifying the errors, the CM said.
