UID Linked Financial Inclusion Saves Govt. 25% per Scheme

摘要

The Indian govt. rolls out lots of schemes of different kinds for the benefit of citizens. Unfortunately, many of these schemes don't reach the intended beneficiaries completely. Instead, they end up being utilized by people who they're not meant for. The govt. of Maharashtra was facing the same challenge with its own schemes, especially the ones related to financial inclusion.To weed out bogus beneficiaries and to ensure that the right people get the benefits, the Govt. of Maharashtra decided to seed the Aadhaar number in its various beneficiary databases. Since the Aadhaar number uniquely identifies each beneficiary, bogus people can be eliminated from the system.