Explanation:

The Chief minister Manohar of Haryana Lal Khattar has said that Haryana is the first state in the country to implement the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) that has enabled his government to reach out to the actual beneficiaries of various welfare schemes.

The chief minister made the comments while apprising a delegation of the Maharashtra government about the flagship scheme that has made Haryana a role model for the entire country.

The government claims that through PPP, benefits of all the welfare schemes are being ensured by identifying the actual needy families and ineligible beneficiaries who were taking undue advantage of various government schemes.

The chief minister pointed out that today, the central government is ensuring the benefits of welfare schemes to the general public through the Aadhaar card. Going a step further, the state government while considering the family as one unit, launched the flagship scheme of Parivar Pehchan Patra in 2020. PPP created a unique ID for every family residing in the state. Marriage registration, birth, and death data of the residents of the state have also been linked with PPP.

The chief minister further informed that today in Haryana, the benefits of all the welfare government schemes are being given through PPP only. All pensions have been linked with PPP. This has saved the beneficiaries from making several rounds of the government offices to get their benefit. When the beneficiary attains age, their pension automatically starts through PPP.

It should be noted here that, it is not mandatory for every family of the state to obtain a PPP. But PPP is mandatory for families availing benefits under government schemes. Also, whenever a family wants to avail any government scheme, it will have to first get a PPP to be eligible.

The state government officials claim that although there is a union government’s Aadhaar card, it contains individual’s details and does not cater to the entire family as a unit. iIn certain circumstances, it may not be possible for a state government to keep track of all the families residing in the state. Although the ration card system is there, it is not updated and does not contain adequate family records. With the PPP, it will be easier for the state government to maintain a complete database of all the state dwellers.