The Maharashtra government is weighing a proposal from the IT department to monetise non-personal data of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes through its new digital platform ‘Samanvay’, scheduled for launch on October 2, officials said.
The database, termed as ‘Golden Data’, will carry details of every beneficiary of state and central schemes and will be accessible through a unique ‘MahaID’ linked to Aadhaar numbers, they said.
The portal is currently under trial, a senior official from the Information Technology department said.
“Once the system functions smoothly, we may explore monetising the data with private companies, start-ups and financial institutions. This is consistent with central government policy, and privacy-related issues have already been addressed at the national level,” he said.
The shared information would be anonymised, with no personal details revealed, he clarified.
“Such data will help private companies in conducting market research before product …​The Maharashtra government is weighing a proposal from the IT department to monetise non-personal data of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes through its new digital platform ‘Samanvay’, scheduled for launch on October 2, officials said.
The database, termed as ‘Golden Data’, will carry details of every beneficiary of state and central schemes and will be accessible through a unique ‘MahaID’ linked to Aadhaar numbers, they said.
The portal is currently under trial, a senior official from the Information Technology department said.
“Once the system functions smoothly, we may explore monetising the data with private companies, start-ups and financial institutions. This is consistent with central government policy, and privacy-related issues have already been addressed at the national level,” he said.
The shared information would be anonymised, with no personal details revealed, he clarified.
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