Published on: July 25, 2021
KUTUMBA PROJECT
KUTUMBA PROJECT
By : Government of Karnataka
What it is : Family Id project
Aim : Create an Integrated Social Protection System, consisting of a social registry and an entitlement management system.
Background :
- First rolled out in August 2019 as a pilot project in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district.
- Following its success, the project was to be extended to the entire state in May 2020.
- Under the project :
- Any citizen would be able to register in Kutumba by providing information relating to his/her spouse and all unmarried children. However, at the discretion of the resident applying, the family may include other relatives also
- Data on the families that citizens create will then be shared with government departments to determine eligibility for services and benefit