At the 4th India Digital Empowerment Meet and Awards, Madhya Pradesh edition, APAC News Network called upon Abhijeet Agrawal IAS , Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation (MPSEDC), to elaborate the initiatives that the Madhya Pradesh government has taken to aid its people.
“We are trying to improve the citizen experience for the citizen service delivery. For that we are leveraging JAM Trinity. There are various challenges of digital governance service delivery such as duplicity, non-portable service delivery, lack of authenticity, lack of tracking. The Madhya Pradesh Government is trying to change that scenario with recent IT & e-Governance initiatives. Single Citizen Database, Mukhya Mantri Ladli Bahena Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Seekho Kamai Yojana, e-Girdawari, MP e Service Portal are examples of such initiatives,” Abhijeet Agrawal IAS said during the special session on MPSEDC.
Let’s understand how the government of Madhya Pradesh is trying to help its citizens towards improving the citizen experience.
What is the JAM Trinity?
JAM is short for Jan-Dhan, AADHAAR and Mobile. As an initiative to plug leakages of government subsidies, JAM is an initiative of the government of India to link Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar cards and the mobile numbers of Indians.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana ensures that citizens have affordable access to banking savings and deposit accounts, insurance, credit, pension and other financial services. Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric ID system for citizens of India and resident foreign nationals.
What is the Single Citizen Database (SCD)?
Devised for the state of Madhya Pradesh, the SCD is a social registry device aiming to identify and target social welfare programmes to families that are in need of support. The SCD ensures that social welfare programs like food subsidies, cash transfers and social assistance are targeted towards families and individuals who need them.
Based on the Samagra database, that came to life in the year 2013-14, it tracks changes in socio-economic status and other indicators to calculate the effectiveness of their programs and make the necessary improvements.
How does the Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana help women?
Launched by Chief Minister of MP Shivraj Singh Chouhan in March 2023, the scheme provides Rs 12,000 per year (Rs 1000 per month) to the women who have signed up for it. This scheme was made available for the women of Madhya Pradesh and had a budget provision of Rs 60,000 crore. The eligibility for availing this scheme is as follows:
- Women who are economically weak, who have less than five acres of land.
- Women with less than 2.5 lakh annual income.
- Women between the ages of 23 to 60 years.
Aids from Mukhyamantri Seekho Kamai Yojana
Another scheme by MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, it is a ‘learn and earn’ program that provides Rs 8,000 to 10,000 as a stipend to the youth. It helps the youth acquire job-oriented skill training. The scheme provides more than 700 courses across 46 sectors. After acquiring the required skills, they can start with self-employment or land permanent jobs provided by industries.
e-Girdawari
An initiative that lets farmers register their crop information via the MP Kisan App was launched on July 28, 2022 by CM Chouhan. The collected information was used to calculate crop loss, agriculture loan, Minimum Support Price scheme and much more.
MP e-Service Portal
Developed and hosted by Center of Excellence (CoE), MPSEDC, the MP e-Service Portal aims to deliver all crucial citizen services via a single portal of the government of Madhya Pradesh.
