Digitise welfaregovernance, MLAsuggests Yogi
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
(PMAY).
The proposal aims to address long-standing issues in welfare implementation such as delay in fund disbursement, duplication of beneficiary data, lack of progress transparency and leakages at the grassroots level. Singh's vision is to leverage cutting-edge technology to ensure real-time monitoring and enhance citizen trust.
Key components of the proposal include blockchain-based sanction orders to prevent tampering post-approval, geo-tagged AI verification of construction progress, smart contracts for automated direct benefit transfers and AI dashboards for real-time monitoring and grievance redressal.
The plan suggests a unified beneficiary ledger linked with other central schemes like Ujjwala, Saubhagya and Jal Jeevan Mission.
The roadmap outlines a three-phase rollout: Pilot phase in one or two blocks/districts with blockchain-enabled PMAY records and AI dashboards. District-level expansion with MIS integration, smart contracts and chatbot-based grievance redress. Statewide rollout including blockchain welfare IDs, predictive AI for fund allocation and decentralised public audits.
Singh sought the Chief Minister's approval to initiate the pilot in coordination with the departments of rural development, urban housing and IT.
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