Odisha: Transforming data for transformation
India echoes this vision powerfully, through the UPI stack, data flow with simplicity and strength, turning digital payments into a platform for participation. What began as a tool for instant money transfer has evolved into a gateway for inclusion, connecting citizens, businesses, banks, and government on equal footing. In India, data doesn't just move, it moves the nation forward, one click at a time.
In Odisha, the rollout of the Subhadra scheme, in a hassle-free, transparent, and efficient manner, providing financial power to around 1.2 crore women in record time, is an exemplary case of the benefits of big data management in the state's social registry system. Subhadra Yojana is much more than a welfare scheme; it is a foundation for data-led governance.
While providing direct financial support to women, the programme is also building a rich, real-time database capturing demographic, socio-economic, and financial details of its beneficiaries. This is more than a registry, it is a dynamic map for convergence, inclusion, and transformation, one that holds the promise of turning aspiration into action and policy into progress.
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