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Tamil Nadu’s data centric governance project needs to ensure data, privacy protection: experts
The Hindu
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government’s data centric governance approach to ensure that its funds are properly utilised and the benefits reach the last mile is well intended, but issues like data privacy as
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government’s data centric governance approach to ensure that its funds are properly utilised and the benefits reach the last mile is well intended, but issues like data privacy as well protecting it from cyber-attacks needs to be addressed, according to experts.
Recently State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan had said The Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister has strongly supported the data centric governance initiative.
As a part of the effort, analysis of beneficiary linked data bases of large government programmes such as the public distribution system and old age pension scheme has revealed instances of old age pensions being credited to deceased persons. Monthly allocation of rice was also being done in their names while irregularities have been found in crop and jewel loan disbursed by co-operative banks, he had said.
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