SECC Data to be Used for Government Allocations

The expert group, headed by former Finance Secretary Sumit Bose, set up to study the criteria for allocation of resources to states and identification of beneficiaries under various pro-poor programmes using the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) data, presented its report to the Ministry of Rural Development on January 13.

Key Points

• The expert group’s interim advice has been accepted by the Ministry. Accordingly, appropriate guidelines have been issued to make inter–state allocation based on SECC data to cover households under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAG) and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
• The Socio-Economic ....