A total of 26.79 lakh Artisans registered so far under Pahchan | UPSC Current Affairs Daily

A total of 26.79 lakh Artisans registered so far under Pahchan initiative

Pahchan initiative
It was launched in 2016 by the then Union Minister of Textiles.
It is an initiative of Ministry of Textiles to register and provide Identity (ID) cards to handicraft artisans and link them to a national database.
Pahchan cards scheme is a new upgraded ID card for artisans that will be linked with their Aadhaar numbers and bank accounts so that they can receive direct cash transfer benefit.
It has the information of handicrafts artisans viz. name & address, Aadhaar Card number, mobile number and craft practiced.
Significance:
The ID card will enable the artisans to avail easy loan at nominal interest rate.
The ID cardholders will get the benefit of life insurance and Rs.1200 per year for their children studying between Class IX and Class XII.

Parivar Pehchan Patra
It is a unique identity card launched by Haryana government.
It aims to monitor each of the approximately 54 lakh families living across the state.
Under this, each family will be considered a single unit and allotted a 8-digit unique identification number.
It is mandatory for each family to register themselves on the Parivar Pehchan Patra portal in order to avail the benefits of social security schemes of the state government.
It will not be mandatory for every family of the state to obtain a PPP but it is mandatory for families availing benefits under government schemes.
It will have the name of the head of the family, besides the names, age, income, mobile number of each and every member of the family.

SOURCE: PIB