Karnataka Government Plans Law For Family ID Project

Kutumba is the Karnataka government's planned law for a family ID project which is comparable to the upcoming Maharashtra Unified Citizen Data Hub. Technology and data researchers are crossing their fingers that the proposed regulation would provide adequate safeguards for citizen data.

The Bommai administration is drafting legislation to provide legal support for the grandiose Kutumba initiative, which involves the creation of a social registry of all households incorporating citizen data, reports the Deccan Herald.

The government has commissioned the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy think tank to prepare a bill for Kutumba.

Technology and data researchers are crossing their fingers that the proposed regulation would provide adequate safeguards for citizen data.

As part of Kutumba, each of the 5.5 crore citizens living in the 1.6 crore homes has been allocated a special identification that will be used as the foundation for all future interactions with the government.

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