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BPL credit cards for tribal people

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Now, Gujarat's population living below the poverty line may soon enjoy benefits of credit cards if the state government's pilot project which is to be launched soon, proves to be a success. Highly placed sources in the state government told DNA that the state government is planning to launch a multi purpose below poverty line (BPL) credit card as part of its pilot project very soon.

The state tribal development department has planned this ambitious project and is likely to soon issue tenders for it. The aim of the project is to start a new system in which the tribal people can get small credits and get the actual benefit of the various schemes meant for them. Earlier they missed out on benefiting from the various welfare schemes introduced by the state government because of the present system, which lacks monitoring system and also promotes corruption, sources close to the development said.

Under the new pilot project, around 80,000 people from four tribal talukas will be targeted. With these new cards, beneficiaries will get a credit of Rs2,000 besides benefits of various state and central government schemes and benefits of tribal welfare department's housing schemes too. It is presumed that this scheme will fasten the disbursement of the benefits with minimum human interface and thus curb corruption. It will also help in minimising the duplication of efforts. This new card system will help the state and central government to directly monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the schemes, the source said.

Sources further said that the major challenge, however, in this pilot project is the training up of the tribal people on how to use these cards. We will set up kiosks where guidance will be provided to the people on how to use the card. One kiosk will be set up for 3,000 people. The cost of the pilot project will be decided once the government awards the tender. If the government gets good response for this project it will be extended to other tribal areas too, sources added.

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