Household data to be put online

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, JUNE 13. The multi-purpose household survey (MPHS) data collected since 1995 and revised twice will be updated and put online, the Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, said here on Tuesday.

At a meeting with Ministers and senior officials, he said various departments like Education, Family Planning, Civil Supplies and Labour could make use of these details. The MHPS was started in 1995 along with electoral roll revision and revised in 1998 for integration into a multi-purpose household card.

Mr. Naidu said the MPHS data would be integrated with the household data survey (HDS) taken up during the 11th round of Janmabhoomi. The MPHS data includes Assembly constituency number, electoral card number, district, mandal, municipality and village codes, police station number, house number, name of the head of household and other family details while HDS data covers additional aspects such as number of family members, number of children, age group-wise and school-going wise.

The Chief Minister said the integration of the database regarding land records with MPHS and HDS might be completed within three months. The structure of the comprehensive database (CDB) was so designed that additional databases could be integrated into it.

An important application of the CDB was to develop a multipurpose identity card for each citizen which could be used for ration cards, widow pensions, electoral cards, licences and other services. The Finance Minister, Mr. Y. Ramakrushnudu, and the Chief Secretary, Mr. P.V. Rao, were among those who attended the meeting.

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