Govt to launch Family Card for all households
The Delhi Government is planning to introduce a ‘Family Card’ for all the households in the national Capital with the primary objective of creating a unified database of all families in the city. The ‘Family Card’ will have all the information regarding the family members, whether they are availing benefits under any existing schemes of the Government, their birth and death details, etc.
A top Delhi Government official said that the Government will issue a Family Card to every household in Delhi. The aim is to create an authentic and verified database, which will help us in planning future public welfare, healthcare schemes and projects.
Similar steps have been taken by the neighbouring state of Haryana, where they have launched a ‘Parivar Pehchan Patra’, a family identification card containing all details about the unit. “The family card will provide better coordination among departments; for example, vaccination among children and this card will help in tracking whether all the children are vaccinated or not,” the officer added.
Recently, the Government approved the ‘Delhi Lakshmi Yojna’ aimed at providing financial aid to women, with several conditions, except for those having more than three living children.
“Under the scheme, we have added that condition because, indirectly, we also want to help those women who may be pressurised into giving birth to more children for the sake of a boy. We have observed this in lower-middle-class families, so this scheme will support those women as well,” Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said.
The Government has earmarked Rs 5,110 crore under the 2026-27 Budget for the scheme.
“Under the proposed norms, applicants will have to submit a self-declaration stating they have been residents of Delhi for at least 10 years and have no criminal record,” a senior official said.
According to the scheme guidelines approved by the Cabinet, women between 21 and 60 years of age whose family income is up to Rs 2.50 lakh per annum will be eligible to apply.
