Overview

• The central pool consolidates 168.5 million beneficiary accounts for 56.7 million citizens to eliminate duplicates and ineligible entries.
• A public launch is set for October 2 following trials, with access provided through an Aadhaar-linked MahaID for scheme registrants.
• Records capture demographic, socioeconomic and asset details, and the state has requested PAN-linked income data and Vahan vehicle records.
• Officials are considering selling anonymised, non-personal aggregates to private firms for research, with no final decision taken.
• Aadhaar authentication will be used to block duplicate enrollments and curb double cash payouts across schemes, including Ladki Bahin and Namo Kisan Samman Nidhi.