Economic Survey suggests govt can monetise citizen's data as a public good

The government would be able to improve targeting in welfare schemes and subsidies by reducing errors, the Survey said

Neha Alawadhi & Karan Choudhury | New Delhi/Bengaluru
Last Updated at July 4, 2019 23:58 IST

Illustration: Binay Sinha

The Economic Survey suggested the government could monetise citizens’ data as part of its larger plan to use data as a public good.

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