By now you must have seen people getting identified through documents like Aadhaar, PAN and driving license. But have you ever wondered why there is no unique digital identity of homes? Now the government is going to take a big step on this side. In the coming time, your house can also have a unique digital ID, just like your Aadhaar number.

Reports UnderThis new identity can be brought in the name of Digital Address ID, which will be part of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). This initiative is part of the government’s next major digital strategy after successful techniques like UPI and Aadhaar. Let us know what this system is, how it will work and why it felt the need.

Is this a ‘digital address ID’?

In simple words, it will be a unique code or digital identity that will be given to every house, shop, office or any physical location. Just as you are identified with your mobile number, so your home will be recognized with a digital address code. With this code, that location can be tracked or verified in a digital manner from anywhere.

How will this system work?

In this digital address system, every location will be given a unique ID which will be based on geo-location (eg Latitude-Longitude), mapping data and address information.

In this:

• Your physical address will be digitally mapped
• There will be a unique code on it
• That code can be used as an address in ecosystem like government portals or UPI
• If necessary, it can also be used as QR code

Why is the government planning this?

For delivery and improvement in e-commerce, for example, delivery will be easier and faster for location-based services such as Zomato, Amazon, Swiggy etc. The correct targeting of government schemes, ie digital address, can be tracked whether the house gets the benefit of which scheme. Will be helpful for emergency services, such as fire brigade, ambulances and police will be able to reach the exact location of the house. Fake addresses and fraud will also be prevented, such as digital verification can reduce fraud cases by giving forged addresses or wrong addresses.

What is the status at the moment?

This project is in the initial stage. NITI Aayog and officials associated with Digital India Mission are considering this. If everything goes according to the plan, then its rollout can start across the country in the coming years.

Digital address id: The Government of India brought a person ‘Aadhaar’ for his special identity. After this, UPI was brought for digital payments. Now the government is considering another new step. The government wants every person to have a digital ID. With this, someone’s house or its location can be found out with better accuracy and quickly. Especially in the case of government services, the government has started to feel like this. For this, the government now wants to bring people to know about India’s digital public infrastructure matrix. So far there is no such system, so that someone in the country can be traced in this way.

Government can bring bills

This system is being prepared by the Department of Posts and there will be a direct monitoring of the Prime Minister’s Office on it. A draft version will be shared soon for the suggestion of common people and the final version is expected to come by the end of this year. Also, a law can also be passed during the winter session from Parliament, so that a new authority is established to see the digital address system.

There have been many such cases when companies share the data of the address of the people without its consent. But by taking steps to apply a brake on this, the government wants to ensure that the information of its address without the consent of the front should not be shared with anyone further. The importance of the right address increases the most when someone is shopping online or courier service and food delivery.

Digital id will be safe

But, there is a problem in these things that many people are unable to write clearly and clear. Many times they leave a landmark nearby while writing the address. In such a situation, there is a lot of delay in reaching that place. According to a study, due to confusion in the address, the country costs about 10 to 14 billion every year, which is about 0.5 percent of the country’s GDP.

According to reports, a blueprint for digital address is being prepared. There will be a standard to share and write the address. With this, any digital platform will get its address. But, for this the person’s permission will be necessary and it will be completely safe.

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