Bengal and Bihar say they will use SIR-linked records to prevent people whose names have been deleted from social welfare databases from continuing to receive benefits. Both states, governed by the BJP, are drawing on information connected to SIR to identify beneficiaries they say should no longer be part of welfare schemes.
While the reports focus on the operational step of filtering beneficiaries based on the “deleted names” in the SIR-linked system, they describe a common approach across both states: using the SIR data to cross-check and update who remains eligible. The coverage indicates that the change is part of a broader effort by the state governments to remove individuals flagged through the system from welfare rolls.
The accounts do not provide detailed information on the criteria for deletions, the notification or appeal process for affected beneficiaries, or the scope of which specific schemes or communities are affected. The focus is on the states’ decision to implement checks that tie welfare eligibility to SIR-linked data.
