IIT Kanpur’s AI Family Score Could Transform Welfare Delivery
IIT Kanpur has demonstrated the potential of AI to help governments identify households that may require welfare support using data already available within government systems. The institute’s AI-powered Family Score system assesses the socio-economic conditions of households without requiring additional surveys, offering a faster and more cost-effective approach to welfare identification at scale.
Under the collaboration between IIT Kanpur and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Phase 1 focused on testing whether AI could provide a reliable alternative to conventional household surveys for assessing socio-economic conditions. The findings indicate that an ensemble of AI models developed by IIT Kanpur can outperform conventional surveys in determining the socio-economic conditions of households, while requiring minimal cost and effort from the government. This approach addresses a key challenge in welfare delivery, identifying the right families at scale without the time, manpower and resources required for large-scale household surveys.
The findings were presented to Hon’ble...
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