AI agents will come for govt data. Govt is yet to decide which door they’ll use
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The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) has been monitoring which ministries, states, and union territories have established Data Governance Committees. As of October, 38% of central ministries and departments, and 40% of states and union territories have formed such committees. These committees are part of a framework from the Committee of Secretaries, a group of senior bureaucrats responsible for resolving differences between ministries.
They will decide how their respective ministries classify data, what they publish, and who has access to it. This may seem like routine administrative work, but government data is a valuable commodity. Companies often verify individuals' details against government records, from opening bank accounts to buying SIM cards. In 2024-25, a PAN-verification service processed 3.2 billion checks.
However, much of this data flows through unofficial channels. In September, a Telegram service was selling vehicle owners' personal information from the government's vehicle database for as low as Rs 5 per record, without any hacking involved. A government agency recently hired Corover, a GenAI company, to develop agents that will retrieve government records on citizens' behalf, indicating the growing importance of accessing government data.
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