The Expert Group set up to prepare Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) presented its report to Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi. The Ministry will use the SECC data for identification of beneficiaries and generating priority list of beneficiaries under its programmes. <br/><br/>An official release said, appropriate guidelines have been issued for making inter-state allocation based on SECC data to cover households under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission.<br/><br/>The Government had set up an Expert Group under the Chairmanship of former Finance Secretary Sumit Bose to study the objective criteria for allocation of resources to States and identification and prioritization of beneficiaries under various programmes using SECC data. <br/><br/>The Expert Group has concluded that the use of SECC data and its TIN Number would enable the government to improve the efficacy of its interventions and will result in improved outcome. However, the Expert Group has observed that regular updation and verification of SECC data is prerequisite to eliminate the need to mount standalone SECC in the long run, which would put additional burden on public resources.