🎓 Aadhaar–DBT Awareness & Verification Platform

Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025 Grand Finale runner up project

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#AI #Chatbot #IVR #WhatsAppBot #Analytics #PublicWelfare

🏆 Hackathon Context

This project was developed as part of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025 Grand Finale for the problem statement 'Enhancing Student Awareness on difference between Aadhaar linked and Direct Beneficiary Transfer(DBT) enabled Aadhaar seeded bank account.', provided by 'Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE)' focusing on solving real-world governance and citizen-centric challenges using technology.

📌 Problem Statement

Enhancing student awareness on the difference between Aadhaar-linked bank accounts and DBT-enabled Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts to reduce scholarship delays, rejections, and failures.

Many students mistakenly believe that linking Aadhaar with a bank account is sufficient for receiving scholarships via DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer). In reality, proper Aadhaar seeding and DBT mapper activation are required. This lack of awareness causes large-scale payment failures and repeated grievances.

💡 Solution Overview

This project is a multi-channel, inclusive, AI-assisted awareness and guidance platform that helps students:

Understand the correct concepts
Verify their Aadhaar–DBT status
Take corrective action
Get support through digital and non-digital channels

The solution combines web, WhatsApp, IVR, AI analytics, and physical CSC support to ensure maximum reach and impact.

🧑‍🎓 User Portal (Frontend)

🔐 Authentication

Aadhaar number + OTP based login
Implemented using DigiLocker(dummy) authentication

🧩 Features

1️⃣ Know the Difference

Clear explanation of:
- Aadhaar-linked bank account
- Aadhaar-seeded & DBT-enabled bank account
- Steps to be followed to get your aadhar seeded
Eliminates common misconceptions causing DBT failures

2️⃣ Check Status

Allows users to check whether:
- Aadhaar is seeded to any bank account
- DBT mapping is active or not

3️⃣ Community & Engagement

Interactive quizzes
Improves awareness retention and student engagement

4️⃣ Tools & Resources

Official government circulars (uploaded by admin)
Curated educational YouTube videos
Reduces misinformation and confusion

5️⃣ Website Chatbot

AI-powered chatbot to answer common student queries instantly

6️⃣ Nearby CSC Center Finder

Location-based discovery of nearby Common Service Centres (CSCs)
Helps students who prefer physical assistance

🛠️ Admin Panel

Designed for governance, monitoring, and targeted awareness campaigns.

🔧 Features

Content Management
- Upload government circulars and educational videos
Broadcast Notifications
- Send emails to students whose Aadhaar is not DBT-seeded (from database)
User Alerts
- Display important announcements on the user portal
Analytics Dashboard
- Visual graphs showing:
  - User engagement
  - State-wise, city-wise, and category-wise awareness gaps
- AI-generated summary insights to identify:
  - Regions and demographics requiring focused awareness
Call Queries Management
- Stores IVR-generated queries
- Enables helpline executives to call users back

🤖 WhatsApp Chatbot

AI-based WhatsApp chatbot
Multilingual text based and audio based inputs
Enables instant help on a platform students already use

☎️ IVR System (Inclusion-Focused)

Designed for students with limited internet access or low digital literacy.

🔊 Features

Supports 3 languages:
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Rng
IVR Menu Options:
1. Know the difference
2. Check Aadhaar–DBT status
3. Talk to a helpline executive

Extra Awareness (On Field)

graphical poster that can be added up on notice boards in gram panchayat schools and colleges to spread awareness, attached in the ending of readme under screenshots