On the fifth version of the International Convention on Our on-line world in New Delhi, the federal government of India has taken one other vital in the direction of digitization. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took middle stage on the occasion to formally unveil the all-in-one e-governance app, UMANG for Android, iOS and Home windows customers.
UMANG, which mainly stands for Unified Cellular Software for New-age Governance, is a centralized platform for netizens of the nation to entry distinguished authorities companies. It unifies greater than 162 companies from throughout the state and central authorities departments, offering a seamless integration with fashionable consumer-centric companies. The Info Expertise Minister of India, Ravi Shankar Prasad, marked the launched of the app with this tweet:
Prime Minister @narendramodi launched the #Umang cell app. In his first Independence Day speech in 2014 PM had stated that govt ought to be obtainable on the cell phone of residents. #Umang has made his imaginative and prescient a actuality right now with over 160 govt companies on one app. #GCCS2017 pic.twitter.com/1LBX4y6e2j
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) November 23, 2017
The UMANG app, which has been underneath improvement since 2016, gives you entry to core authorities companies like Aadhaar, DigiLocker, Fast Evaluation System, and Bharat Invoice Fee System. This implies you should use the UMANG app to not solely pay all of your utility payments but additionally know your CBSE examination middle, e book your gasoline cylinder, file earnings tax, know particulars of Provident Funds, register and apply for the PMKY programme, e book OPD appointments at authorities hospitals and rather more.
The UMANG app has been developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Info Expertise (MeitY) and the Nationwide e-Governance Division (NeGD). After you’ve put in the app, it’s essential to create a person profile and digitally full KYC verification by offering your Aadhaar quantity when required. UMANG will be accessed by anybody within the nation as it’s obtainable in 13 languages, particularly English, Hindi, Assamese, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telegu, and Urdu.
This app fulfills the promise that PM Modi, who has embraced know-how with open arms, made in his first Independence speech in 2014. He needs the countrymen to really feel nearer to the federal government and the UMANG app would assist attain simply that, as a part of his huge Digital India imaginative and prescient for the way forward for the nation.
UMANG bridges the hole we’ve all the time felt with the federal government companies, which has been a tiresome affair previously
