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10 mobile government apps that enhances citizen-lives

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ollowing digital India Initiative the government of India is regularly launching apps for citizens. These mobile apps helps Fpeople in their daily lives as well as making them stay connected with government and get the latest information. Here are the 10 best Indian government apps that citizens can use as per their needs with just a click on the smartphone.

E-pathshala app The ePathshala app is an initiative of MHRD, Govt. of India. NCERT has been developed for showcasing and disseminating all educational e-resources includ- ing textbooks, audio, video, periodicals, and a variety of other digital resources. The ePathshala Mobile app is designed to achieve the SDG Goal no. 4 as well i.e. equitable, quality, inclusive education and lifelong learning.

m-parivahan app

Startup India app The Government through this initiative aims to empower Startups to grow through innovation and design. Startup India is a agship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong eco- system for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country that will drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] AUGUST 2018 PCQUEST 29 Provides Transport Service access to citizens mPassport Seva app, the Ministry of External A airs through a mobile based application. This app em- (MEA) has made the process to apply for passport powers citizen with instant access to various informa- easier. You can now apply for a fresh passport via the tion, services and utilities related to the Transport mPassport Seva mobile application from anywhere, at Sector. Aimed to bring convenience to citizen and any time. transparency in the system. You could earlier apply for passport from your home earlier too. Although, to do so you would have to sit in front of the computer or laptop to ll the lengthy passport application form on the Pass- port Seva website. And then you had to login to the website for everything -- be it to get an appointment with passport oce, make payment, track application status or any other service. But with the launch of the mPassport Seva app it gets better now, even if there is still room for improvement.

Digisevak app DigiSevak is an online volunteering platform for interested citizens who want to contribute to the cause of India. The platform provides means for end- to-end execution of a volunteering task- right from GST Rate finder app the registration of volunteers, to the creation and A simple app to search through the various goods evaluation of tasks submitted by volunteers. DigiSe- and services and their respective GST Rates and de- vak has an inbuilt reward and recognition system to tails. Search the entire list or respective categories of acknowledge the work of volunteers who are regular taxes for Goods and Services. and committed to the cause of volunteering or ‘seva’. mAadhaar mPassport Seva app With the launch of the

30 PCQUEST AUUST 2018 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] mAadhaar is o cial mobile application developed by Unique Identication Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide an interface to Aadhaar Number Holders to carry their demographic information viz. Name, Date of Birth, Gender & Address along with photo- graph as linked with their Aadhaar Number in smart phones. Registered Mobile Number is essential to use mAadhaar app. In case your mobile number is not registered with Aadhaar visit the nearest Enrolment Centre/Mobile Update End Point.

BHIM app

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Kisan Suvidha App Kisan Suvidha is an omnibus mobile app devel- oped to help farmers by providing relevant informa- tion to them quickly. With click of a button, they can get the information on weather of current day and next 5 days, dealers, market prices, agro advisories, plant protection, IPM Practices etc. Unique features like extreme weather alerts and market prices of commodity in nearest area and the maximum price in state as well as India have been added to empower farmers in the best possible manner.

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is an initiative to enable fast, secure, reliable cashless payments through your mobile phone. BHIM is interoperable with other Unied Payment Interface (UPI) applica- tions, & bank accounts for quick money transfers online. BHIM is developed by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) as a part of the Digital India initiative. BHIM is made in India and dedicated to the service of the nation.

IRCTC Rail Connect app One of the most popular app by the government, IRCTC enables online booking of rail tickets. It comes integrated with an IRCTC e-wallet for faster and easier transactions. Now users can view, cancel or le TDR of e-tickets booked through o cial website (www.irctc. co.in) and vice-versa. Users can view the status of e- tickets booked through our authorized Online Travel Agents (OTA). Users can view and cancel old mobile pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] AUGUST 2018 PCQUEST 31