In current times you can find an app for almost everything. From booking cab to flights to hotels, there’s an app for everything. The government of India offers most of its services online and there are also apps that bring these services right on our mobiles. Some government apps are also targeted at specific sections of society.
For instance, there are special apps for teachers, farmers, women, children, and more. Here are 5 Indian government apps that one should download.
1. BHIM United UPI Pay
Description:
BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is an Indian mobile payment app developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). it is intended to facilitate e-payments directly through banks as part of the 2016 Indian banknote demonetization and drive towards cashless transactions. It supports 13 languages including Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, and Urdu.
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Download: Google Play Store
2. IRCTC Rail Connect
Description:
Developed by IRCTC Official. It is a revamped version of the old Indian Railways. It now offers a minimalistic interface with simple steps via a swipe gesture, shuffle, select, and book. Key features include special ladies ticket booking, Tatkal & Premium-Tatkal quota booking. It syncs with IRCTC’s NGeT Web Site and NGeT Mobile App ticket so that users can view, cancel or file TDR of e-tickets booked through the official website. It also shows a live reservation table and also alerts the user of a change in boarding point with timely notification on the phone.
Screenshots:
Download: Google Play Store
3. DigiLocker
Description:
DigiLocker is a key initiative under Digital India, the Government of India’s flagship program aimed at transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Targeted at the idea of paperless governance, DigiLocker is a platform for the issuance and verification of documents & certificates in a digital way, thus eliminating the use of physical documents. It is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), It is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
Screenshots:
Download: Google Play Store
4. UMANG
Description:
UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is envisaged to make e-governance ‘mobile-first’. It is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National e-Governance Division (NeGD). It is an evolving platform designed for citizens of India to offer them access to the pan-India e-Gov services from the Central, State, Local Bodies, and Agencies of government on app, web, SMS, and IVR channels.
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Download: Google Play Store
5. mPassport Seva
Description:
mPassport Seva is a lightweight, easy to use app that provides all the functions as available over the Passport Seva Portal such as New User Registration, existing User Login, Apply for Passport Services, Pay online, Schedule appointment, Know Location of Passport Centers, Fee Details, Application Status, Contact Information and other General Information. The app provides the facility to Register, Apply, Pay, and Schedule appointment for Passport related services. The app provides information on various steps involved to obtain a passport related service and where to call in case of queries or concerns.
Screenshots:
Download: Google Play Store
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