Houses in Haryana to get Smart ID
People and houses in Haryana are all set to be mapped by the state government. In a comprehensive excercise, scheduled […]
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Haryana goes the digital way
In an attempt to fulfill the mandate and objective of Digital India campaign, the state government in Haryana has ensured […]
Chandigarh launches Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for foodgrains
The Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs & Legal Metrology, U. T., Chandigarh has implemented the Direct Benefit […]
Accounts for all a ‘national priority’, Modi tells bank officers
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana to be launched on August 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written an email to […]
Online Payment to JSY Beneficiary’s Account
Online JSY payments directly into the beneficiary’s bank account has been rolled out in 43 pilot districts w.e.f. 1.1.2013 and in 78 […]
e-Governance for Social Inclusion
J Raymond Peter Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh “We have made registration mandatory for colleges as we […]
We need to Bank with Poor
Bibhas Kumar Srivastav Executive Director, Corporation Bank “The poor and the unbanked have to be brought into the financial mainstream […]
eGov version 3.0 On the way : Ajay Singh, CEO -Forbes Technosys, India
Forbes Technosys has long been an innovation lab for simple, smart, sturdy and economical technology-based solutions designed for government and financial services sector
Gaining Roots, Expanding Outreach…
[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
RBI studies show that only 54 per cent adults in India have a bank account and of the 431 districts targeted for achieving 100 per cent financial inclusion in 2006, only 204 have been successful.
The line of debate
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
While government aims to assign unique numbers to a billion plus population for providing a portable identity and eliminating of ghosts from databases, it has spurred a public debate on the potential misuse of UID leading to infringement of individual privacy and liberty and data security
