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‘Electronic Pension Payment Order’ integrated with Digi Locker
Department of Ex-servicemen welfare working under ‘Ministry of Defence’ has integrated ‘Electronic Pension Payment Order’ (EPPO) with the Digi Locker. Key facts Electronic Pension Payment Order is generated by Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) Pension, Allahabad. EPPO has been integrated with Digi Locker for enhancing Ease of Living of Defence Pensioners. Significance of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: DigiLocker • Digital India Initiative • E-governance • Electronic Pension Payment Order • Ministry of Defence
6th anniversary of Skill India Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on July 15, 2021 on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2021 and 6th anniversary of Skill India Mission. Highlights In his address, Prime Minister highlighted “Skill development of youth of new generation is a national need and a huge foundation for self-reliant India”. According to PM, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: DigiLocker • Jan Shikshan Sansthans • National Council of Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) • Skill Development • Skill India Mission • World Youth Skills Day
New scheme launched to integrate Passport services with Digi Locker
The Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has launched a new scheme that integrates the Passport services with the Digi Locker. With the launch of this scheme, the passport application in India had now been made even easier. Significance of the move Now the applicants can benefit from the DigiLocker platform while ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: DigiLocker • ePassport • Indian passport • Passport Seva Program • Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
All Digital Insurance Policies to be issued via Digilocker app
The Insurance sector regulator Insurance Regulatory Authority of India (IRDAI) has advised all the Insurance companies to issue digital insurance policies using the government’s Digilocker app. Highlights Issuance of the policies through the Digilocker app will result in to better customer experience. Using this app, claims processing and settlement of the policies will be faster. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: DigiLocker • Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) • MEITY • Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
Employees can now generate Universal Provident Fund account number online
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), the retirement fund body has launched a facility for formal sector workers to themselves obtain the Universal Provident Fund Account Number on-line. Now the workers in formal sector can themselves generate Universal Account Number from the EPFO’s portal directly. Till now the workers used to apply through their employers to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: DigiLocker • Employee Provident Fund • Employees' Provident Fund Organization • EPFO • Universal Account Number
Umag app launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government services
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Umang mobile application, an integrated platform for government to citizen services, on November 23, 2017. The acronym of Umang stands for ” Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance”, which has been developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). Currently, the app will host around 162 services ..
Topics: Aadhaar • Cashless society • DigiLocker • E-government • Economy • Electronic funds transfer • Government of India • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • Mobile payments • Online payments • Payment systems • UMANG