Top 10 Digital India Initiatives By The Government

#1 eSahyog 
Streamline the taxation procedure in a click Traditionally, if the Income Tax Department finds a mismatch in information shown in the Income Tax Return with the information submitted from third parties, the taxpayers are called to the Income tax office. e-sahyog is a project to provide an online mechanism to resolve mismatches in income tax return without requiring taxpayers to come to the Income Tax Office. In cases where a mismatch has been found, the taxpayers get informed by SMS, e-mails and letters. The taxpayer just needs to visit the e-filing website and log in with his or her user-ID and password.




#2 Olabs
Video tutorials for lab experiments For the unprivileged children studying in small schools which do not have proper labs, the government has launched an online lab for school students, where science lab experiments can be taught online for all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools. As the labs make use of cutting edge simulation technology to create real world lab environments, it has helped underpriveleged children to be at par with students in better equipped schools.



#3 CPGRAMS
Use your smartphone to file grievances using QR code A mobile application for Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) portal has been launched, which is aimed at providing the citizens with a platform for redressal of their governance-related grievances. A Quick Response (QR) code has been provided on the portal which can be scanned onto the smartphone after which the grievance can be sent from the phone directly on to CPGRAMS. The mobile app will not only allow lodging of grievances, but people can also track the grievance status.



#4 Digital Locker app
Digital Locker on your smartphone now DigiLocker is a platform for issuance and verification of documents & certificates in a digital way, thus eliminating the use of physical documents. Indian citizens who sign up for a DigiLocker account get a dedicated cloud storage space that is linked to their Aadhaar (UIDAI) number. This e-facility now can accessed on mobile devices via its app, which is available on the Android and iOS platforms. With this facility, one can store documents on the locker directly from their mobile phones. 


#5 eHospital
Healthcare on tap With this initiative, one can skip the hassles of registration and other formalities at hospitals by merely identifying themselves through the Aadhaar Number. One can select hospital and department, select date of appointment and get the same through an SMS.This application provides important services such as appointments, payment of fees and access to online diagnostic reports.




#6 Digitisation of Indian post offices 
The Government of India has partnered with Ricoh India for implementing and operating an integrated rural hardware solution for around 1,30,000 post offices across India. The solution not only includes hand-held devices with camera and biometric facility but also includes a set of solar panels. These mobile terminals will facilitate all postal and financial transactions in the rural branch offices, and upload this data to the India Post data centre. This service is expected to significantly improve the delivery of services in rural areas.



#7 MyGov

Become a participative citizen through your mobile phone Through the MyGov innovative platform, the government encourages citizens to participate in policy making by giving ideas and suggestions. The website and mobile app allows citizens to volunteer for specific projects and also invite suggestions regarding various policy decisions.




#8 MyVisit
Book an appointment with a government official MyVisit.gov.in is a platform through which the public can make appointments with government officers online, without having to stand in long queues or wait for references. The portal and its mobile app, is integrated at all central government offices and ministries through which even the bureaucrats can interact with their visitors. The visitor details are automatically saved in a database as well. The portal has a simple registration form with the help of which citizens can make appointments with government officers. 



#9 PayOnline
Payment portal for all government payments An electronic receipt portal, PayOnline is fully compatible with smartphones or tablets. The portal is a comprehensive platform for all government payments – inter-ministerial, vendor transactions or small payments by citizens of India for government services, which can be made electronically. The portal offers netbanking services from more than 67 banks. With an e-payment portal now in place, all the government departments are likely to adopt the platform leading to making government transactions cashless.


#10 eSign
Sign documents with Aadhaar eSign offers the functionality to authenticate users and perform the digital signing of documents using Aadhaar eKYC service (biometric or OTP) while submitting documents to agencies. Hardware tokens are not required to be used. 


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