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Thursday, 21 October 2021

08:15

UIDAI to host “Aadhaar Hackathon 2021” from 28thOctober to 31st October

UIDAI to host “Aadhaar Hackathon 2021” from 28thOctober to 31st October

Posted On: 18 OCT 2021 5:45PM by PIB Delhi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given a clarion call to celebrate the 75th year of Independence of India, as the AzadikaAmritMahotsav. It is a year to celebrate innovations in the field of technology and elevate service delivery to the next level. This year is also important for Aadhaar, as it is transitioning to the next decade of its existence, with a renewed objective to further improvise resident experience and various services offered by the UIDAI.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, UIDAI is hosting a Hackathon titled “Aadhaar Hackathon 2021” targeted at young innovators - who are still at various Engineering institutes and eager to step into the real world.  The hackathon is starting on 28 Oct 21 at 0000Hrs and would continue till 31 Oct 21 up to 2300Hrs.

Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 is themed around two topics. The first theme is around “Enrolment and Update”, which essentially covers some of the real-life challenges being faced by the residents while updating their address.

The second theme of the Hackathon is around the “Identity and Authentication” solution offered by UIDAI. Under this theme, UIDAI is soliciting innovative solutions to prove Identity without sharing the Aadhaar number or any demographics information. Also, it is looking for innovative applications around face authentication API - the newly launched authentication modality of UIDAI. The objective is to popularize some of the existing and new APIs to solve the needs of residents.

To solve these challenges through innovative technological solutions, UIDAI is reaching out to the young minds of all the Engineering colleges.

The winners of each theme would be rewarded by UIDAI through prize money and other lucrative benefits. All the young minds are encouraged to form teams and participate in this first-ever event being conducted by the Aadhaar team. Details of the event and online registration form are available at https://hackathon.uidai.gov.in/.

Source:PIBNEWS


 

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Thursday, 25 October 2018

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Saturday, 10 March 2018

08:03

Book Upto 12 tickets in a month by linking Aadhaar

Book Upto 12 tickets in a month by linking Aadhaar

Now users are allowed to book upto 12 tickets in a month, if users get themselves verified through their Aadhaar number along with at least one passenger also being verified through Aadhaar.
  • No Aadhaar Verification required for booking up to 6 tickets in a month, as earlier.
  • Existing facility of booking upto 6 tickets (without Aadhaar) in a month continues.
  • Steps to avail the facility of booking more than 6 tickets and up to 12 tickets in a month:
  • IRCTC Registered User is required to get himself Aadhaar verified using Aadhaar KYC option
  • in My Profile.
  • User’s Aadhaar will be verified by sending an OTP on his mobile number linked with hisAadhaar number. On successful submission of OTP, user will become Aadhaar verified.
  • At least One (1) passenger on the ticket being booked, beyond 6 tickets in a month, should also be Aadhaar verified.
  • Users are required to verify the probable passengers through their respective Aadhaar number and store the verified passengers in passenger master list. This should be done
  • before starting the ticket booking process, beyond 6 tickets in a month.
  • User can add Aadhaar verified passenger from master list at the time of booking to book additional tickets upto 12 tickets in a month.
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Thursday, 14 September 2017

10:35

m-Aadhar Proof of Identity for Rail Travel Purpose

m-Aadhar Proof of Identity for Rail Travel Purpose

Ministry of Railways permits m-Aadhar as one of the prescribed proofs of Identity for Rail Travel Purpose. 

Ministry of Railways has decided to permit m- Aadhar (Aadhar card on mobile app namely m- Aadhar launched by UIDAI) as one of the prescribed proofs of Identity for Rail Travel purpose in any reserved class.

m- Aadhar is a mobile app launched by UIDAI on which a person can download his/her Aadhar Card. It can be done only on the mobile number to which Aadhar has been linked. For showing Aadhar, the person has to open the app and enter his/ her password to show the Aadhar Card.

m- Aadhar when shown by the passenger on his/her mobile after entering the password should be accepted as proof of identity for undertaking journey in any reserved class over Indian Railways.

Source:PIBNEWS

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Wednesday, 13 September 2017

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Sunday, 27 August 2017

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Thursday, 15 June 2017

18:07

Indian Railways to launch 'buy now, pay later' feature for tickets

Indian Railways to launch 'buy now, pay later' feature for tickets
In good news for crores of travellers, Indian Railways is all set to launch a new feature for booking tickets.
You will soon be able to buy tickets from the IRCTC website and pay later, which will decrease the difficulties involved in the payment process at the time .
ePayLater, a Mumbai-based fintech firm has joined hands with IRCTC for adding the new feature to Indian Railways ticket booking services.
ePayLater's 'buy now, pay later' feature will enable you to buy tickets using a loaded ewallet and you will get 14 days to pay the money.
This will serve as a boon for frequent online purchasers of railway tickets.   
According to media reports, there will be an eligibility process for buyers to place their orders  via this feature.
To book tickets, customers will have to provide accurate basic details such as name, e mail ID, mobile phone number, PAN or Aadhaar card.
Once a customers get approval to use the feature,  they will be provided with one-time passwords to enable them to use the service.



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Monday, 12 June 2017

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Tuesday, 9 May 2017

21:49

Now get railway tickets at your doorstep with pay on delivery option

Now get railway tickets at your doorstep with pay on delivery option

NEW DELHI: Now passengers booking rail tickets online can opt for cash on delivery option and tickets will be brought to their doorstep at a minimal charge.   
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In order to capture all sections of customers, IRCTC, a railway PSU, for the first time is introducing Pay-on-Delivery (PoD) option for buying railway e-tickets. ‘Pay on Delivery’ payment option would allow the user to pay at the time of delivery through any payment mode including cash.
IRCTC through its Website and Mobile App has now introduced Pay-on-Delivery as one of the payment options for its customers.  Security element attached to revealing their card details on Websites / Apps has often acted as a hindrance to Indian Consumers and move is expected to make many passengers shifting to book online ticket.
“Delivering tickets at the consumer’s doorstep by offering the pay-on-delivery option will facilitate those consumers who book through travel agents to move to online medium. It will also certainly encourage people who book at railway reservation counters to move to online medium as there is a cost and effort associated to reach out the reservation counters,” said an IRCTC official.
The service will be available in more than 600 cities/towns covering more than 4000 pin codes and would be initially available five days before the departure date.
The customer will have to do a onetime registration for availing PoD as a payment option. Customer will have to tender either ADHAAR or PANCARD to avail this payment option. Payment on Delivery Charges shall be Rs.90 plus service for transaction up to Rs 5,000 and Rs 120 plus service tax for transactions valuing more than Rs 5,000.
In case of refusal/cancellation before delivery, the customer will be liable to pay the cancellation and delivery charges.
“Strict action as per law may be initiated if the customer defaults to pay the booking/cancellation charges and the user id will be deactivated. Customer’s CIBIL score would also be influenced in case of non-payment of dues. The refunds against cancellation would be tendered to users’ bank account only,” the official added.



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Wednesday, 12 April 2017

17:59

WITHDRAWAL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AADHAAR BASED TICKETING SYSTEM FOR PRS TICKETS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

WITHDRAWAL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AADHAAR BASED TICKETING SYSTEM FOR PRS TICKETS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
11-04-2017
MUMBAI

WITHDRAWAL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AADHAAR BASED TICKETING SYSTEM FOR PRS TICKETS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS


 Ministry of Railways has decided to withdraw the implementation of Aadhaar based ticketing system for PRS tickets (both counter and e-tickets) for senior citizen. Even from 1st April, 2017 o­nwards, the concession to senior citizens shall not be denied only for the reason that the person does not possess Aadhaar card. However, they are required to carry some documentary proof showing their age or date of birth and have to produce it if demanded by o­n-board ticket checking staff. Now senior citizens can book reserved tickets across the reservation counters as well as through internet without aadhaar card.

Earlier, Ministry of Railways has decided to make aadhaar based verification mandatory for getting concessional tickets for senior citizen w.e.f 1st April, 2017 and during journey senior citizen passengers has to carry any of the original documents including Aadhaar Card as notified from time to time for the purpose of identity proof. But, now the implementation of aadhaar based ticketing system has been withdrawn with immediate effect.

 Source:Western Railway
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Monday, 27 March 2017

08:02

Aadhaar eKYC verification for existing mobile subscribers to start soon

Aadhaar eKYC verification for existing mobile subscribers to start soon

NEW DELHI: All existing subscribers of mobile services will have to go for Aadhaar-based re-verification soon, with the government instructing telecom operators to initiate the process.     
Cellular operators' body COAI said its members may meet this week to discuss the modalities of rolling out the verification process for the existing one billion-plus mobile phone users.     

"...all licencees shall re-verify all existing mobile subscribers (pre-paid and postpaid) through Aadhaar-based eKYC process...," a notification issued by the telecom department said.     

It further added that all licencees will have to inform existing subscribers -- through advertisements in print and electronic media as well as SMS -- about the order of the Supreme Court for re-verification activity. They have also been asked to upload the details of the exercise on their website.     

The Supreme Court, in an order in February this year, had observed that, "an effective process has been evolved to ensure the identity verification, as well as, the addresses of all mobile phone subscribers for the new subscribers. In the near future, and more particularly within one year from today, a similar verification will be completed, in case of existing subscribers".     

The telecom department has said the operators will use and share common device eco-system through mutual agreements, and will work out mechanisms to avoid public inconvenience and long queues.   

When contacted, cellular operators association COAI said that the industry supported the move, but pointed out that the entire exercise will cost Rs 1,000 crore for infrastructure and training, which will have to be borne by the operators.     

"The issue of fake subscribers will go away. We will try our best to cover the entire base within the stipulated time frame of one year but in case we cannot, we may ask DoT for an extension," COAI Director General Rajan Mathews said.     

For re-verification through Aadhaar-based eKYC process, the operator will send a verification code to the mobile number of the subscriber. Prior to starting the eKYC, the operator will verify this code from the subscriber so as to confirm the SIM card of the mobile connection is physically available with the subscriber.   

"After the completion of the eKYC process, before updating or overwriting the old subscriber detail in database with the data received through eKYC process, the licencee will seek confirmation from the subscriber about the re-verification of his/her mobile number after 24 hours through SMS," the notification said.     

The operator can re-verify more than one mobile connection in one service area through a single eKYC but not bulk connections. For issuing additional mobile connections to re-verified subscriber, the operator would have to follow a separate eKYC process.     

Verification of a subscriber would not be required in case of conversions - that is pre-paid to postpaid connections or vice versa, it clarified. 

 Source:IE
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Sunday, 19 February 2017

07:08

Aadhar Card is a Must for all Railway Recruitment Exams

Aadhar Card is a Must for all Railway Recruitment Exams

NEW DELHI:  Aadhar card has been made mandatory for all railway recruitment tests. In order to ensure fair conduct of examinations, railway recruitment boards (RRBs) have made it compulsory for all candidates to mention their aadhar card number in the registration form. This move has been taken in order to avoid impersonations during the examination. This is something very big and important for all government job aspirants, especially those preparing for railway recruitment examinations. Details in this regard can be found below.

Including Aadhar card number is a convenient and hassle free way of ascertaining the identity of examinees.

What are the major changes?

Applicants will mention Aadhar card details for the railway recruitments
Details can be either 12 digit aadhar number or 28 digit aadhar registration receipt
During the examination, fingerprints will be collected through a biometric attendance system
Fingerprints will be matched with the Aadhar server
In addition to this RRBs have further requested all those candidates who are not enrolled for Aadhar yet. In case you aren’t enrolled yet, visit the nearest Aadhar enrolment centre and get enrolled for the same.

However, the above mentioned provision is not applicable for candidates belonging to J&K, Meghalaya and Assam. Candidates of these States are required to give details of a valid government identity card number (passport number, voter ID card number, driving license number, etc.)

Candidates should note that the provisions of the Aadhaar Act and the Regulations under the Act have come into effect from 14 September 2016 and notifications to this effect have been published in the Official Gazette. Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act 2016 permits the use of Aadhaar number for establishing the identity of an individual for any purpose pursuant to any law or any contract to this effect.

Source:RailNews
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Sunday, 5 February 2017

07:27

Aadhaar Number link in Railway Pass?

Aadhaar Number link in Railway Pass?

No proposal to link Aadhaar with Railway passes: Govt.

The Government currently has no proposal to link Aadhaar numbers with railway passes, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu informed Parliament on Friday.

“At present, there is no such proposal” to link Aadhaar with railway passes, Prabhu said in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour while responding to a query on the issue by TMC member Vivek Gupta.

The Government is in the process of putting in place a Human Resources Management System (HRMS) to ensure that employees and pensioners of the Railways are able to book tickets online through any portal, he said.

Stating that the railway pass holders at present do not have an online facility to book tickets, the Minister said “we have started the job. We are working on a Human Resources Management System (HRMS). Once this is ready, pass holders will be able to book tickets online.”

There are 16,360 officers in Group A and B categories and 13,12,449 officers in Group C and D categories in the Railways. Passes are issued based on the basic pay.

Source:The Hindu


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Friday, 13 January 2017

19:30

SCOVA 29TH MEETING:88 percent of pension accounts have been linked to Aadhaar

SCOVA 29TH MEETING:88 percent of pension accounts have been linked to Aadhaar

Dr. Jitendra Singh chairs 29th meeting of SCOVA 

88 percent of pension accounts have been linked to Aadhaar: Dr Jitendra Singh 

Make Pensioners part of nation building process, says Minister 

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh chaired the 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) here today. The SCOVA meeting is organised by the Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and the last such meeting was held on June 27, 2016.

During the meeting, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that today’s interaction was very meaningful and stimulating, thus reflecting on the working of DoP&PW. The Minister said that there are about 50-55 lakh pensioners in the country and almost 88 percent of pension accounts have been seeded to Aadhaar. He further said that minimum pension has been increased to Rs. 9000 per person and ex-gratia amount has been increased from Rs. 10-15 lakh to Rs. 25-35 lakh.

Dr. Jitendra Singh said that we need to put in place an institutionalized mechanism to make good use of the knowledge, experience and efforts of the retired employees which can help in the value addition to the current scenario. Dr. Jitendra Singh said the retired employees are a healthy and productive workforce for India and we need to streamline and channelize their energies in a productive direction. We should learn from the pensioners’ experience, he added. The Minister also said that the DoP&PW should be reoriented in such a way that pensioners become a part of nation building process. 

In the meeting, discussions were held on the action taken report of the 28th SCOVA meeting. Further many issues related to pensioners were discussed threadbare, such as revision of PPOs of pre-2006 pensioners, Health Insurance Scheme for pensioners including those residing in non-CGHS area, Special "Higher" Family Pension for widows of the war disabled invalidated out of service, Extension of CGHS facilities to P&T pensioners, issue relating to CGHS Wellness Centre, Dehradun etc. The Minister directed for the prompt and time bound redressal of the grievances of the pensioners and said that we should have sympathetic attitude towards them.

 The Secretary, DoP&PW, Shri C. Viswanath and other senior officers of the department were also present on the occasion. The meeting was also attended by the member Pensioners Associations and senior officers of the important Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

Source:PIBNEWS

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Monday, 2 January 2017

07:53

Open NPS a/c via Aadhaar, avoid form

Open NPS a/c via Aadhaar, avoid form

New Delhi: Simplifying the process, pension fund regulator PFRDA has dispensed with the requirement of submission of physical application form for opening an NPS account if done through Aadhaar verification and e-signature. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), in October 2013, had allowed acceptance of e-KYC as a valid process for ‘Know Your Customer’ verification in addition to the other permitted documents of identity and address. PTI

Source:Tribune News
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Saturday, 22 October 2016

18:22

Indication of Aadhaar number in Pension papers of all employees

Indication of Aadhaar number in Pension papers of all employees

Indication of Aadhaar number in Pension papers of all employees - regarding

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/(3) Vol-11/2015-16/156

20.10.2016

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Indication of Aadhaar number in Pension papers of all employees-regarding.

Attention is invited to CPAO OM No. CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/2015-16/1770 dated 07.03.2016 and D.O. letter dated 30.07.2015 from CGA to all Secretaries (Civil Ministries) followed by OM No. CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/2016-17/07 dated-07.04.2016 regarding incorporation of Aadhaar number in the fresh PPOs.

2. In terms of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefit and Services) Act, 2016 “The Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government may, for the purpose of establishing identity of an individual as a condition for receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service for which the expenditure is incurred from, or the receipt therefrom forms part of, the Consolidated Fund of India, require that such individual undergo authentication, or furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or in the case of an individual to whom no Aadhaar number has been assigned, such individual makes an application for enrollment: Provided that if an Aadhaar number is not assigned to an individual, the individual shall be offered alternate and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service”. Further, DP&PW has intimated vide OM No. 1/20/2016 P&PW (E) dated-08.08.2016 (copy enclosed) that it has issued a revised format for the application for pension by retiring employees (Form-5) in which Aadhaar number is to be indicated, if available. DP&PW has also requested Secretaries of the Ministries/ Departments to ensure that only the latest revised Form 5 & 7 complete in all respects including Aadhaar number, where available, are forwarded along with pension papers to the PAO.

3. In view of above, all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs/AGs/ Administrators of UTs are again requested to issue instructions to PAOs to invariably watch the mention of Aadhaar Number in Pension paper received from Heads of Offices. Further it is also requested to take up the matter with JS (Admin) and Heads of Department/ Heads of Offices of respective Ministries/ Departments to ensure for providing Aadhaar number in pension papers in all cases being submitted to concerned PAOs to enable them to incorporate the same in PPO booklets.

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(Subhash Chandra)
Controller of Accounts

Source : CPAO
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Friday, 17 June 2016

22:01

Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can now join and subscribe to NPS online through eNPS

Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can now join and subscribe to NPS online through eNPS

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can now join and subscribe to NPS online through eNPS

NRIs have a pivotal role to play in the Indian economy. India has the second-largest Diaspora in the world, with around 29 million people living in over 200 countries and out of these 25% live in the Gulf countries. Most of the Indians going to the Gulf and some other countries go for employment and return to India after having worked abroad for a certain period.

NPS can provide a long term solution to their old age income security. NPS has been available to NRIs for some time through Bank offices and now, to further ease the process of joining, eNPS is being extended to Non-Resident Indian subscribers.

NRIs can now open NPS Accounts online if they have Aadhaar Card or PAN card

Till now, NRIs could open NPS accounts only through paper applications by approaching Bank offices but this has now changed. Through eNPS, a subscriber will be able to open an NPS account from the comfort of his home. All he will need is an internet connection and an Aadhaar/ PanCard.

Further, NRIs will be able to open NPS accounts both on Repatriable and on Non Repatriable basis. On a Repatriable basis, an NRI will have to remit the amount through his/her NRE/FCNR/NRO account.

For Non-Repatriable scheme, NRIs will be able to join NPS through their NRE/FCNR/NRO accounts at the time of maturity or during partial withdrawal, the NPS funds would be deposited only in their NRO accounts.

Both Repatriable and Non-Repatriable schemes will greatly appeal to NRIs who intend to return to India after their employment abroad, in view of their attractive returns, low cost, flexibility and their being regulated by the PFRDA, a Regulator established by the Central Government .

Source:PIBNEWS
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Friday, 13 May 2016

07:55

Digital Life Certificate For Pensioners

Digital Life Certificate For Pensioners

Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled digital service for pensioners. Pensioners of Central Government, State Government or any other Government organization can take benefit of this facility.

More than One Crore families in India can be classified as pensioner families, where the pension disbursed by the various government bodies forms the basis for their income and sustainability. There are about Fifty Lakh pensioners of the Central Government and a similar number of the various State and UT Governments and various other government agencies. This includes pensioners from the various public sector enterprises. In addition to this Army and Defence Personnel drawing pension exceeds Twenty-five lakhs. 

One of the major requisite for the pensioners post their retirement from service, is to provide life certificates to the authorized pension disbursing agencies like Banks,Post offices etc., following which their pension is credited to their account. In order to get this life certificate the individual drawing the pension is required to either personally present oneself before the Pension Disbursing Agency or have the Life Certificate issued by authority where they have served earlier and have it delivered to the disbursing agency.

This very requirement of personally being present in front of the disbursing agency or getting a life certificate often becomes a major hurdle in the process of seamless transfer of pension amount to the pensioner. It has been noted that it causes a lot of hardship and unnecessary inconvenience particularly for the aged and infirm pensioners who cannot always be in a position to present themselves in front of the particular authority to secure their life certificate. In addition to this a lot of government employees post their retirement choose to move to a different location either to be with their family or other reasons, hence causing a huge logistical issue when it comes to accessing their rightful pension amount. 

Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners Scheme of the Government of India known as Jeevan Pramaan seeks to address this very problem by digitizing the whole process of securing the life certificate. It aims to streamline the process of getting this certificate and making it hassle free and much easier for the pensioners. With this initiative the pensioners requirement to physically present himself/herself in front of the disbursing agency or the certification authority will become a thing of the past benefiting the pensioners in a huge way and cutting down on unnecessary logistical hurdles.

Source:India.gov.in
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

07:55

Digital India Initiative - Aadhaar Based Online Registration and Appointment System.

Digital India Initiative - Aadhaar Based Online Registration and Appointment System.

Online Registration System (ORS) is a framework to link various hospitals across the country for Aadhaar based online registration and appointment system, where counter based OPD registration and appointment system through Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) has been digitalized. The application has been hosted on the cloud services of NIC. Portal facilitates online appointments with various departments of different Hospitals using eKYC data of Aadhaar number, if patient's mobile number is registered with UIDAI. And in case mobile number is not registered with UIDAI it uses patient's name. New Patient will get appointment as well as Unique Health Identification (UHID) number. If Aadhaar number is already linked with UHID number, then appointment number will be given and UHID will remain same.

Simple appointment process
For your first visit to hospital, registration and appointment with doctor is made simpler. All you have to do is verify yourself using Aadhaar Number, Select Hospital and Department, Select date of Appointment and receive SMS for Appointment.

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