Over 4,000 services now on your fingertips!! (TNN) Bengaluru: Karnatakas digital footprint just got bigger. The state continued to maintain its tech edge in the country, launching Karnataka MobileOne on Monday. This mobile-governance tool provides citizens access to over 4,000 services — both public and private — through handheld devices. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about mobile governance, we have responded by making it a reality. Karnataka will be the flag- bearer for digital India. Digital India commences from Bengaluru and it is our hope it will be emulated in other states too, chief minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds e-governance portfolio, said during the launch of mobile governance in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee. Citizens can access 632 government-to-citizen services and over 3,500 business-to-consumer services at their fingertips by downloading Karnataka MobileOne app, available on Android and iOS platforms, or dialling 161. Be it applying for a passport or driving licence, paying income tax or utility bills, access to healthcare or getting prior information about water supply or power cuts, this app touches every aspect of a citizens life. Theres also a unique app M-Power to make women feel safer. During emergency, a woman can send alerts through the app with location tags. The alerts will be forwarded to the nearest police station. Another app, i-Care, promises to bring citizens closer to government in resolving civic issues. Soon, Metro Rail users will be able to pay for their ride from their phone itself. Once the legal formalities are completed by the judiciary, we can even consider filing FIRs from the comfort of your home or office. Today, presence of the citizen is required to sign documents in front of a police officer, Siddaramaiah said. The technology, the CM said, is for all sections, adding it is not the prerogative of the privileged and urban citizens. It is our pride we have been able to integrate applications that are pro- farmer and helpful to rural citizens. By this, we have bridged the technology divide by offering the same-quality services to every citizen of Karnataka, he said. Within months of taking over as chief minister in May 2013, Siddaramaiah made the first move to turn most of the services mobile-friendly by chalking out a digital roadmap. The project was so close to his heart that while he parted with the information technology portfolio, he kept e- governance to monitor its implementation. E-governance secretary Srivatsa Krishna said the app is accessible across the country, all telcos and all circles. He also said the Internet Mobile Association of India has certified MobileOne as the largest multi-channel mobile governance platform in the world.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:20:02 +0000
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