UMANG India

Features UMANG India

UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is envisaged to make e-governance mobile first.
It is developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
It is an evolving platform designed for citizens of India to offer them access to the pan-India e-Gov services from the Central, State, Local Bodies, and Agencies of government on app, web, SMS, and IVR channels.
Key Features:- Unified Platform: It brings together all government departments and their services on a single platform to provide better and easier services to citizens.- Mobile First Strategy: It aligns all government services with the mobile first strategy to leverage mobile adoption trends.
- Integration with Digital India Services: It provides seamless integration with other Digital India Services like Aadhaar, DigiLocker, and PayGov.
Any new such service will automatically be integrated with the platform.- Uniform Experience: It is designed to enable citizens to discover, download, access, and use all government services easily.- Secure and Scalable: It supports Aadhaar-based and other authentication mechanisms for service access.
The sensitive profile data is saved in an encrypted format and no one can view this information.
Key Services:UMANG provides easy access to a plethora of Indian government services ranging from – Healthcare, Finance, Education, Housing, Energy, Agriculture, Transport to even Utility and Employment and Skills.
Key Benefits for Citizens:- Single-Point Ubiquitous Access: All government services are available for citizens on a unified platform for easy access through multiple online and offline channels (SMS, email, app, and web).
- More for Less: Only a single mobile app needs to be installed instead of each app of each department.- Convenience: Citizens do not even need to install or update the app again to avail government services if more services are added to the platform.- Saving of Time and Money: Citizens can anytime and anywhere avail these services through their mobile phones, desktops, and laptops without any need for visiting the department office and standing in queues.- Uniform Experience: All the government services including payment-based transactions provide secure and uniform experience.