Category 20 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes

Government Portals, Apps and Digital Platforms

11 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: MyGov Portal; UMANG App (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance); and 9 more.

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MyGov Portal

MyGov is the Government of India citizen engagement platform at mygov.in, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 July 2014 under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to let citizens take part in governance.…
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UMANG App (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance)

UMANG, short for Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance, is a Government of India mobile app and web platform that gives citizens access to central and state government services from one place. It was launched by…
20.3

DigiLocker

DigiLocker is a Government of India digital document wallet, launched on 1 July 2015 under the Digital India programme by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, that lets citizens store and share verified documents such…
20.4

e-Shram Portal (Unorganised Workers Database)

The e-Shram Portal is the National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW), launched on 26 August 2021 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment to register informal workers and link them to social security. A worker aged…
20.5

PM-KISAN Portal

The PM-KISAN Portal at pmkisan.gov.in is the online system of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, a Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched on 24 February 2019 that gives eligible…
20.6

National Scholarship Portal

The National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at scholarships.gov.in is the Government of India single online platform for applying, verifying and paying scholarships to students, launched in 2015 as a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan…
20.7

Government e-Marketplace (GeM)

The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is the national online public procurement portal of India, launched on 9 August 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to let central and state government departments, public sector undertakings and…
20.8

CoWIN Platform

CoWIN, short for COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network, is the Government of India digital platform for registration, appointment booking, tracking and certification of Covid-19 vaccination, launched on 16 January 2021 when the national vaccination drive began. It…
20.9

Aarogya Setu App

Aarogya Setu, meaning bridge of health, is a Government of India mobile app launched on 2 April 2020 to support Covid-19 contact tracing, self-assessment and health information. It was developed by the National Informatics Centre under…
20.10

PARIVESH Portal (Environmental Clearances)

PARIVESH, short for Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub, is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change single-window portal for environmental, forest, wildlife and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances, launched by…
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PM Gati Shakti Digital Platform

The PM Gati Shakti Digital Platform is the GIS-based digital system behind the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, launched on 13 October 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It puts data from central ministries and…

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Which topics are in Government Portals, Apps and Digital Platforms?

Government Portals, Apps and Digital Platforms has 11 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: MyGov Portal; UMANG App (Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance); DigiLocker; e-Shram Portal (Unorganised Workers Database); PM-KISAN Portal; National Scholarship Portal; Government e-Marketplace (GeM); CoWIN Platform; Aarogya Setu App; PARIVESH Portal (Environmental Clearances); PM Gati Shakti Digital Platform.

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Government Portals, Apps and Digital Platforms is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 11 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.