The "Digital India" initiative was launched by the Indian government a couple of years ago to enable citizens through various forms of technology. Different government services are available at fingertips through SMS, apps, or the good old system of placing a phone call. At least information about them can be easily accessed. Here is the list of 35 government apps and numbers that every Indian must know:
1.cVigil: For
"free and fair elections"
cVigil
is an app by the Election commission of India that helps in creating a
fasttrack complaint reception and redressal system regarding elections.
2.Bharat ke Veer: For
contributing to families of Central Armed Police Forces' soldiers This mobile
app helps the citizens to pay homage and contribute financially to the bereaved
families of Central Armed Police Forces' soldiers who laid down their lives on
the border.
3. MADAD: For Indian
citizens abroad This app was created by the Ministry of External Affairs for
the abroad Indian
citizens
who are in distress. Please remember grievances/queries related to visa and
passport, emergency travel documents etc. won't be answered here.
4. UTS: For booking
unreserved tickets This app helps for booking unreserved tickets on Indian
Railways.
5. Passport: For passport
related information All information related to passport will be available on
this app. Users can track passport application status and locate the nearest
Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)
6. National Scholarships Portal: For
students looking for scholarship This is a one-stop solution for various
scholarship schemes offered by various central Ministries and State
Departments.
7. 1091 — Women helpline This
app helps women who are suffering from domestic violence can ask for help by
calling on this number.
8. 18001201740 — BHIM/UPI
related complaints You can reach out this number if you have queries and
complaints about the BHIM app, this helpline number is available 24/7.
9.
Aaykar Setu: For income tax and PAN card On this Income Tax department's
app, you can apply for PAN, and pay taxes too.
10. 108 — National Disaster Helpline
This helpline number is to be used in case of a national disaster like floods
or earthquakes.
11. 1909: For stopping
spam messages This is a number where you can send a message to activate TRAI's
DND service to stop spam messages.
12. ePathshala: For
students and teachers This app is handy for teachers and students who can
access e-books on mobile devices and desktops.
13. mKavach (Mobile
security solutions) This government app offers mobile security solutions like
malware and one can even block spam messages and calls.
14. Kisan
Suvidha: For agriculture This is a
farmer-friendly app, farmers can gain information about market prices, weather
update and other required details.
15. 1947: Aadhaar toll-free number
All Aadhaar related information can be obtained on this number.
16. 1800114949 — Cyber security threats
If you face any cyber security threats, then you can dial the above number and
report.
17. UMANG
(Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) The app version of the
single-ticket window and brings together various government departments and
their services on one platform.
8. 57575: For PAN card
application related information This app helps to track PAN card application
status by sending a message on this number
19. Voter Helpline:
Election Commission of India This is an app that acts as a single point service
for voters. Citizens can submit forms for new voter ID cards, search names in
electoral rolls including other things.
20. Incredible India:
For tourism All tourism related information can be gathered from this app.
21. MySpeed (TRAI):
For data speed Users can track their data speed, coverage area and other
network related information through this app. X X
22. 1098 – Child Helpline
If there's any case of a child being in distress, citizens can report an issue
on this number.
23. BHIM: For financial
transactions This is a popular app for carrying out financial transactions
digitally. This Unified Payment Interface-based app helps in sending/receiving
money among other things.
24. Indian Police on Call
An app to locate the nearest police station. It has numbers of district control
rooms and other important details related to local police.
25. Startup India This
app is to help the entrepreneurs to understand government initiatives about the
startups.
26. DigiSevak: For
citizen volunteers DigiSevak app is for citizen volunteers who can contribute
to various government departments, based on their skills and interest.
27. IRCTC: Indian
Railways app This is a one-stop app for anything related to Indian Railways.
Like train schedule, bookings and others.
28. 1800 258
1800: For passport-related queries and
complaints You can reach this number in case you have any unresolved queries
and complaints related to the passport.
29.
1800 266 6868: India Post Customer Care Please keep in mind this number is
available for 24/7. You can reach the number of queries or complaints related
to the postal department.
30. DigiLocker: For
the safety of digital copies On this app citizens can save digital copies of
documents like driving license, PAN card etc. X X
31. mParivahan: For
driving license and vehicle-related information By using this app one can
create copies of driving license, vehicle registration certificate and many
other things.
32. MyGov: Feedback,
suggestions and ideas to the government On MyGov app, we can give ideas and
suggestions to different ministries and associated organisations for the
development of our country.
33. eBasta app: For
teachers and students Another app which is very handy for teachers and students
to help access ebooks and create study material also.
34. 1800-11-0001: For
Pradhan Mantri Dhan Jan Yojana
35. 7738299899: For
EPF related details One can call on this number and find out your Employee
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