Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) The Gujarat government has brought 20 of its highest-demand public services online, aiming to ease access and reduce processing time for lakhs of applicants, according to an official statement issued on Monday. The move targets services that account for a substantial share of applications on the state’s ‘Digital Gujarat’ platform, which receives nearly 1.2 crore applications annually.Of these, around 87 lakh applications are linked to the 20 services now being digiti…
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India’s massive push to expand optical fibre, 5G and digital public infrastructure has connected more than 2.15 lakh Gram Panchayats through BharatNet, the government said on Sunday.Optical fibre deployment nationwide rose from 19.35 lakh route kilometres in 2019 to 42.36 lakh route kilometres in 2025, and 5G connectivity now covers 99.9 per cent of districts with over 5.18 lakh base transceiver stations as of December 2025, an official statement said.Prime Minister W…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that a new recruitment methodology will soon be implemented in the state to fill over 70,000 posts in phases. This recruitment drive will include approximately 50,000 posts through the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) and 20,000 posts outside the MPSC’s purview. He has issued directives at today’s meeting of various administrative departments, including administrative instructions to make recruitment deci…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India’s ambitious digital journey over the past decade has been powered by a unique framework known as the India Stack, which has helped the country build a cashless, paperless and presence-less digital ecosystem at scale, a report has said. Designed as a set of open digital platforms, the India Stack has transformed how citizens, businesses and governments interact and deliver services, according to www.theaustraliatoday.com.au report.The India Stack is a collection o…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that SAMPANN pension portal, developed by Office of the Controller General of Communication Accounts, has integrated with DigiLocker and pensioners can gain anytime access to Pension Payment Orders (e-PPOs), gratuity sanction orders and other important documents through Digilocker accounts.All pensioners under the Department of Telecommunications have been informed about the successful integration of the SAMPANN pension portal with the Di…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) As India moves from connectivity to an era of intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a defining force, according to a senior government official.India is approaching AI with a clear conviction and innovation must be aligned with responsibility, transparency and public trust, said Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications,.Addressing the annual forum of telecom and digital ministers from the 11 ASEAN Member States, he reaffirmed India’s stron…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), through policies across macroeconomics, capital markets, infrastructure, digital finance and investor protection and empowerment, has strengthened economic fundamentals and positioned India for sustained future growth, according to the government.For example, DEA guided India’s economic management, fiscal strategy, and financial sector coordination, while implementing reforms to support growth, stability, investment, and global…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India’s digital public infrastructure and tech push laid the groundwork on which agentic AI can thrive on trusted data and integrated workflows, a report said on Friday.The report from the World Economic Forum said the country’s India Stack is creating digital rails that have widened financial and digital inclusion.India Stack includes the Aadhaar digital identity, the Unified Payments Interface that processes over 18 billion transactions a month, DigiLocker, and the A…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The government on Monday said that ‘SAMPANN’ (System for Accounting and Management of Pension) has enabled pensioners to securely access, store, and retrieve their official documents anytime and anywhere, ensuring greater convenience, authenticity and long-term digital preservation of records.It is an integrated, online pension management system for Department of Telecommunications (DoT) pensioners, creating a single platform for processing, sanctioning and disbursing…