IT Platform for Messages: A Mass Messaging Application has been developed by DeitY that will cover elected representatives and all Government employees. 1.36 Cr mobiles and 22 Lakh emails are part of the database.
Government Greetings to be e-Greetings: Basket of e-Greetings templates have been made available. Crowd sourcing of e-Greetings through MyGov platform has been ensured. E-Greetings portal has been made live on 14th August 2014.
Biometric attendance: It will cover all Central Govt. Offices in Delhi and is already operational in DeitY and has been initiated in the Department of Urban Development. On-boarding has also started in other departments.
Wi-Fi in All Universities: All universities on the National Knowledge Network (NKN) shall be covered under this scheme. Ministry of HRD is the nodal ministry for implementing this scheme.
Secure Email within Government: Email would be the primary mode of communication.
Standardize Government Email Design: Standardised templates for Government email are under preparation and would be ready by October 2014. This would be implemented by DeitY.
Public Wi-fi hotspots: Cities with population of over 1 million and tourist centres would be provided with public wi-fi hotspots to promote digital cities. The scheme would be implemented by DoT and MoUD.
School Books to be eBooks: All books shall be converted into eBooks. Min. of HRD/ DeitY would be the nodal agencies for this scheme.
SMS based weather information, disaster alerts: SMS based weather information and disaster alerts would be provided. DeitY’s Mobile Seva Platform is already ready and available for this purpose. MoES (IMD) / MHA (NDMA) would be the nodal organizations for implementing this scheme.
National Portal for Lost & Found children: This would facilitate real time information gathering and sharing on the lost and found children and would go a long way to check crime and improve timely response.
