Thursday, 14 April 2016

Facts about Digital India that you might be unaware of


  • Quite recently, Indian government has launched a scheme called DigiLocker.Anyone having an Aadhar card can login to www.digilocker.gov.in and upload scanned copies of all the important documents like 10th marksheet, 12th marksheet, Graduation certificate, electricity bill, PAN, DL, Passport etc. So whenever, you will need those documents (for verification by govt agencies while applying for any service etc) , you can directly give your locker number and it is done! No more hassles of carrying those documents and tons of photocopies. Its in beta phase now.
  • There is a website MyGov: A Platform for Citizen Engagement towards Good Governance in India where Indian citizens can make profiles and participate actively in governance by discussing, giving suggestions, making logos and taglines for schemes etc.

  • A supreme court case named Keshavnanda Bharati vs State of Kerala (1973) is considered as one of the greatest judgements ever made in the history of India. By this judgement, H'ble Supreme court limited the powers of legislature to amend the constitution. The judgement said that Basic structure of the constitution must not be changed. This has prevented political parties from amending the constitution into whatever they may feel like.

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