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Message

Rajesh Gera
Director General, NIC

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I hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful start to the new
year. With each passing year comes the promise of a new beginning and
the opportunity to make positive changes in one’s life.
Today, one way to describe us humans is as technological beings. Our
beliefs, culture, and lifestyle have all been impacted by the numerous
technological innovations that have emerged throughout history.
Technology has transformed our lives into a global phenomenon and is
now one of the most influential forces in shaping our world.
We are fortunate that both our Government and Citizens have recognised
the power of technology and embraced it with open arms. For the last four
20 and half decades, their combined energies have spirited our minds and
inspired us to come up with a number of digital offerings to meet their
growing needs. These offerings have not only integrated a large section
of historically marginalised groups into the mainstream section of the
society, but made them a part of active governance. Our recent offerings
– Ayushmaan Bharat Health Account (ABHA), OneMap City Series, and
Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) — are just a few examples of it.
44 Invigorated by the support and appreciation showered on us, NIC is
entering a new phase of evolution. Digital India Awards 2022 paves the
way in this regard. These awards have propagated NIC’s human-centred
approach to technology and served as a model for other organisations to
create digital solutions for the larger good. Further, the recently assumed
presidency of the G20 forum has heightened the role of NIC as the digital
brain to the Government. It has incited us to develop solutions that
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facilitate greater knowledge-sharing and ensure reaching to the remaining
Leh, Ladakh 30 citizens in remotest regions of the country.
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I am confident in our capacity to seize the opportunities before us and
From the States bring honour to the organisation as a team.
Assam 04 eGov Products & Services I would like to extend my warm wishes again for 2023 and beyond.
Chandigarh 10 MeriPehchaan 34
Goa 16 ABHA 37
-Rajesh Gera
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Digital India Awards 22
In the News 42
District Informatics International eGov Update 46
Puri, Odisha 26 Accolades 47

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