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eGov Products & Services
eGov Products & Services

MeriPehchaan

National Single Sign-On for Citizens

of India

Edited by MOHAN DAS VISWAM

he Ministry of Electronics and Information Post-authentication, users may access the ser-
Technology proposed and entrusted the vice integrated with any of the three SSO plat-
Tthree core agencies National Informatics forms. The comprehensive interoperability in be-
Centre (NIC), Centre for Development of Advanced MeriPehchaan is the one-stop tween the three SSO platforms provides seamless
Computing (C-DAC), and National eGovernance authentication platform for user experience when they login to any of the
Division (NeGD) to build a National Single Sign-On three SSO platforms.
(NSSO) platform “MeriPehchaan” for citizens with Government and Public services. Registration on ‘’MeriPehchaan’’ is free of cost
an intention to eliminate the need to repeatedly It provides users with seamless i.e., users are not required to pay any charges for
prove their identities to access different using its services.
government applications. and secure accessibility using NIC took the responsibility to strengthen the
The platform was launched by the Hon’ble National Single Sign-On platform with inclusion
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on 4th only a single set of credentials. of JanParichay and by contributing in all possible
July 2022 at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on the occasion This intuitive platform is an manners.
of Digital India Mahotsav.
The portal is available for all the citizens at extensive collaboration of the Features
https://meripehchaan.gov.in/. three mainstream SSO platforms MeriPehchaan aims to eliminate individual and
Onboarding JanParichay, e-Pramaan and repetitive sign-on procedures by centralising user
authentication and identity management at a
The NSSO platform is an extensive collaboration central identity provider.
amongst three mainstream SSO platforms DigiLocker. Together they form a It increases user productivity on a national
citizen-centric architecture of the level as its intuitive interface allows better user
National Single Sign-On to enhance mobility and provides seamless access to multi-
ple services and applications by authenticating
the user-experience to access just once.
Some of the key features of MeriPehchaan
different applications. NSSO are
Syed Taha Owais • Multi-factor authentication as per specific
Sr. Technical Director service policies
owais@nic.in
JanParichay, e-Pramaan, and DigiLocker. It allows • SignUp using Social Account
users to onboard the platform either using • Aadhaar/ PAN/ Driving Licence based eKYC for
their existing login credentials or by generating user verification
login credentials, viz. username and password •
Amit Kumar with their basic profile details such as Name, Manage multiple accounts with a single mobile
Scientist-C Gender, Date of Birth, and Mobile Number. They number
amit.kr@nic.in may perform eKYC using their UIDAI Number • Government users can login using Parichay
(Aadhaar), Personal Account Number (PAN), and
Driving Licence. • Password-less authentication

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