Jan Aadhaar Yojana won the Gold Award in the Category 'Digital Transformation in Social Sector'

• 08 Aug 2023

Why in News?

• On August 5, 2023, Rajasthan government's important flagship Jan Aadhaar Yojana to provide good governance through e-governance won the Gold Award in the category 'Digital Transformation in Social Sector' at the three-day Economic Times Government Digi-tech Conclave and Awards 2023 held in Goa.

Key Points:

• On behalf of the department, the award was received by Bhanwar Lal Bairwa, Director, Department of Economic and Statistics and Sitaram Swaroop, Joint Director, Jan Aadhaar Authority.
• It is worth mentioning that this award is one of the prestigious e-Governance awards of the national level, which has been instituted with the aim of recognizing and honoring digital experiments and innovations being made in the field of e-governance.
• Its jury members include current and former technical officers of the central and state governments.
• Sitaram Swaroop, Joint Director, Jan Aadhaar Authority, said the Jan Aadhaar scheme received the award from over 300 entries received from across the country.
• Janadhar is a basic database through which all the benefits are transferred to the eligible beneficiaries of the state government's public welfare schemes through a single platform without any human intervention.
• Janadhar also facilitates auto intimation and auto approval of beneficiaries through its database.