The Mobile Application Nodal Centre, along with the Competency Centre, has been engaged in building mobile competency and providing easy deployment of Mobile Apps at the NIC App Store. NIC has acquired accounts at Google Play Store and iOS App Store, which are available free of cost for Apps developed by it. There are around 270 and 30 Apps on Google Play Store and iOS App Store respectively.
DEA-eSamikSha Developed by NIC Cabinet Secretariat Informatics Division, DEA-eSamikSha App helps monitor follow-up actions on announcements made by the Minister of Finance during the Union Budget in the Parliament every year. The follow-up action in respect to each announcement is expected to be updated by the concerned Ministry/ Department, which is also responsible for the implementation of announcements, as and when the status changes or at least once every month. Different users such as the Ministries and Departments can securely access the system through a login system/ password. The Android and iOS App can also be used to review follow-up actions in respect to various meetings and action points emanating from them. The App aims to: Fast track the compliance of pending actionpoints, proposals, issues, projects, schemes, targets etc. Automate the monitoring of actionable items from submission to compliance online. Enhance efficiency, bring transparency and reduce the need of protracted correspondence. Improve Government to Government (G2G) and Government to Business (G2B) communication and viceversa. Help monitoring agencies give further directions or remarks and obtain various exceptional and compliance status reports on the fly.
PCTS Pregnancy, Child Tracking & Health Services Management System (PCTS) App has been developed by NIC Rajasthan for the Department of Medical, Health & Family Welfare. Covering all the functions related to the Reproductive & Child Health-programme, the Android App has helped eliminate time gap between occurrence and reporting of health services provided to beneficiaries by Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs). The App features: Monthly Work Plan - Providing monthly work plan of ANM for services due during a month and mentioning beneficiary’s name, service name and date when service is to be provided Case Details - Providing details of services delivered to a beneficiary Ante Natal Care (ANC) - Providing list of beneficiaries (pregnant women) whose ANC is due and helping ANM capture ANC details Post Natal Care (PNC)–Providing list of beneficiaries due for PNC and enabling capture of PNC details Child Immunization - Providing list of children due for immunization and enabling capture of immunization details Maternal Death - Enabling entry of details of maternal deaths Infant Death - Enabling entry of details of infants/children deaths Educational Videos – Providing educational videos for ANMs and beneficiaries
Poll Manager Meant for Chief Electoral Officer, Poll Manager/ eDooth App was implemented for the management of polling activities during the Parliament Election 2019 in Kerala. Poll day reporting module, monitoring of assured minimum facilities at polling stations, directory of officers with search facility, chat, message broadcast, online complaint redress mechanism, FAQs, download centre and SOS message handling were the major features of the Android App. Developed by NIC Kerala, the App also had another important feature, poll day real time monitoring based on 19 questions on poll day and penultimate day, along with an SOS facility for polling officers to report crises during the poll to the concerned authorities. The scope of information technology was explored to the best to ensure close monitoring and prompt follow-up actions during the election. The App was extensively used by Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers, Nodal Officers, Sector Officers, Village Officers, Presiding/ Polling Officers and other election related officers. It was instrumental in collecting and disseminating important information like poll started, mock poll conducted, hourly polling percentage, poll closed status etc., from each polling station in Kerala.
TREND OnMobile Developed by NIC Kerala, TREND OnMobile App was designed for the dissemination of Lok Sabha Election 2019 results. The Android App provided results in near real time from the counting centre. The application architecture was used with a NO-SQL JSON data source for a large scale rollout. The screen refresh rate of user device was configurable and controllable by APIs. The APIs were designed using core PHP. The App provided House of People Constituency wise summary of votes scored by candidates. Its dashboard showcased leading and trailing candidate data with total number of votes lead with party details. Drill down UI screens were provided to get vote details upto Legislative Assembly Constituencies level. Infographics were provided in the dashboard tab to see party wise lead in the state. A 'LIVE' indication was displayed in the screen during counting time. APIs were designed to send notifications to users regarding various updates. The Mobile App has been developed in tandem with the Trend portal for dissemination of election results during the past few years.
SPARK OnMobile A mobile initiative by the Finance Department, Government of Kerala, SPARK OnMobile App is meant for employees whose service details are managed by 'Service and Payroll Administrative Repository for Kerala (SPARK)', a project executed by NIC Kerala State Unit. The Android App facilitates employees to view their salary slips, apply/ manage leave applications, request for outside duty and compensatory off etc. SPARK covers all the State Government employees whose salaries are paid through the State Treasury, which also includes the government aided institutions. Every employee is identified by a unique Permanent Employee Number (PEN) in SPARK. Employees can use this App with their registered mobile numbers in SPARK, along with the PEN numbers. An OTP based authorization is also enabled to prevent unauthorized access to personal information. The leave management module enables them to apply for fresh leaves, cancel leaves, extend leaves and to view the history of leaves availed in a particular year. Leave balance can also be viewed by employees in their dashboards.
Election Duty Developed by NIC Rajasthan, Election Duty App was designed to manage deployment of polling personnel during Parliament Election 2019. Timely delivery of appointment letters to staff deployed for polling/ counting parties has always been a challenge for the office of District Election Officer. The Android App facilitates the election office as well as staff with timely delivery of appointment letters and receipt of duty orders. It uses an OTP based authentication to ensure authorized access. Developed in local Hindi language, the App was used at a large scale during the Lok Sabha Election. Technologies used for development are Dot Net WebAPI, Microsoft SQL Server, Android (Native Java) and Apache J Meter. The App features: Delivery of orders: This is used by OIC/ HOD at office level to download forwarding letter, tameel list and duty orders after OTP based authentication. Receipt of orders: This facilitates an acknowledgment of duty orders received and served/ not served by OIC/ HOD. Training schedule - This option provides complete training/ duty details for an individual employee.
Meghalaya Voters Queue Helping voters avoid standing in queues for long hours during voting, Meghalaya Voters Queue App aims to provide information about queue lines at polling stations. Developed by NIC Meghalaya, the Android App has been introduced by the Chief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya to enable voters to check the live status of queues at their polling stations. Booth Level Officers can also use the App and update the number of queues at polling stations on polling days at frequent intervals. Voters can check the number of queues at their respective polling stations by entering the EPIC Number. Once they submit, the system shows the number of queues at a polling station mapped with the EPIC Number. It also shows names of constituency and polling station. The App is available in two modes. The first scenario is when there is no internet connectivity/ data card at a polling station then SMS based mode can be used. The second scenario is when polling stations have internet connectivity/ data card then the Mobile App can be used.
TN HSE(+1) Result Student and parent communities eagerly wait for annual examination results every year. Owing to high mobile penetration, student communities use mobiles to look for their educational material and results. Though TN Board Examination results are mobile compatible, TN HSE(+1) Result App has been designed to enable easy access to related information such as subject wise marks. Developed by NIC Tamil Nadu, the Android and iOS App helps more than 8 lakh students and their parents view results while being at home. Candidates need to provide their registration number, along with date of birth to view results. The Android App is developed using Apache Cordova with the existing RWD application. It requires Android 4.1 and up and is compatible across devices including tablets. The App invokes a REST based Web API, using .NET technologies. The back end database is SQL 2014 in-memory DB for an on the fly delivery of desired results. The App has received good response, with more than 10,000+ installations. The iOS App is natively developed in Swift 4.2, Xcode 10.1 with iOS Mojave v.10.4. It requires iOS 10.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.