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{{Infobox software
| name = UMANG<br>Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance
| logo = UMANG application.png
| logo_size = 100px
| developer = [[Government of India]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2017|11}}
| ver layout =
| latest release version =
| latest preview version =
| programming language =
| operating system = [[Android (Operating System)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Windows]] , [[KaiOS]]
| language = 13 [[Languages of India]]
| genre = [[Online service provider]], [[DigiLocker]], [[Bharat Bill Payment System]]
| license = [[Freeware]], [[Proprietary software|proprietary]]
| website = {{URL|1=https://web.umang.gov.in}}
| alexa =
}}
{{Politics of India}}
'''Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance''' ('''UMANG'''), is a [[mobile app]], a [[Digital India]] initiative<ref>{{Cite web|title=UMANG FAQ|url=https://web.umang.gov.in/uaw/faq/v23/web/en/index.htm?v=1.0.0#t=What_is_UMANG_.htm|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|website=UMANG}}</ref> of [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] (in short form [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology|MeitY]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India {{!}} Home Page|url=https://www.meity.gov.in/|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|website=[[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]]}}</ref>), by the [[Government of India]] for access to central and state government services. The app supports 13 [[Languages of India|Indian languages]] and is available for [[Android (Operating System)|Android]], [[iOS]] and [[Windows]].

The app is aimed at all citizens of India and offers hundreds of services including payment, registration, information search and application forms.<ref name=umang1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/government-unveils-umang-app-for-citizen-services/articleshow/61769676.cms "Government unveils Umang app for citizen services."], ''Economic Times'', 23 November 2017.</ref> It is a component of the [[Digital India]] initiative, intending to make government services available to the general public online and around the clock.<ref name=umang4>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-s-umang-app-finally-sees-the-light-of-the-day-all-you-need-to-know-117112300381_1.html "Govt's Umang app finally sees the light of the day: All you need to know."], ''[[Business Standard]]'', 23 November 2017.</ref><ref name=umang5/>

The app was developed by the [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] with the [[National e-Governance Plan|National e-Governance Division]]<ref name=umang4/> and launched in November 2017 by the Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] at the Global Conference on Cyberspace in New Delhi.<ref name=umang1/><ref name=umang3>[http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/pm-narendra-modi-launches-all-in-one-umang-app-check-what-it-can-do-for-you-4224811.html "Narendra Modi launches all-in-one UMANG app at Global Conference on Cyberspace: Here's what it can do for you."], ''[[First Post]]'', 23 November 2017.</ref> At launch the app offered 162 services from 33 state and central government departments and four states.<ref name=umang5>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/best-of-the-week/india-business/pm-modi-launches-umang-app-for-government-services/articleshow/61765153.cms "PM Modi launches UMANG app for government services."], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 23 November 2017.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Aarogya Setu]]
*[[Bharat Broadband Network|BharatNet]]
* [[T App Folio]]

== References ==
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{{Government Schemes in India}}

[[Category:Electronic funds transfer]]
[[Category:Mobile payments]]
[[Category:Online payments]]
[[Category:Payment systems]]
[[Category:E-government in India]]

UMANG - Revision history

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