NEWS

The Karnataka Government will soon roll out mobile app, e-Sahamathi

DETAILS

• A tool to empower citizens to own, control, and share their data with various private and public companies to get jobs, seek admissions in universities or colleges
• Developed by the e-Governance Department of the Government with the support of the National Informatics Centre
• Enable citizens to share their personal data with companies and universities.
• Would eliminate physical verification of certificates/documents and avoid delay and corruption, said Rajiv Chawla, Additional Chief Secretary, E-governance
• Provides only the necessary data with accuracy and ensures lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
• 63 private and government universities in Karnataka have registered with the platform
• Among the big educational institutions, only IIIT, Dharwad, and IIM-B have not joined the platform and talks are on with them
• Provide certificates of Class X (SSLC) candidates since 2003 and Class XII (PUC) since 2008
• Provide documents of degrees and other courses of the last 10 years
• Would be helpful for companies during the recruitment process
• A fee of ₹50,000 is fixed for registration
• Consent manager is responsible for collecting, updating, and revoking consent based on citizen’s request