On June 2, a meeting between Thane municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal and David Akov, consul general of consulate of Israel, concluded the decision to launch the DigiThane app.
The technology which earned Tel Aviv, a city in Israel, the tag of `smartest city in the world' is all set to be launched in Thane. This technology would make the lives of Thanekars easier and smarter with information about happenings in the city would be available through an app. Moreover, they will also get a pre-paid utility digicard to make payments for various taxes and services.
On June 2, a meeting between Thane municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal and David Akov, consul general of consulate of Israel, concluded the decision to launch the DigiThane app. Under this agreement, Israel will help Thane with the technical issues like how to develop the app and implementation of the scheme.
This means the platform will provide information about health facilities like hospitals, blood banks, malls, schools, theatres, etc. both public and private. It would also give information about various health, financial aid and other schemes of the government, TMC and even private organisations.
The residents will also be given a prepaid card in collaboration with HDFC bank, which will be linked to their Aadhar card and bank accounts. "Citizens can use this card to make payments of TMC's taxes like water tax, property tax, etc. They can also use it to pay for bus tickets, passes, play tickets, etc.," said Sandip Malvi, deputy commissioner and public relations officer, TMC.
In addition, those residents who have not filled their know your customer (KYC) forms with their banks will get a pre-paid card limit of Rs10,000, while those with KYC will be able to use their card for more than their purchase limits.
There will be over 1,700 centres in the city from where the residents can buy these pre-paid cards and get them recharged periodically. "Because of this facility citizens do not have to come to TMC office or visit banks to make their tax payments," Malvi said.
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