In the past few days, I heard some horror stories about
people who tried to get an E – pass , to move out of their homes, for some or
other reason
Some never got it , some were denied and lucky few got
that permission ( pass ) after a few weeks after applying for it online and
filling up lengthy forms
So , I decided
to do some search on web and came across following portal , hosted by National
Informatic Centre ( NIC / Govt of India ) :
It carries a drop-list of 19 States ( I presume others
are working on this )
Selecting any one State, reveals the “ Reasons “ for E –
pass that State issues
.
Some state issues for only 1 “ purpose / reason “ ,
whereas some other State issues for 2 / 3 different reasons
Following is a consolidated list of these “ reasons “ (
includes similar / identical reasons ) :
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·
issuance of covid-19 epass
- covid-19 vehicle pass for
essential service
- covid-19 application for
epermit for stranded person and migrant labourers from rest of india
stranded at lohit district
- covid-19 application for
e-permit for exempted activities during lockdown
- covid-19 vehicle pass for
essential service
- covid-19 application for
epermit for stranded person and migrant labourers from rest of india
stranded at lohit district
- covid-19 application for
e-permit for exempted activities during lockdown
- issuance of essential
service pass
- issuance of e-pass for
delivery of essential commodities
- e-pass for inter state
stranded persons
·
issuance of e-pass for covid-19 disaster
·
movement pass for covid-19 curfew/lockdown
- issuance of covid-19 curfew
epass for vehicle movement
- surveillance of quarantine
persons-entered from outside hp
·
issuance of covid19 movement epass – jk
- covid-19: apply here to
travel to karnataka from other country
- covid-19: apply here to
travel to karnataka from other indian states
- covid-19 : apply here to
travel to other indian states from karnataka
- issuance of covid-19 epass
to travel to kerala from other states
- issuance of covid-19 epass
to travel to other states from kerala and inside kerala
·
issuance of covid-19 epass for vehicle
movement – ladakh
- covid19 movement pass
- covid19 stranded person
registration
·
issuance of passes to goods vehicle
- issuance of e-curfew pass
- etransit pass for citizens
of meghalaya
·
issuance of e-pass for people movement
·
issuance of covid-19 epass for odisha
·
epass system for puducherry
·
e-pass for covid 19 curfew
·
epass for movement amid covid-19 pandemic
·
epass management system by up
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Clicking on the “ reason / purpose “, takes you to the related
website of the concerned State , where a form is displayed ( for filling up /
submission , online )
Depending upon the “ reason / purpose “ chosen , the
form displayed carries anywhere between 20 to 30 “ data fields “
to be filled in !
Each form has “ permutations / combinations “ of the
following sections :
Ø Applicant’s
Personal Data , including ID proof (
could be 6 / 8 fields )
Ø Applicant’s
Contact Data / Current Address / E mail ID / Mobile No etc ( 5 / 8 fields )
Ø Destination
Address ( 5 / 6 fields )
Ø Whether
trip is ONE way or ROUND trip
Ø Category
( purpose ) of the Traveler / Applicant (
8 / 10 fields ) shown below ;
# Govt Employee / Public
# Student
# Pilgrim
# Essential Service Provider
# Delivery of Essential Commodities
# Emergency / Medical
# Tourist
# Marriage
# Stranded Person
# Govt Duty
# NGO
# Goods Carrier
# Migrant Labourer …….etc
Ø Route
to be taken ( 4 / 5 fields )
Ø Whether
travelling within the State ( Inter District )
Ø Whether
travelling to another State
Ø Whether
coming in from other State / Country
Ø Period
for which E-pass required ( 5 / 6 fields ) / Leaving-Arrival time ( date-wise
)
Ø Details
of Vehicle – including name of owner ( 4
/ 5 fields )
Ø Details
of Driver ( 3 / 4 fields )
Ø Details
of Passengers ( 4 / 5 fields )
Ø “
Health History “ of applicant/family ( incl. recent travels ) ( 4 / 5 fields )
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I wonder whether Aarogya Setu Team has dropped the idea
of developing / launching its “ E – pass “ feature as a part of that mobile
app !
For the following reasons, I strongly urge them to go
ahead with integration of E – pass :
Ø Eliminate
all those permutations / combinations of FORMS by different State Govts
Ø Standardization
of “ Reasons / Purposes “
Ø Standardization
of “ Sections “ and the “ Data Fields “under
each section
Ø Standardize
User Interface – common across States
Ø Eliminate
need for an applicant to visit State websites – No separate websites
Ø Centralize
all data, submitted by all applicants, in one single central database
Ø Transmit
applicant data submitted to concerned State Authorities for decisions
Ø Transmit
to applicants ( thru Aarogya Setu app ), permissions / rejections
Ø For
a given applicant, store all permission / rejection history on Setu app itself
Ø When
stopped on road by police, applicant can show permission on his mobile
However , above-mentioned advantages ( of integrating E
pass into Aarogya Setu ) pale when you consider its potential in the form of an “ ACCESS CONTROL APP “
“ Granting Online Permission “ is one side of the coin
Second side is :
“ Actual Use of that permission by the applicant “
These days, most offices / factories / establishments /
public places etc ., some sort of ,
BIO-METRIC
ATTENDANCE DEVICE
Some day, even public transports , such as Buses /
Metros / Trains etc., too will get similar devices installed at their entrances
I suppose even today , Railways stick outside each
carriage,
“ SEAT / BIRTH ALLOCATION CHARTS “,
-
which passengers look up before boarding
Why not ask passengers to hold their mobiles ( carrying
E pass details ) against this BIOMETRIC DEVICE , which will confirm the
authenticity and let the passenger board ?
For full potential , read :
MAD goes
to Mandi …………………………………[ 02 Jan 2020 ]
From BAD
to MAD ………………………………….[ 01 June 2016
]
Dear Shri Piyush
Goyalji,
Please examine my
suggestion in view of those thousands of MIGRANT workers rushing to bus-stops /
train stations, based on rumors of some SHRAMIK
BUSES – TRAINS, leaving for UP /
BIHAR
Why make them fill-in
OFFLINE paper forms ?
And providing no indication
of their seat-allotment ,
Ø
on ( say ) 24th
May
Ø
in a Shramik Train leaving
from Bandra Terminus
Ø
at 4 pm
Ø
in carriage no 4326
Ø
and seat no 27
If you agree with my
suggestion, kindly forward this to the Aarogya Setu Team
with regards,
hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
20 May 2020