Special DigiLocker technology for nurses' registration
In a press release, Sharanaprakash Patil, Minister for medical education, said that the new technology, which facilitates the issuance of registration certificates through Aadhaar-based DigiLocker e-KYC, will be officially launched on Tuesday, July 15 by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
The system has been developed in collaboration with UIDAI, C-eG, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and the Karnataka State Nursing Examination Board, the minister stated.
With this technology, the Karnataka State Nursing Council can directly retrieve personal data, address, photo, and other details of nurses from the Aadhaar server through e-KYC. Previously, nursing candidates from various districts had to travel to the Council's central office in Bengaluru for registration, minister explained.
New technology to avoid hassles
Nurses from within and outside the State were forced to spend thousands of rupees on food and accommodation solely for registration purposes. They also had to wait in long queues at the Bengaluru office. Many women, pregnant women and new mothers faced considerable inconvenience. Dr. Patil said that the implementation of this new technology puts an end to all these issues.
Helps prevent forgery
The new DigiLocker-Requester technology enables the Karnataka Nursing Council to directly fetch Aadhaar cards, SSLC and PUC marks cards, and other certificates from respective examination boards. Using technology adopted by RGUHS and the Karnataka State Nursing Examination Board, examination results will be directly accessed by the Nursing Council. Later, through DigiLocker-Issuer, registration certificates will be issued directly to nurses.
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