Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a

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, a Digital India initiative of

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(in short form MeitY), by the

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for access to central and state government services. The app supports 23 Indian languages and is available for Android and

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. The app is aimed at all citizens of India and offers hundreds of services including payment, registration, information search and application forms."Government unveils Umang app for citizen services."
''Economic Times'', 23 November 2017. It is a component of the Digital India initiative, intending to make government services available to the general public online and around the clock.
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'', 23 November 2017. The app was developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology with the National e-Governance Division and launched in November 2017 by

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at the Global Conference on Cyberspace in New Delhi."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. At launch the app offered 162 services from 33 state and central government departments and four states."PM Modi launches UMANG app for government services."
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'', 23 November 2017.

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