India’s First Aadhaar-enabled Tablet-based PoS System: ‘Janunnati Pad’

MAIT, India’s premier ICT hardware industry association, Intel, a world leader in computing innovation and Datamini®, one of India’s premier OEMs today announced the launch of TPOS7 ‘Janunnati Pad’, to support the government’s flagship programs such as ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’. The Janunnati Pad, a first-of-its-kind enterprise class, touch-enabled mobile device comes with integrated STQC-certified fingerprint scanner for Aadhaar authentication. As such, the Tablet can be used to help in the implementation of key e-Governance initiatives such as DBT (Direct Benefits Transfer) via Aadhaar-linked savings bank accounts of scheme beneficiaries. It can also be deployed in the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ (PMJDY), to extend banking services to the rural and urban poor; make wage payments linked to ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS); deliver subsidised foodgrains to BPL families via the e-PDS (Public Distribution System); monitor public health services under the National Health Mission (NHM) and so on.