OTPRMS certificates, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which Union Ministry?

OTPRMS certificates, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which Union Ministry? Correct Answer Ministry of Education

The correct answer is the Ministry of Education.

Key Points

  • OTPRMS Certificates
    • The Ministry of Education has decided to link the Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System (OTPRMS) Certificates with DigiLocker. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
    • Objective: To ensure hassle-free access to verified OTPRMS Certificates 
    • The issued certificates will automatically be transferred to DigiLocker. 
    • The same may be traced to National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) website.
    • The registration fee for obtaining Certificates has been waived off. 
    • This will enable all stakeholders across India to be digitally empowered facilitating ease of doing business. 
  • DigiLocker 
    • DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) under Digital India Corporation (DIC). 
    • Aim: ‘Digital Empowerment of citizens by providing access to authentic digital documents to citizen’s digital document wallets.
    • The issued documents in the DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with original physical documents as per Rule 9A of the Information Technology Rules, 2016

Additional Information

  • The Ministry of Education, formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development, is a Ministry of Government of India responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education.
  • The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of Government of India set up on 9 November 2014 to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country.
  • The ministry is headed by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
  • The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India.
  • This is India's federal ministry which is responsible to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and their social security.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a government ministry responsible for rural development and the governance, promotion, and nurturing of agriculture and the agriculture industry.

Related Questions

In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Soon you would not need to carry original copies of all vehicle papers like driving licence, vehicle registration certificate, insurance, pollution certificate or the permits issued to commercial vehicles with you. According to a ToI report, the Centre plans to amend Motor Vehicles Rules to make it legal for any citizen to carry digital vehicle documents and simultaneously making it compulsory for traffic police to accept digital version of documents. This means that you would not have to carry physical papers in your vehicle as digital copies of the certificates would be valid.  Courses of action: I. The ministry has proposed installation of FASTags on the front windscreens. FASTag is a device that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the user account.  II. To avail the facility, one has to store all the vehicle documents on the government's cloud-based service DigiLocker and when asked he/she can simply display the stored certificates on a smartphone or any other digital devices. These digital copies can be shared with other departments as identity and address proof.  III. The government has increased the maximum load carrying capacity of heavy vehicles, including trucks, by 20-25 per cent besides scrapping the mandatory annual renewal of fitness certificates for freight carriers. Fitness certificates for trucks would now be renewed in every two years not annually.  Which of the following course/courses of action can be said to be said to be a rudimentary course/courses of action?
Who has announced linking of Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System, OTPRMS certificates with DigiLocker?