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1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Civil Registration System (CRS) Mobile App

 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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The President of India paid homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary.

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GS I- Modern History

About Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), popularly known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian politician.
• He was the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Independent India.
• He played an important role in the integration of many Indian princely states to make an Indian federation.
• He took charge of the task to forge a united India from over 560 semi-autonomous princely states and British-era colonial provinces.
• Using frank diplomacy backed with the option (and the use) of military action, Patel’s leadership enabled the accession of almost every princely state.
• Hence, he is recognized as the real unifier of India.
• He is also remembered as the ‘Patron saint of India’s civil servants’ as he established the modern all-India services system. He is also hailed as the Iron Man of India.
• Patel was in charge of the Provincial Constitution Committee and the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas, in the Constituent Assembly of India.
• Since 2014, every year on 31 October ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ or the National Unity Day is observed to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – an Indian politician who played a pivotal role in India’s freedom struggle and then during the integration of the country.
• He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1991.

Statue of Unity

• The Statue of Unity which is built in honour of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is dedicated to the nation.
• The Statue of Unity is the tallest statue in the world at 182 metres.
• It is located on the Sadhu Bet island on the Narmada river, which flows between the Satpura and the Vindhya mountain ranges.

Civil Registration System (CRS) Mobile App

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Union Home Minister recently launched the Civil Registration System (CRS) mobile application to “integrate technology with governance.

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GS II: Government Policies and Interventions

Introduction to the Civil Registration System (CRS) Mobile App

• The CRS Mobile App was created to streamline the registration of births and deaths throughout India. It was developed by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
• Functionality: The app is designed to make the registration process quicker and more user-friendly, enabling citizens to register births or deaths at any time and from any location within their state, using the state’s official language.

Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGCCI)

• The RGCCI operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, and is responsible for carrying out the decennial Census of India. It also compiles demographic data and population statistics and manages the Civil Registration System (CRS).
• Established in 1961, the RGCCI plays a pivotal role in policy-making by providing essential data that influences decisions across social, economic, and political spheres at various government levels.
• Leadership: The head of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner is known as the Registrar General of India.