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Is NSDL e-Governance now Protean?
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Yes, NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited is now Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.
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What is the difference between NSDL e-Governance and Protean?
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NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure got rebranded as Protean e-Governance Technologies. The new identity aligns with the company's transformation in its offerings to the businesses and citizens of India. Nothing changes for our customers and partners.
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What does Protean do?
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Protean eGov Technologies Limited provides IT services. The Company offers citizen services, e-governance solutions, system integration, business process re-engineering, data center co-location, and IT consulting services for citizens, corporates and the Government. We have been modernizing the direct tax infrastructure, providing a tax identity to citizens and corporates (issuance of PAN card), strengthening the old-age social security infrastructure (National Pension System NPS & Atal Pension Yojna - APY), promoting financial inclusion by contributing to the India Stack by enrolling citizens for National Identity and enabling the BFSI sector by providing Aadhaar-based identity authentication and e-Sign services
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Is Protean a Government company?
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Protean eGov Technologies Limited is a leading Public Limited Indian Non-Government Company incorporated in India on 27 December 1995 and has a history of 27 years and five months. Its registered office is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Corporate was formerly known as National Securities Depository Limited.
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What does Protean do for the Government?
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We partner with the Government and have vast experience in creating digital public infrastructure and developing innovative citizen-centric e-governance solutions. We were originally setup as a depository in 1995 and we systemically created a national infrastructure for capital market development in India. We have been the chief architect and implementer for some of the most critical and large-scale technology infrastructure projects in India.
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Who is the Managing Director of Protean?
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Mr. Suresh Sethi, Managing Director and CEO, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.
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What are the key projects that Protean has executed or is involved in?
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• Tax Information Network (TIN)
• PAN services
• Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) – National Pension System (NPS), Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
• Unique Identification (UID/Aadhaar) – Registrar
• Goods and Services Tax ( GST)
• Aadhaar Authentication & e-KYC Services
• Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
• Revenue Management System (RMS)
• Electronic Accounting System in Excise & Service Tax (EASIEST)
• National Judicial Reference System (NJRS)
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Where is the Head Office of Protean?
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Protean eGov Technologies Ltd. (CIN U72900MH1995PLC095642), formerly NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited head office is in Mumbai at Times Tower, 1st Floor, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400 013. Tel: (022) 4090 4242
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