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Sanjoy Chakrabarty joins ZenithOptimedia as managing partner
MUMBAI: Sanjoy Chakrabarty has joined ZenithOptimedia as managing partner.
Chakrabarty will be based in Mumbai, and moves in from Dentsu media, after spending nearly five years with the agency.
Talking to Indiantelevision.com Chakrabarty said that he joined ZO a week back.
Chakrabarty started his career, with Mudra Communications as AVP – media, in 1984 and worked there for 11 years.From here he moved to HTA / JWT Delhi as VP media services for a five year stint.
He also worked with GroupM as national director, sports and live entertainment, before joining Dentsu in 2006 as COO. Later in 2010, Chakrabarty was elevated as CEO.
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
