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Kalpana Bansal to head Mudra’s LLC division
MUMBAI: Marketing communications firm Mudra has appointed Kalpana Bansal as its executive VP and head Leadership Learning and Change (LLC) division.
LLC was set up a couple of years ago by Mudra and it was the firms humar resources response to the need to identify, grow and nurture talent. Mudra MD and CEO Madhukar Kamat said, “At Mudra we put people first. It is great to have Kalpana on board. She is critical to our senior management team. With our people focus the LLC function is central to ourplans for the future. I look forward to kalpana’s contribution to our mission to build the Mudra Group into the most admired and valuable communications group in India. We are bringing our international partner DDB’s priceless philosophy – people, product and profit.”
Bansal said, ” It is indeed an honour to be associated with Mudra. Mudra has a legacy honed carefully over the last 25 years that has been built on team work. It is an exciting time to join the Mudra Group, helping in the process of change, nurturing leadership values and supporting ambitious growth plans with the right talent.”
Bansal joins Mudra from HR consulting firm Watson Wyatt. She has also worked with Star, IMRB and Tata-Unisys.
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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.
