GramaOne Center Karnataka Government
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
IRCTC Train Tickets IRCTC Train Tickets
PAN Card PAN Card
DMT - Money Transfer DMT - Money Transfer
AEPS - Aadhaar based Cash AEPS - Aadhaar based Cash
All Recharges All Recharges

ABOUT GRAMAONE

GramaOne is the flagship program of the government of Karnataka aimed at delivering citizen services of all the departments to the rural citizens at their own village.

GramaOne is envisaged to be single point assistance center for all citizen centric activities at village level which include Government to Citizen (G2C) services, Business to Customer (B2C) services and Banking services etc. GramaOne centers are to be operational from 8AM-8PM on all seven days of the week.

The envisioned benefits of GramaOne centers are:

  1. Citizens do not need to visit the district, taluk and hobli offices to get government services.
  2. Citizens can save on time and money by availing the services through GramaOne centers.
  3. Complete transparency - no middlemen involvement.
  4. Citizens can avail the services at their convenient time from any center near their home.
  5. Employment opportunities at the village level for those who are interested to be Franchisees for GramaOne centers.
  6. Financial inclusion is achieved by allowing each GramaOne center to act as a Micro banking institution.

ABOUT BLS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LTD.

BLS International Services Ltd. is a listed company on NSE and BSE.

BLS is rendering citizen centric services in various states of India apart from 66 countries of the world.

It is a good governance initiative that incorporates the vision of National e-Governance Plan which is "Public Services Closer to Home" and facilitates single entry portal for entire range of Government to Citizen (G2C) & Business to Customer (B2C) services and BLS is committed to provide G2C and B2C services to citizens through IT and Internet enabled centers using digital platform that is prompt and effective which leads to saving of efforts and time of citizens. Various public services from different government departments are delivered through our centers close to doorsteps of the citizens.

BLS GRAMAONE CENTERS

The BLS GramaOne centers are operated by self-employed youth on Franchisee model in remote corners of the Karnataka state who besides eking their livelihood provide a decentralized self-governance backbone to the administrative system. Multiple service delivery points run by such franchisees competing with each other redefine governance and bring in strict adherence to citizen charter time limits.

BLS is to set-up and operate GramaOne centers in total 15 districts of 2 administrative divisions namely Mysore and Kalaburgi in franchisee model under Directorate of EDCS, DPAR(e-Governance), Government of Karnataka.

G2C Services

BLS offers multiple G2C services by collaborating with the Government. Currently there are 798 services of 80 departments available on Seva Sindhu portal which will be provided to the rural citizens by GramaOne centers.

List of G2C Services
B2C Services

BLS is committed to provide a wide range of B2C services that will help the GramaOne franchisees to increase their income many folds by little extra effort for cross-selling such value added services to their customers.

BLS offers you an opportunity to become its partner in offering Ayushman Bharat Cards services to the Beneficiaries - Make Ayushman Cards of BPL beneficiaries who can avail medical treatment of upto Rs. 5 Lacs in a year as per NHA policy - BLS Gives Maximum payment to its Ayushmaan Service associates
Book Train Tickets and other Travel products online directly from IRCTC portal for your customers - Book Unlimited Train Tickets, Bulk Tickets and Tatkal Tickets - BLS Gives Maximum Commission to its IRCTC Agents. Process of Ticket booking is quite smooth and safe as BLS is an authorized service provider of IRCTC
Provide PAN services to your customers - Apply for New PAN Card Or for Corrections in PAN directly using online platform - BLS Shares Maximum Commission with its Retailers - PAN Card available in both Physical and Digital mode - Service offered directly via UTI & no need to purchase coupons for PAN applications
Help customers to transfer the fund easily and quickly anywhere in India using Mobile number and Bank Details - BLS offers lowest Transaction Charges - Transfer Money instantly through 100% secure channel even on Sundays and Holidays - BLS Offer highest earning DMT business plans to its valuable Merchants
Work as a Mini Bank for your customers and help them get instant Cash through withdrawal from their Bank Account using Aadhaar Authentication using Biometric device - AEPS is 100% secure channel and works on Sundays and Holidays also - BLS Gives Maximum Commission to its Merchants on AEPS services
Recharge Prepaid Mobile, DTH, Data Card and FasTag through a Safe, Secure and Convenient platform - Offer Instant Recharge to your customers for almost all Telecom, DTH and FasTag Service Providers - Easy refund in case of any rare failed recharge - Get Maximum Commission on every recharge your do

APPLICATIONS FOR GRAMAONE FRANCHISEE

Applications are invited for setting up of BLS GramaOne centers in 15 Districts namely MYSORE DIVISION (CHAMARAJANAGAR, CHIKMAGALUR, DAKSHINA KANNADA, HASSAN, KODAGU, MANDYA, MYSORE, UDUPI) KALABURGI DIVISION (BELLARI, BIDAR, GULBARGA, KOPPAL, RAISHUR, YADGIR & VIJAYANAGAR).

Criteria for becoming GramaOne Franchisee (applicant must fulfil all criteria):
  1. Applicant should be citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka.
  2. Applications received from individuals shall only be considered. Applications received from Companies /NGO's/ Proprietorship / Partnership shall not be considered.
  3. Applicant should have passed Diploma /ITI/PUC II/Graduate or equivalent with technical competence. Higher the qualification, higher the preference.
  4. Applicant should know to read, write, and speak Kannada Language.
  5. Applicant should be conversant with typing in both Kannada and English.
  6. One individual can apply for only one center.
  7. Applicant should be free from any criminal /anti-social antecedents and applicants have to upload Police Verification Certificate (PVC) in support of that.
  8. Applicant should be willing to invest on the space, IT and Non-IT Infrastructure required for setting up of GramaOne center and also should be willing to bear the operational expenses required for operating center.
Requirement of Non-IT Infrastructure for setting up of center
  1. GramaOne Centers should be located in prominent locations with internet, road, power & other utilities.
  2. GramaOne centers set up on franchisee should have an exclusive partition with an exclusive entry to the center.
  3. Center with one Counter (in Grade 2 GP) should be at least 100 Sq. ft. and 4 chairs should be available for Customers to sit.
  4. Center with two Counters (in Grade 1 GP having population of less than 10000) should be at least 200 Sq. ft. and 5 chairs should be available for Customers to sit.
  5. Center with three Counters (in Grade 1 GP having population of more than 10000) should be at least 300 Sq. ft. and 6 chairs should be available for Customers to sit.
  6. Branding should be as per the branding standards of GramaOne (Name board/Monogram of GramaOne). The Space to be converted as GramaOne center has to be painted (Internal and External) as per the specifications prescribed by EDCS Directorate. Color code of yellow to be used. Design provided by BLS only must be used for Branding purpose. No other design will be permitted.
  7. The room should have good ventilation and light with good space outside for parking, display boards, etc. Franchisee will keep their premises neat and clean.
  8. Furniture shall be as per the specifications of GramaOne (Counter Table/ Operator chair/ Printer Table/ customer waiting chair) franchisee, preferably equipped with CCTV Surveillance and LCD TV.
Requirement of IT Infrastructure for setting up of center
  1. Desktop /Laptop - specifications.
  2. Multi-Function Printer(Print/Scan).
  3. Aadhar compliant Bio Metric scanner (Fingerprint Scanner).
  4. Web Camera.
  5. Should be provided with internet connectivity from two different Internet Service Provider(ISP's) so as to ensure that services are not affected due to connectivity issues.
Operational Requirements of GramaOne centers
  1. GramaOne centers are to be operational on all seven days from 8.00 AM to 8:00 PM. Tuesday will be optional weekly off. However, centers can operate more than the prescribed hours. There is a provision of penalties if the minimum operational criteria is not met by the franchisees.
  2. GramaOne center can deploy additional operators apart from the owner of the franchisee. However, the operators should meet minimum qualification criteria.
  3. Franchisee owner shall submit all the details through an online application for creation of user for himself/herself and also for additional operators/counters in the GramaOne system. After verification of the applicant details and the documents, user shall be created.
  4. Only authorized users will be allowed to use the GramaOne system for offering services and the users will be authenticated through biometrics (fingerprint) or OTP based authentication. User shall be allowed to log in to GramaOne application based on the biometric authentication.
  5. Onboarding of GramaOne Franchisee shall be through Aadhar based authentication.
  6. GramaOne center's set up on franchisee model shall mandatorily issue the receipt cum acknowledgement for all transactions performed at the centers.
  7. GramaOne centers set up on franchisee model should operate only from the premises where the GramaOne center has been set up and with the Computer/s authorized for use. Mac id binding shall be done to ensure that only authorized computer/s are being used.
  8. GramaOne franchisee shall display certificate issued by Directorate of EDCS, center ID, User Charges for service, etc. at the centers as per guidelines.
Terms & Conditions
  1. I agree to pay an amount of Rs. 100/- towards the application fee for the GramaOne project and I understand that it is non-refundable.
  2. I further agree to pay further one-time security deposit and fee towards provision of BLS Sewa services through my center for supplementing my income.

I have read all the criteria and other details pertaining to setting up, fees and operational requirements of GramaOne center under Franchisee model and I agree to all terms and conditions.

IMPORTANT NOTICE CUM DISCLAIMER:

Please Do Not Make any Cash Payments!

BLS Group does not authorize any of its employees, agents or representatives, etc. to accept cash payments. All payments by BLS Group are accepted through Online Payment Gateway (Net Banking/ UPI/ Credit or Debit Cards/Wallets).

If any payment is made in Cash to anyone acting on behalf of BLS Group, company will not take any responsibility for any such incidence whatsoever and such payments will not amount to valid payment or discharge of liability or obligation towards the BLS Group.

NOTE: If any employee, agent or representative, etc. or any one acting on behalf of BLS Group demands payment in cash, please contact with evidence, at care@gramaonebls.com or call us at 080-69008800

Please do not share your OTP or Password with anybody (including BLS employees). Also please note that BLS does not send any link on Mobile for any type of payment. If you share your Password or OTP with anyone BLS would not be responsible for any cyber fraud and loss to you as a result of the same.

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