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SCOSTA is the Indian Smart Card Operating System Standard for Transport Application evolved during 2002-2003, initially to cater to the need of Driving License and RC applications. It was evolved as a result of several man-months efforts of a dedicated team consisting of experts from National Informatics Centre (Government of India), IIT Kanpur and Indian Smart Card Industry representatives. SCOSTA is currently owned and maintained by National Informatics Center, Government of India.

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Features

Salient features of SCOSTA include:

  • A truly open standard for Smart Card OS.
  • Owned and maintained by National Informatics Center, Government of India.
  • No patent or royalty issues.
  • Based on international standards ISO/IEC 7816 for smart cards.
  • Open issues are plugged, fully implement ready.
  • Is uniformly applicable for all ID base project requirements.

    • Uses

    SCOSTA has been used for following Indian e-Governance Projects:

  • National ID Card
  • ePassport
  • Driving License
  • Vehicle RC
  • Rural Health Insurance Card
  • Rural Employment Guarantee Card for MGNREGA
  • Public Distribution System

    • SCOSTA-CL is the latest version of SCOSTA keeping in mind the requirements of contact and contact less based smart card projects.

    References

    Scosta Wikipedia
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