Q. The ‘CITES Project’, seen in the news recently, is primarily associated with:

[A] Digital monitoring of wildlife trade under the CITES Convention

[B] Establishment of a national cyber security framework for financial institutions

[C] Creation of a unified digital health records system under Ayushman Bharat

[D] Modernisation of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's IT infrastructure through a centralized digital platform

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation: Modernisation of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s IT infrastructure through a centralized digital platform

  • The CITES Project refers to the Centralised IT-Enabled System (CITES) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
  • It is a digital transformation project designed to replace EPFO’s fragmented, region-wise databases with a single centralized IT platform, making EPFO services more member-centric, transparent, and efficient. The project has been developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing.

Source: TH

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