3.5 thousand Tatarstan citizens applied for universal electronic cards

The project “Universal Electronic Card” has been implemented in Tatarstan from January, 1, 2013. 3.5 thousand applications have now been received, 2, 000 cards have been issued.

A Universal Electronic Card is a safe and reliable tool that provides access to municipal, state and commercial services. It unites passport data, personal pension account number, policy of obligatory medical insurance, bank application of OAO “Sberbank of Russia” and OAO “Ak Bars Bank”, electronic digital signature, and a special application for paying public transport fares.

The Universal Electronic Card is issued on volunteer basis upon a citizen’s application till December 31, 2014.