Abstract: The instant invention relates to an integrated system and method of secure national citizen identity management and e-Governance—known as the CimeGo System®—using as the foundational platform a centralized national-level electronic database of all citizens known as the National Registry (NR) or Central Data Repository (CDR) (containing all relevant data including biometrics in uniquely designed formats, periodically updated) (and also separately for non-citizens) for national level identity management deploying secure smart cards bearing a single, unique scientifically derived identity reference allocated to each citizen valid for the lifetime of the citizen for all applications countrywide, replacing all multiple IDs presently in use. Dedicated India Card Centres (ICCs) across the country serve to rapidly complete citizens' enrolment procedures leading to card issuance and activation.