[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Indian Railways is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world and an important mode of public transportation in India. Since its inception, 155 years ago, the Indian Railways has contributed significantly to India
The Department of Information Technology announced that the year 2008 will be roll out year for Information and Communication Technology in the country.
The Administration of Chandigarh (India) has started the functioning of 3 new Gram Sampark Centres in the Villages of Palsora, Hallo Majra and Mauli Jagran from 17 March 2008.
The Tele-Bhugtan Service (Tele-payment service) established in Jabalpur has been nominated for the National Golden Icon Award for innovative usage of technology in e-Governance in the field of tele-payment.
The Department of Telecom is planning to roll out second phase of the rural mobile project. In its second phase, DoT will roll out another 11,000 cellular towers across 2.4 lakh unconnected villages under the Universal Services Obligation fund.
The Department of Telecom may not increase the spectrum fee beyond the prescribed INR 1,651 crore for an all-India licence as it feels mobile tariffs could go up if operators have to pay higher charges. The Government had kept the fee for an all-India license at INR 1,651 crore, which comes bundled with start-up spectrum, so that operators could roll out services faster and at affordable prices. This objective has not been accomplished as most of the rural areas are yet to get connected.
The Government of India has opted for WiMax technology to connect rural India for the common service centres, as part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).
The Uttar Pradesh Government has asked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) to soon complete networking across the state, so that the state government can launch the Uttar Pradesh State Wide Area Network (UPSWAN) on January 1, 2008.
Soon Karnataka will have 400 wireless loop (WLL) stations, which will increase the landline capacity from 1.8 lakh to 4 lakh.
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Kisan Call Center has been launched by
Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture,
Government of India, to provide an easy
access point to the farmers, all over the
country, and in their local languages.
