India News: May 2011
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India News: May 2011
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Now, Pension Through a Smart Card in Haryana
Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department announced a new initiative, wherein, beneficiaries of various pension schemes in Haryana will now get their pension amount through electronic banking using smart card. The move is aimed at making policy implementation transparent and also to check corruption.
e-Payment Facility in Kerala University
Students of Kerala University no longer need to stand in long queues to pay their examination fees. They can now do so from the comfort of their homes. The e-Payment facility for paying the examination fees of the University was launched on Tuesday by Dr. A Jayakrishnan, Vice Chancellor, Kerala University at a function held in Thiruvananthapuram.
Universal and affordable access is fundamental to bridging the digital divide : Suresh Kumar K, IAS, Secretary Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala, India
Suresh Kumar K, IAS, Secretary Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala, is a 1989 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer.
News: July 2010
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News: Auguest 2009
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India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum, scheduled to happen by December this year. The auction would allow telecoms firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. The government had initially aimed to get INR 200 billion.
e-Payment facility for truckers on the anvil
In a move benefitting about 4.5 lakh truck owners, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is tying up with three banks in order to facilitate e-payment of the INR 15,000 national permit fee from any part of India.
Israeli firms vying for India e-governance projects
Israeli technology firms are joining the race for India
Gujarat’s e-Governance Project Gets Award From NASSCOM
NASSCOM awarded the Gujarat’s Value Added Tax(VAT) system as the best e-Gvernance initiative. Under this system the government had introduced e-filing of returns, e-payment, e-registration and e-refund besides other facilities…
Chattisgarh has Several Firsts to its Credit : Aman Kumar Singh, Secretary-in-charge (IT) & CEO ChiPS, Chattisgarh
Aman Kumar Singh is an Indian Revenue Services(Customs and Central Excise) Officer of 1995 batch with an Engineering Background (Regional Engineering College, Bhopal). He is presently Chief Executive Officer of Chattisgarh infotech and biotech Promotion Society CHiPS) and Secretary-in-charge (IT) of Government of Chattisgarh.
