MTNL procures 500 e-Tokens for MCA 21 e-Governance projects in India
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), India has procured 500 USB tokens, which would be attached with digital certificates. MTNL, one of the certifying authorities (CA), in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has driven MCA 21 e-Governance initiatives.
TCS plans to empower India
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to move in e-Governance sector of India by using its MCA 21.
Microsoft signs a MoU with Government of Gujarat on e-Governance projects
Microsoft India and the Government of Gujarat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing University students and faculty in the state easier access to Information Technology.
India: New Bill on company affairs to be tabled in next session of Parliament
Union minister for Company Affairs (India) Prem Chandra Gupta has announced that a fresh Bill on company affairs will be tabled in the next session of Parliament commencing later this month.
e-Filing of annual returns for corporates in India from September 16
It is mandatory for corporates to file annual returns and balance sheets electronically as the Registrars of Companies (India) will stop accepting these documents in physical form from September 16.
Launch of e-Governance project in Chennai
Chennai (India) would be joining the elite group of 17 centres with the recently launched India’s largest e-Governance initiative by the Ministry of Company Affairs and a Mission Mode project under the Government of India’s National e-Governance plan in Tamil Nadu.
ROC services go online in Andhra Pradesh
The Ministry of Company Affairs, Andhra Pradesh (MCA), India, launched the MCA21 Project on April 20th, which provides all ROC services on the Internet. The services provided by the ROCs include registration of companies, receipt of the statutory returns filed by the companies and issue of copies of the records needed by them.
Cisco-NISG 2nd Annual Public Sector Summit, 9-10 March 2006, New Delhi, India
[This article was published in the April 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Cisco Systems and National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) co-hosted the Summit in which over 120 delegates across the country comprising senior officials participated. The event was also graced by top brass officials of IT concerned field abroad.
Women’s ICT-based Enterprises Workshop, 2-3 March 2006, Kolkata, India
[This article was published in the April 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The falling cost of technology has generated self-employment opportunities for women in ICT-based enterprises, but great expectations need to be tempered with a realistic assessment of the country
