Fresh Paradigms of Governance

[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

By Arvind Mayaram,
Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India

ImplemeNting erp solutions is indeed a milestone for an organisation : I V Sharma, Director (R&D) – Bharat Electronics (BEL), India

Giving the country some of the best defence products and various IT solutions, Bharat Electronics (BEL) is rightly of the greatest Public Sector Enterprise of the country.

Use of ICT and biometrics will bring transparency in MGNREGA : Agatha Sangma, Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Government of India, India

The Rural Housing Division has recently launched IAY Management Information System (IAY-MIS) software

Lend them a banking hand

[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

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Strengthening National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The IT Path of Rural Development

[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In order to ensure regular content flow of information with regard to Rural Development Programmes at various levels (National, State and District and Block levels), a number of steps have been taken to strengthen IT infrastructure in the Ministry.

Status of Rural Development Schemes

Under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) against the annual target of 21,27,165 dwelling units, 5,67,905 units have been constructed till September, 2008. Under the Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) against the annual target of 1762670…

CAG Report For NREGA Assesment

The programme was launched on 2nd February 2006,and CAG were requested by The Ministry of Rural Development to conduct a performance audit in the very first year of its implementation 2006-07 to assess gaps…

ICT for Implementation of Rural Employment Scheme

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

GRAMSAT VSAT network played a vital role in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). The availability of Internet connectivity at the block level through GRAMSAT provided the facility for online data entry and report generation. Today each job seeker is tracked on web and details of each project are verifiable by anyone.

Indian Government plans to put land records online

The Department of Land Reforms under the Ministry of Rural Development is planning to launch a Comprehensive Modernisation of Land […]