The Chennai Corporation has decided to make birth and death certificates online on their website www.chennaicorporation.tngov.in. This will help people to avoid standing in long queues to obtain these certifcates from the corporation office. This service will be available from September 7, 2008.
Jharkhand postal services will soon go online. The Postal Circle in the Indian state of Jharkhand is launching a INR 113 crore project to make the postal services completely elctronic.
As part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), the Chief Minister of the east Indian state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar inaugurated a Common Service Center (CSC) locally known as Vasudha e-Seva centre in Panapur, a small village near Danapur, in the state. The innauguration was conducted through video-conferencing, thus living up to a complete e-Governance model.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, plans to recognise email as a valid piece of evidence in its soon to be drafted new company law.
The Commercial Taxes Department in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu launched several e-Services. This move is aimed at the benefiting the business community, which includes online refund claim for exporters, e-Request for saleable forms and fast track clearance system.
In order to revamp the system of collection of stamp duty, the Government of Punjab will soon sign an agreement with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) to launch and implement e-Stamping across the state.
Decision Support System for (DES) was launched by Blue Star Infotech for the Government of Maharashtra’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics.
The Union Government of India is planning to modify the Information Technology Act by incorporating provisions to treat as evidence in a court of law, cyber forensics devices and tools used for cracking cyber crimes.
According to an assessment on ‘e-Governance initiatives’ undertaken by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), cities like Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa are rated best in terms of e-Network access but in terms of e-Network policies, Southern part of India is taking lead.
The Ministry of Transport, Egypt has launched a online ticket booking service in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Administrative Development. The IT Department will maintain the service at the Egyptian National Railways Authority and the National Commercial Bank.
