Multipurpose cards arrive in India

The Government of India (GoI) has started much awaited multi-purpose National Identity Card (MNIC) project in the country. The government has selected Narela area in north Delhi to distribute the National ID cards.

GoI selects Narela (New Delhi) to launch multi-purpose National ID card in India

The Government of India (GoI) has started the much awaited multi-purpose National Identity Card (MNIC) project in the country. The government has selected Narela area in north Delhi to distribute the first National ID cards.

India Progressing Towards Universal Elementary Education

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

Knowledge is vital in meeting development goals. Experiences from various ICT-assisted initiatives suggest that it amplifies citizen

E-Applications in National Rural Health Mission

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

Many e-Health experts have emphasized that IT will and can help disaster management, but much preparatory work is required.

MP, Chattisgarh (India) initiate e-Procurement project in their departments

In India, the states, Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Chattisgarh are setting up e-Procurement programme across all their departments and officials.

‘E-roll cleaning package’ to weed out duplicate voters

The Election Commission in India has deployed an ‘E-roll cleaning’ package to weed out duplicate voters from the electoral rolls in five states where Assembly elections are to be held shortly.

ICT in Indian Agriculture

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The latest Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers, 2005 of NSSO (http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm) observes that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a farm house hold is just Rs 503 in 2003 across regions, classes and income groups with 27 per cent of farmers not liking farming while 40 per cent felt that given the option they prefer other career, due to poor incomes.

Community Information Centres (CICs)

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Under the Community Information Centres (CICs) project, 487 CICs have been set up, at the Block level in the 8 North Eastern states of India covering Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

ICTD project workshop

[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Organised by the National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), the Make ICTs work for people: