Broadband connectivity for all villages by 2012
The Central government’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) fund will provide broadband connectivity to around 50,000 villages in a phased manner.
EPF to go online within 4 months
Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has said that Employees Provident Fund Portal will be up within four months, enabling people to check their PF account on the click of a button.
BSNL launches wireless broadband service in Goa
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has announced the full scale commercial launch of its wireless broadband service in Goa, and targets to cover 10,000 customers in the first phase.
NREGS on ICT Mode in AP : Dr. Padma, Joint Director, Rural Development, Andhra Pradesh
“With all records in place and a click away, the system has become transparent and it is easy to rectify any problem. Earlier, identifying a problem itself was a time consuming task.”
Going Online For Citizen Centric Services : J Raymond Peter, Commissioner, Transport Department, Andhra Pradesh
“The online slot booking for license application is an innovative idea.Under this, one has to first book a slot before appearing for a driving license test. Once booking is done, an acknowledgement mail is sent mentioning the appointment date. This system ensures exclusion of middlemen in the whole process”
Decentralisation Must For Successful e-Governance
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Governance projects always throws up some crucial challenges in the form of rising cost due to usage of proprietary softwares and technology, mere digitisation rather than Business Process Re-engineering, frequent transfer of IT secretaries, and lack of awareness among officials about the larger impact of e-Governance projects.
Bringing Transparency in Governance : Jacob Victor, Joint Director, eGovernance, Department of IT & C, Andhra Pradesh
“A major project initiated by the IT &C Department is the online post-matric scholarship programme known as Social Benefit Management System.”
Rajiv Project Mission Unaccomplished
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
More than five crore rural citizens of Andhra Pradesh have been bereft of promises of utility payment services, land records and information services and computer literacy, with a key partner walking out of the prestigious PPP-mode RAJiv Internet Village Centres project amid challenges of its sustainability.
News: June 2009
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
New e-Govt Project gets Singapore Firm
PayWorld to contribute its online services for NeGP
“PayWorld”, a e-pin distributor for Telecom and DTH products will also contribute to National E-Governance Programme (NeGP). “PayWorld” has signed […]
