The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established 291 Village Resource Centres (VRCs) to provide integrated services, including tele-education, tele-medicine, natural resources information and skill development in rural India.
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The article briefly describes the status of
health and health infrastructure in India and also tries to discuss governance issues involved in delivery of public health care.
The flagship project of Indian IT Ministry in e-Governance, the INR 3,000 crore State Wide Area Network (SWAN) project under the US$ 6 billion NeGP (National e-Governance Plan) is now facing delays in several states.
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Under the National Common Minimum Programme adopted by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, high priority was accorded to improve the quality of basic governance, service delivery and to ensure transparency and accountability.
IT leaders TCS, HP-Bharti combine, UTL, HCL, Mumbai-based GTL and other leading players like BHEL all are running for e-Governance projects 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.
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.
[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
[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.
In India, the states, Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Chattisgarh are setting up e-Procurement programme across all their departments and officials.
