Bihar Government to Start 6 major e-Governance Projects
The state government of Bihar, India is working on six major e-Governance initiatives worth INR 1.6 million with Tata Consultancy services (TCS).
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Aiming to Service the Citizens at their Door-Steps : Syedain Abbasi, Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT
Syedain Abbasi, an officer from the 1990 batch of Indian Administrative Service joined the Department of Information Technology in February 2004. Currently he is handling the preparation and monitoring implementation of the National e-Governance Plan.
ISRO sets up 291 VRCs to benefit rural India
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.
Indian Railways to expand telemedicine network
The Indian Railways is planning to expand their telemedicine network to 23 more places across India.
Production of Under-trial Prisoners through the Video-conferencing System
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The delays in trials in courts has also taken menacing dimensions, leading to the overcrowding of prisons.
Bihar (India) to e-connect villages
Soon villagers of Bihar would be able to access Internet in their villages. The State Government has initiated a plan to take information technology to the grass root level by setting up the common service centre, called Vasudha.
One in Every Two Students Drops Out by Class Eight in India
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Even as the country observes International Literacy Day, a study has found that one out of every two students enrolled in schools drop out before reaching ninth standard.
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[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Spatial Health Management Information System (SHMIS)
[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.
