Bihar (India), the first state to introduce helpline service for RTI applicants
Bihar, India has become the first state in the country to introduce a helpline service for RTI applicants.
APPI offers healthcare units to 100 villages of India
Soon one hundred villages of India would be equipped with primary health care facilities like mobile medical units and telemedicine centres, with an active involvement of Indian American physicians.
Andhra Pradesh (India) Government ties with MIT for open source software
The State Government is tying with the US based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to collaborate with government in the field of e-Governance, data standards and service-oriented architecture in Andhra Pradesh, India.
TCS plans to empower India
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to move in e-Governance sector of India by using its MCA 21.
Drishtee offers e-Health initiatives in rural Bihar, India
An e-Governance initiative by Drishtee, a network orchestrator is delivering free based services in rural population of Madhubani district in Bihar, India.
Biometric ATMs for rural sector
Union Bank of India, Dena bank and Central Bank of India are planning to install biometric automated teller machine (ATM) to provide services for rural customers of India.
Government plans to provide mobile phone services to 2.5 lakh villages in India
India Government has taken the mobile services project under the Universal Services Obligation and it is expected to cover 2.5 lakh remote villages across the country.
Now Indians can file their income tax return through e-filling service
The Chief Commissioner of the Income tax department, Rajiva Deva inaugurated the help centre of e-filling of income tax return on November 4, 2006. According to the Deva, now people can file their income tax returns on the internet also.
IT department sets e-filing centre in Bihar and Jharkhand (India)
The Chief Commissioner of the Income tax department, Rajiva Deva inaugurated the help centre of e-filing of income tax return on November 4, 2006. According to Deva, now people can file their income tax returns on the internet also.
Forms: The need for ReForms
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Developing a common low cost electronic healthcare records (EHCR) system in India involves great challenge.
