e-Tenders Adopted Reluctantly by Govt Departments
e-Tenders Adopted Reluctantly by Govt Departments

Delhi government’s decision to put all tenders online is facing a major deadlock, as departments are not willing to put the tenders online. The Public Works Department (PWD), and the Irrigation and the Flood Department have been been floating all their tenders on the e-procurement website, as has been pointed out by the Information Technology (IT) Department.

PNB Achieves 100% Core Banking
PNB Achieves 100% Core Banking

Punjab National Bank (PNB) announced that it has completed 100% core banking implementation at all its 4604 branches and extension counters. Completed in November 2008, 4 months ahead of schedule.

e-Procurement For Railways
e-Procurement For Railways

The e-procurement system of the railways was inaugurated recently. The e-procurement platform to East Coast Railway (ECoR) has been provided by Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS). The east coast railway stores department purchases around INR 750 crore materials every year.

e-Auction of Tea Failed to Take-off in Kolkata
e-Auction of Tea Failed to Take-off in Kolkata

Kolkata’s project on e-auction of tea has failed to take-off due technical glitches, lack of space and difficulty in allowing proxy bidders. The e-auction of tea in Kolkata which was to start from January 27, 2009, was carried out but only manually on January 27 and 28, 2009.

egov Launches Job Site
egov Launches Job Site

We are happy to announce that egov website has launched a section called ‘Jobs’. This section is aimed to cater to the job-search need of those seeking to work in the e-Governance sector.

Gujarat to get SMS Alerts for Paying Property Tax
Gujarat to get SMS Alerts for Paying Property Tax

Gujarat will soon be getting reminders on mobile for paying professional or property taxes. The mobile governance by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) aims to reach citizens for giving out important SMS alerts on property tax, professional tax, renewal of licenses such as food, shops and establishment and drugs.

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