Computerisation in all mosques of New Delhi, India

The Delhi Minority Commission of India is planning to computerise all the mosques in Delhi. The computerisation of mosques will remove backwardness among muslims.

Electronic Cards for Foodgrain Procurement and Distribution

[This article was published in the April 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

With the aim of strengthening National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) , initially in 200 districts which got subsequently extended to 330 and finally to all rural districts across the country, National Informatics Centre

Airtel, Reliance keen to join e-Governance programmes in India

Airtel Bharti and Reliance India, two mobile operators will come in the e-Governance programmes of India. TCS and Wipro like software vendors are already involved in preparing computer based applications for delivering government services in India.

Indian Railways plans to set up GSM network in trains

Indian Railways is talking with telecom service providers BSNL and Bharti to set up a GSM network along its main routes of railways in India. The device would be pocket sized computer with a small visual display and miniature keyboard, will transmit information through the GSM network.

e-Governance through mobile phones in India

Indian Government is working on technology, which will allow Indian citizens to fill forms and payments of utility bills among others through mobile technology. The technology will also enable a citizen in a remote area without internet access to use mobile phones to access services like land records and employment exchanges.

State Govt. connects 6000 gram panchayats of Orissa, India

The State Government is planning to put in place a State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), which will connect the state secretariat with over 6000 gram panchayats and 314 block offices of Orissa, India. The cost of the project is estimated about INR 120 billion.

CPM asks Indian Govt. to implement open source software in e-Government applications

The Communist Party (CPM) of India has asked the Central Government to switch to free and open source software in all its e-Governance applications. It would be a major step towards e-Governance and open source

South Dublin Council receives Irish e-Government awards

South Dublin County Council has won the Irish e-Government awards in 11 categories as the authority

Madhya Pradesh (India) receives best e-Governance award

Madhya Pradesh (India) has won the best e-Governance award for setting up a cyber treasury that allows taxpayers to deposit payment from any place in the state. The state has won the best e-Governance award at the 10th national conference on

E-Applications in National Rural Health Mission

[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.