The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in India has stepped up efforts to go in for large scale e-Governance with a total investment of Rs 100 crore during next fiscal.
Owing to the fast progress of the state of West Bengal in recent years in IT and e-Governance services, it is now being counted as one among the leading states in e-Governance along with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. West Bengal is now all set to implement India
Rakesh Mehta is an active e-Government evangelist, who is continually contributing towards betterment of municipal services in Delhi through use of citizen-centric technologies.
Taking a cue from the airline industry, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning an e-ticketing initiative. The project will enable customers to get printed tickets in the comfort of their homes, without the intervention of a third party.
[This article was published in the April 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In rural India, there is a need of cost-effective network for data connectivity where communication infrastructure is lacking.
