In a bid to keep a tab on teachers and to prevent their increasing absenteeism from government schools, Haryana government has decided to install biometric fingerprint scanners in around 2622 government schools in the state.
To make e-governance more efficient, transparent and accountable to its people for the next ten years, the state chief secretary, Urvashi Gulati, announced that the Haryana government has planned to develop a roadmap for Information Technology (IT) application
India has rolled out over 94,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs), of the proposed one lakh, in 31 states and Union Territories to take Information Communication Technology (ICT) to the remotest part of the country
In another important development in Public Distribution System (PDS), ration cards are going to be replaced by smart cards in Haryana
In a bid to keep a tab on the encroachments, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has decided to make digital maps of original plans of each town, village, sector and sub-sector of the state.
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India News: May 2011
The Haryana government is creating a database of all the residents in the state. The database is being created under the Unique Identification (UID) project of the central government which is in its initial stages of implementation in the state.
Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department announced a new initiative, wherein, beneficiaries of various pension schemes in Haryana will now get their pension amount through electronic banking using smart card. The move is aimed at making policy implementation transparent and also to check corruption.
Haryana Government has succeeded in linking 1,400 government offices of various departments through State Wide Area Network (SWAN).
The Haryana government has decided to create an information technology (IT) cadre for implementation of the state’s e-Governance initiatives in various departments.
