Rs 750 crore spent for computerised ration cards in Karnataka
Karnataka is the first state in India to bring the public distribution system under
India: e-Governance to transform ordinary life
The unveiling of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) blueprint by the Union government of India is a step laden with huge significance. The ambitious project, costing Rs 23,000 crore, is to be implemented in the next five years at both the central and state levels.
Farmers in India reaping benefits from eChoupal project
eChoupal project has led to better remuneration for the farmers and assured quality inputs to ITC, the company that launched this project.
Students to handle e-Governance in Indian state
Engineering students in Karnataka will now handle e-Governance initiatives of the state government. In a novel scheme aimed at addressing e-Governance glitches faced by several government departments, the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES) in association with the IT department and IBM has launched Project INVITE (Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant Information Technology Ecosystem).
e-Governance initiation from CMC Ltd
CMC Ltd, an IT solutions and services provider and a subsidiary of TCS, involved in many e-Governance initiatives in India.
Judicial networking in Karnataka, India
As of now, judicial communication is through telephone, fax, letters and, in some cases, personal interaction. All these have their own weaknesses.
e-Governance in Indian state draws accolades
The department of treasuries in the Indian state Karnataka, which ushered in an accountable system of financial transactions by starting an online project in November 2002, added another feather to its cap recently. Three years ago it took 45 to 60 days for the government to complete compilation of accounts. But today it takes not more than three days with this e-Governance initiative ‘Khajane’.
ICTD Project Newsletter
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Mahila Samakhya Karnataka (MSK) in partnership with IT for Change and CEMCA conducted a 5- day workshop on developing community radio skills among disadvantaged rural women in the villages of Mysore, in Southern Indian state of Karnataka, at Mysore from the 20-24 December 2005.
ICT in Indian Agriculture
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The latest Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers, 2005 of NSSO (http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm) observes that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a farm house hold is just Rs 503 in 2003 across regions, classes and income groups with 27 per cent of farmers not liking farming while 40 per cent felt that given the option they prefer other career, due to poor incomes.
