e-Governance at Gram Panchayat level in India
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, India, is preparing a mission mode project for e-Governance at the Gram Panchayat level under the National e-Governance Plan.
Madhya Pradesh State pioneers in e-Governance in India
The State of Madhya Pradesh has achieved a position among front ranking states including Kerala, Delhi, Gujarat and Goa in the fast emerging area of e-Governance as revealed in a countrywide survey carried out recently by ‘Data Quest’ magazine.
UNESCO willing to support Akshaya e-Project
The UNESCO has expressed willingness to support the IT dissemination project of the State of Kerala in India, ‘Akshaya’, which is focusing on women empowerment.
India to e-connect 600,000 villages
In a bid to bridge digital divide, India is embarking on an ambitious project to connect 600,000 villages. Called as
ROC services go online in Andhra Pradesh
The Ministry of Company Affairs, Andhra Pradesh (MCA), India, launched the MCA21 Project on April 20th, which provides all ROC services on the Internet. The services provided by the ROCs include registration of companies, receipt of the statutory returns filed by the companies and issue of copies of the records needed by them.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan : Dr. K M Ramanandhan, Kerala State Project Director, India
Dr. K M Ramanandhan,Kerala State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in a face to face with Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav of Digital Learning.
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.
IT event in Kerala
IT Kerala 2006, the largest information technology event is to be held in the Kochi,today as Kerala aims to emerge as a prominent destination for technology companies.
Indian State Tax dept goes online
The revamped Web site of the Indian State Kerala’s commercial taxes department, www.keralataxes.org, has been inaugurated recently.
Kerala consumer affairs web site launched
The Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy has inaugurated the Web site of the Kerala Consumer Affairs Department.
