NHAI signs MoU with National Test House to strengthen quality checks in highway projects

The National Highways Authority of India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Test House to strengthen quality […]

Centre inks MoU with CSC to enhance business & income of FPSs

Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution inked an MoU […]

Aruna Sethi, first woman Chief Advisor in Finance Ministry

Aruna Sethi, a 1985-batch officer of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) has been elevated to the position of Chief Adviser […]

Government plans using PDS network for banking services

 The Centre has plans to use the 5.5 lakh strong public distribution system (PDS) network to extent banking services. The […]

13 IAS officers of 1983 batch re-designated as Special Secretaries

The government has designated 13 IAS officers belonging to 1983 batch as Special Secretaries along with posting five others in […]

Food for All

[This article was published in the September 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

PDS must be ridded of its weeds to reach its most rightful recipient

Microsoft Platform Aids Food Corporation of India to Manage its Food Grain Supplies Efficiently : Food Corporation India and National Informatics Centre, (FCI, NIC), India

The first step in finding the best solution was to identify the right platform. With the aid of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), FCI identified 5 key criteria that must be fulfilled on the new platform.

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