Cabinet approves cyber highway for linking India’s police stations
Ambitious INR 2 crore three-year project to link India’s 14,000 police stations via a cyber highway approved by the Cabinet.
Ambitious INR 2 crore three-year project to link India’s 14,000 police stations via a cyber highway approved by the Cabinet.
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India
The Indian Government is planning to issue biometric cards with enhanced security features like fingerprint or retinal scans to all the new income tax payers in the country.
Corporate sector in India has adopted e-Filing of income-tax returns in a big way.
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In December 2002, the Government of India approved a policy for the grant of licenses for setting up of Community Radio Stations to well established educational institutions including Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management (IITs/IIMs).
The Finance Minister of India, Mr P. Chidambaram, launched a website of the National Savings Institute (NSI) for dissemination of information and online redress of complaints related to various small savings schemes offered by the central government.
The e-Governance plan, announced by Finance Minister of India P.Chidambaram in budget will be finalised in two months.
[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The second Annual Convention of the National Alliance on Mission 2007 and the First Convocation of the Jamshedji Tata National Virtual Academy for Rural Prosperity (NVA) was held on July 10-12, in New Delhi, for ushering in ICT-led development in rural India.