Srei Sahaj has been mandated to roll out 5,565 Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Bihar. The company is an ICT based infrastructure provider in rural India in the area of e-Governance services, a subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited.
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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In a partnership for financial inclusion for the excluded, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Finacle of Infosys Technologies Ltd (Infosys) tied up for core banking services in rural areas. It is said that Finacle will provide new age technology laden banking solution across PNB
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Generally favourable attitude to ICTs amongst the SMEs surveyed, suggests a failure to recognise ICTs
Thousands of villagers across 12 states are likely to get their social security pension and wages paid under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme with the help of mobiles over the coming few months.
From April 1, 2008 individual and corporate taxpayers who pay INR 50,000 and more as tax in a single payment may have to make the payment electronically. According to the sources in the Finance Ministry, a formal announcement to this effect from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is expected shortly. Mandatory e-payment of taxes will boost the CBDT
After State Bank of India (SBI) and other six other nationalised banks set up will Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) at railway stations. Indian Railways has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from all other banks to install ATMs at different stations.
Punjab National Bank (PNB) of India and Everest Bank Ltd. (EBL) of Nepal are planning to share ATM networks in the Himalayan region of the country.
Soon Indian Railway will allow passengers to use their ATMs for booking rail tickets. The ATMs will have Internet access facility, so that passengers can book their e-tickets.
