In a bid to include technology in their endevaours and employ it efficiently, Punjab University (in Chandigarh) is all set to introduce unique software to register the attendance of both teachers and students online.
In order to provide better and prompt citizen services, Haryana government
The Department of Posts (DoP) has launched i-Code cards in Bihar to help the unemployed find better job avenues. It is an initiative that would work as an e-Employment exchange and bridge the gap between the employee and the employers
In another important development in Public Distribution System (PDS), ration cards are going to be replaced by smart cards in Haryana
Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan, recently launched a new initiative in Bhiwandi village of a state. The initiative is on the lines of financial inclusion using biometrics where he issued smart cards to beneficiaries of the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojyna, a state-sponsored financial aid scheme for destitutes.
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Contactless smart card technology has been used for many years in other industries, and is now helping to solve some longstanding thorny issues in the healthcare sector as well
Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department announced a new initiative, wherein, beneficiaries of various pension schemes in Haryana will now get their pension amount through electronic banking using smart card. The move is aimed at making policy implementation transparent and also to check corruption.
[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The use of Digital Certificate had been a successful and proven initiative by Ministry of Company Affairs i.e. MCA21. MCA21 has changed the way citizens and companies interact with MCA now.
Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) around 2,000 workers in Orissa have been collecting their wages from their local post offices using smart cards in the past two months.
The German Home Office has issued a new electronic identity card for German citizens that will incorporate the use of pseudonyms for secure web access. According to the plans of the German Home Office, a credit card sized electronic identity card will be introduced in 2009.
