MHA shifts 2 IAS & 2 IPS officers to Delhi & Puducherry
MHA shifts 2 IAS & 2 IPS officers to Delhi & Puducherry

Approving a minor reshuffle in the bureaucracy of Union Territories (UTs) of Delhi and Puducherry, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued orders to transfer two IAS and two IPS officers on October 4. The Ministry shifts to an IAS officer and two IPS officers to Delhi while one IAS officer has been sent to […]

J&K not a state anymore; transformed into two new UTs
J&K not a state anymore; transformed into two new UTs

Jammu & Kashmir has now ceased to be a state, making way for two new Union territories (UTs) of J&K and Ladakh. Also, President’s rule in the former state has been revoked since Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, under which President’s rule is imposed in a State, is not applicable in Union Territories. This […]

ICT has Potential to ‘Re-invigorate Democracy’
ICT has Potential to ‘Re-invigorate Democracy’

“Many transactions take place between governments and the citizens and business which include   receipt of revenue, enforcement of regulations, delivery of products (licenses, passports etc.), provision of grants and benefi ts and procurement of goods and services. ICT can play an  important role in decreasing the transaction costs and improving effi ciency and transparency of […]

State Data Centres: The Critical Infrastructure
State Data Centres: The Critical Infrastructure

“SDC being a critical infrastructure requiring uptime of the highest order, selection of right  technology, monitoring, operation/management and conformance to the security and data   privacy will be major issues to be addressed,” says S P Singh, Senior Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.” The State Data Centres (SDC) have been […]

Data Centre
Data Centre

[This article was published in the November 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Currently, in its transition period, India is witnessing rigorous deployments of IT systems not just in private sector, but in government, as well. Being the e-Backbone of public and private bodies, and hosting the information, centrally and securely, Data Centres have enhanced the manner in which services are delivered.

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