Bengal to Monitor Kerosene Tankers by GPS

It would help check pilferage kerosene from tankers while they are on their way from the depots to the distributing agents

e-Gov Infrastructure on the Agenda for Upcoming Satellite Towns

The Minister of State for Urban Development, Saugata Roy informed the Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Urban Development is running a pilot scheme for Infrastructure Development in satellite town around mega-cities

Government Initiates AGRISNET Scheme for Farmers

AGRISNET envisages promotion of e-Governance by use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT). The objective of the programme is to provide IT enabled services to farmers

Whither CSCs in West Bengal

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Building a state wide information infrastructure by setting up 6,000 CSCs covering all villages is a commendable plan, but the digital inclusion strategy in the CSC scheme can be effective only when the center owners, service center agency and local government representatives work together for common public goods

Polling in West Bengal to be Enabled by GIS

The Election Commission will install web-based geographic information system (GIS) in West Bengal’s polling booths to help the State Chief Electoral Officer track them on their website.

News Business: June 2010

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

News Business: June 2010

Empowering Rural India

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

ICT is revolutionising the way local governments or the Panchayats work by bridging the gap between the government as a service provider and citizen at the bottom of the pyramid.

Business News: April 2010

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

Business News: April 2010

13th National Conference on e-Governance

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

On a bright, sunny day in Jaipur, the 13th National Convention on e-Governance was inaugurated by the state Governor Ms Prabha Rau, flogged by the state Chief Minister Ashok Gahlot

Can He Change the Game?

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

Nandan Nilekani has been given the charge of the one of most important eGovernance projects -UID.