Outcome Budget (2007-08) - Ministry of Water Resources

usages the computers in their day-to-day activities. This would bring efficiency and
lesser dependence on paper work.
4.3.15 Under the e-governance initiatives, the Government of India has
acknowledged the requirement for Government organizations to take up
computerization activities at all levels, at various platforms and forums.
Networking Resources
4.3.16 Following activities are required to be accomplished in the XI th Plan:
• Network Security & Disaster Recovery:- Adequate Network Security is
proposed to be provided against the re-designed Web Site of the Ministry &
Intra/Internet based instructions. Provision of Intrusion Protection for the
Intra/ Internet through ready-to-use security package is also proposed.
• Network security is required in the form of H/W like Firewall Server and
S/W specially developed for Network security and Disaster Recovery
requirements.
• Antivirus software is also needed for keeping the network congestion free.
• LAN Expansion or Up-gradation:- Local Area Network has already been
established by NIC and is functional at all locations of the Ministry of Water
Resources. However, with the enhancement of network traffic on account of
envisaged application packages, video conferencing facilities and upgradation
of hardware resources being implemented, the active
components of the Network shall be required to be suitably upgraded to
keep pace with requirement and technology.
4.3.17 Up-gradation of the active components (Switch/ Hubs) and providing
suitable router system to keep pace with the increased load on the network will be
required. The present setup of Internet shall be consolidated further for premium
and fail-safe service. LAN expansion and up gradation is required from time to
time by using latest technology ( i.e. latest switch, latest methodology, latest type
of cabling, wireless connectivity, s/w to manage them ) to keep pace with latest
from technology in networking.
Software Resources
4.3.18 Commercial Software:- To implement the recent guidelines issued by the
D/O Information Technology regarding use of Licensed Software only to curb
piracy and hacking, the legal version of the required software and operating
system will be sought. The computer systems are proposed to be equipped with
the anti-virus software, Office suites and Hindi work processing software. The
other commercially ready to use package related to the Networking and Intranet
usage shall be bought under this scheme, the exact specifications and
requirements of which shall be need based. The software thus procured shall be
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