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As-Is and e-Readiness Study report on Public Health EngineeringDepartment, Govt. of Assame-Readiness in Public Health Engineering DepartmentAs 'new initiative to improve the functioning of the department' computerization in PHED,Assam started during the 9 th Plan period (1997-2002) under the award of Rajiv GandhiNational Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Ministry of Rural Development(MoRD),Government of India(GOI). In the beginning, computer hardware & software were procuredand related staff/officers were imparted training for forty two officers which included the headoffice,all zonal officers and circle officers along with twenty-four division officers. As a result ofcomputerization, the 'data storage' and 'data retrieval' become very easy and better 'planning& monitoring' became possible.Again, during 10 th Plan period (2002-07), 'Revised Guide lines for Computerization &MIS' were circulated by the Govt. of India and states were asked to submit proposal forcomputerization. And accordingly, proposal was prepared and mooted to Govt. of India for thework of up-gradation of existing hardware upto the circle level officers, procurement of newhardware, procurement of software, training of related staff and establishment of networkamong the computer systems upto the division level. The proposal was approved with somemodification and fund was released by GOI.The physical progress achieved during the 10 th Plan period was as follows:➢ New hardware & software procured & installed in 20 new offices which include theAPHED Secretariat and 19 divisions.➢ Additional computer hardware procured & installed in all other 42 officers which werecomputerized during 9 th Plan Period.➢ Computers (numbering 81) procured during 1999-2000 were upgraded by way ofreplacement.➢ 160 persons were trained on computer application.➢ Work of development of customized software for the department is started and SRS(Software Requirement Specification) is finalized. Meanwhile, Govt. of India decided tocontinue the project during 11 th Plan Period (2007-2012) and released Rs 110.96 Lakh forcontinuation of the project.During 2007-08, the following activities were taken up:a) Computer hardware procured and installed in the head, zonal, circle officers and 23 No.District Level Laboratories. Total quantity of computer hardware procured is as follows:Total quantity of computer hardware:Sl. No. Item Quantity1 Server - II 162 Desktop Compute 333 Dot Matrix Printer 36Ref.: AEDC/AOP/EOI/2009/10 Copyright : AEDC Ltd. 82