October 2005 - Informatics

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It has 17 districts and covers an area of50,362 square kilometres, which is 1.54 % ofIndia’s total geographical area.NIC Punjab State Centre came into existence in1988 when IT was still in its nascent stage.NIC Punjab played crucial role in promotion ofICT in the government departments and hasState Centres in Punjab Civil Secretariat andPunjab Mini Secretariat. Apart from having NICDistrict Centres in all the 17 Districts, it haspresence in Regional Passport Centre atChandigarh and Jalandhar, Central Excise andCustoms department at Chandigarh andLudhiana and at the Registrar of Companiesoffice in Jalandhar.| InfrastructureNIC Punjab State Centre and District Unitsare equipped with modern Servers and Clientmachines as well as peripherals with latestconfigurations. NIC Punjab is connected toNetwork Control Centre at Chandigarhthrough 2 mbps leased line as well as RFconnectivity. The Network Control Centre isfurther connected with NIC headquartersthrough 8 mbps leased line. All Districtshave been provided with SCPC DAMA VSATsfor Video Conferencing whereas DirecWay/FTDMA has been provided for DataCommunication. NIC Punjab State Center hasinstalled high-end servers as part ofaugmentation of Network and Data Centre.| The Path TravelledNIC Punjab has travelled a long way in e-Governance activities. It has implementedvaried applications starting from OfficeAutomation Suite to SUWIDHA, which is animportant project in delivering services tothe citizens. On the services side, twoSecretariats of Punjab have been connectedthrough RF as well as leased line. Internet/E-mail Services are being provided over theLAN of Punjab Government, which comprises800 nodes. NIC Punjab State Centre andDistrict Centres have been providing trainingto Punjab Government Officials onApplications as well as general basics.All the 17 Districts of Punjab have their officialwebsites hosted on NIC Web Server. NIC Punjabhas to its credit the design and development ofmore than 40 websites that are hosted on NICWeb Server. The official email Server of Punjabhttp://punjabmail.gov.in is also on NIC emailServer and operates more than 1000 accounts.NIC Punjab State Centre has developedand implemented a number of nationaland state level projects for providingbetter citizen services and to promotee-governance in the governmentdepartments. Major projects include:| SUWIDHA (Single User WindowDisposal Help line for Applicants) –It is a single window service todeliver District Administrationservices to the citizens. It ensurestimely delivery without any need tointeract with the concerned branch.SUWIDHA is running successfully in17 Districts and recently, it has beenimplemented at the Sub-Divisional level also.SUWIDHA provides convenient services to thecitizens as input is collected at a singlepoint, defining a specified delivery datedepending upon the type of service andaccepting cash at the counter itself. Basedon the successful pilot implementation of theSUWIDHA at SDM office, Mohali, Governmentof Punjab has decided to implement it in allPrincipal Secretary, IT, Punjab and other dignitaries at theinauguration of SUWIDHA-SDM at Mohali72 SDM offices of the state. Citizens havebeen further facilitated by launch of thehttp://suwidha.nic.in website, where theycan check the status of their applications.SUWIDHA, which scored 8.9 out of 10 hasbeen ranked 1 st in the Skoch e-GovernanceReport Card 2005. The report says, “Punjab’sSUWIDHA was the only rural facing citizen’sservice delivery project that covers everydistrict of the state, making it topmost statein this area nationally”.| SUBS (SUWIDHA Back-end Services) –Front-end is strengthened if back-endapplications are implemented. With thisobjective, 9 Applications integrated withDC, Ludhiana explaining about AIS to ChiefSecretary, PunjabSUWIDHA front-end services have beenimplemented in all the 17 districts. TheApplications includes Affidavit InformationSystem (AIS), Arms License Issuance System,Countersigning of Documents, CertificateIssuance System etc.| iTISP (Integrated Treasuries InformationSystem) – It is an online system developedfor automation of district treasuries inPunjab. iTISP includes verification ofmessenger and DDO by photograph andsignature, online checks, computerizedcheque printing, linkage with budget, AGaccounts, data security etc. Payments,receipts, pension, LOC, and StampModules are also included. iTISP hasbeen implemented at 18 DistrictTreasuries and 48 Sub-Treasuries.| PRISM (Property RegistrationInformation System Module) – It isdeveloped for automation of all majoractivities of Sub-Registrar office andcovers deeds of Sale, Mortgage, Will,October 200505

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PRISMVersion 4.0 is ISO Certified by STQC.| SSIS (Social Security InformationSystem) – It has been developed forDepartment of Social Security and Womenand Child Development for the maintenanceof beneficiaries of all social securityschemes of the state with automation ofmonthly disbursement scrolls. The projecthas been implemented in all the 17Districts of Punjab.| OAS (Office Automation Suite) – Withthe aim to automate the basic functions ofthe Punjab Government Offices, fourapplications have been developed andimplemented in 15 different offices atState level and 17 districts of Punjab. Itincludes:• DDMS - (Diary and Dispatch MonitoringSystem) – To support any office to capturethe data as well as workflow of themovement of mail received. It isIntegrated, Customised, Bilingualand supported by useful monitoringReports.• RMS - (Reference MonitoringSystem) – To manage and monitordifferent types of references andcomplaints received and forwardedto other departments/officers. Itfacilitates automatic remindergeneration, customised installation,acknowledgement generation andgraphical reports.• MMS- (Meeting Monitoring System)- To facilitate an office inorganizing meetings. Provision for recordingpost-meeting details like actions to betaken, minutes of the meeting etc.M Manivannan, NIC-A&N (former SIO Pondicherry)A Venkatesan, SIO Pondicherry• CCMS - (Court Cases Monitoring System) -To build central database and monitor courtcases of an office pending in variouscourts. History of case is recorded. Followupaction based on next date of hearing isprepared.| BPIS – (Budget Preparation andInformation System) – The system preparesall documents related to PunjabGovernment Budget and helps in decisionmaking. Published on Web every year.| AGMARKNET – It is helping the farmersin getting latest rates in Mandis of Punjab.AGMARKNET has been implemented in allthe 145 Mandis. About 300 officials ofPunjab Mandi Board have been trainedunder this project.| DACNET – Technical Support in terms ofimplementation of Application software atRegional Pesticide Testing Laboratory(RPTL), Chandigarh Regional PlantQuarantine Station (RPQS), Amritsar andCentral Integrated Pest Management Centre(CIPMC), Jalandhar is being extended.| SARATHI – It is a workflow-basedcomputerization of Driving Licenseimplemented in 4 Districts of Punjab.| VAHAN – It is also a workflow basedComputerization of Registration of Vehicleimplemented in 3 Districts of Punjab. InSkoch’s e-Governance Report 2005, TransportProjects (SARATHI & VAHAN) at Ropar scored8.1 out of 10 and ranked 5 th .VAHAN Software being launched at DTO Office, Rupnagar| Products PromotionFor promoting its products, NIC Punjabparticipated in Banglore IT.Com, IndiaInternational Trade Fair (IITF) 2004, ELITEX2005 where SUWIDHA, PRISM and otherproducts were showcased. The citizenswere made aware how IT is helping tomake their lives easy.| Publishing of RTI Information –Government of Punjab has decided to publishinformation of all departments, boards andcorporations under the Section 4 (1) (b) ofRTI Act on the website http://rti.gov.in.Publishing of information is in progress.Message from Secretary, IT,Department of InformationTechnology, Govt. of PunjabI am happy to notethat Informatics,Quarterly newsletterof NIC, is the sourceof sharing informationon e-governancerelated projects inIndia. I am also of the opinion that NIC isproviding best technical services fordelivery of better services to the citizensand government by use of IT tools. It isteam efforts of NIC and PunjabGovernment officers that we are marchingforward in implementation of meaningfule-governance projects.I wish good luck to Editorial Team ofInformatics and Punjab State NIC for theteam under the able leadership of Mr.Sunil Kumar, SIO for commendable worktoward e-Governance Projects in thestate. Keep it up.(Nirmal Jeet Singh Kalsi)For more information, contactSh. Sunil KumarState Informatics OfficerNIC Punjab State unitRoom No. 109, Ground FloorPunjab Mini SecretariatSector 9, ChandigarhPIN- 160009email: sio-punjab@nic.in06October 2005

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The results are hosted on theofficial website of the state government.| Web Based Income Certificate IssueSoftwareNIC Arunachal has developed web basedIncome Certificate Issue software. Thecertificate is issued based on Below PovertyLine (BPL) survey and is required for BPLration card, availing stipend by students etc.At present, it has been implemented at CICsof Tawang and East Siang District.| Arunachal Helicopter Service SeatBooking SystemIt has been developed by NIC Arunachal forthe Department of Civil Aviation, Govt. ofArunachal Pradesh. The system helps thedepartment to handle helicopter bookingsefficiently and minimise the manualdocumentation work of the department. Theweb-based software is user friendly, hasprovision for reports on daily sales/revenuecollection, confirmed/waitlisted passengerlist etc. Training has been imparted to theofficials and software has beenimplemented on a standalone server atNaharlagun Helipad.| eSuvidhaThe project initiated by NIC HQ has beendeveloped for computerizing the frontoffice of Block, District and Stateadministration/departments. This helps theadministration in providing timely andefficient citizen services to the people. Thesystem provides the applicant with autogeneratedacknowledgement, mentioningthe approximate date for the delivery ofthe required service. It has beenimplemented in CICs of East Siang District.| Secretariat LANThe Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariatconsists of about 37 office buildings spreadM Manivannan, NIC-A&N (former SIO Pondicherry)A Venkatesan, SIO Pondicherryacross an area of about 0.25 sq km. TheInternet connectivity to most of thedepartment and officials were provided in thepast through dial up connection. On request ofthe State Government, NIC prepared theproject proposal for Wireless based LAN in theSecretariat Complex and its annexe. Theproject has been funded by North EasternCouncil, Shillong and executed by NIC. TheLAN is designed for connecting more than 300nodes, out of which about 100 have alreadybeen activated. The network is providedwith Zone-wise centralised UPS. TheLAN is connected to the NIC routerhaving 2Mbps leased circuitconnectivity. The 256Kbps SCPC VSATdata link acts as backup in case ofleased line failure. It is envisaged toimplement some LAN basedapplications for use of SecretariatAdministration. To begin with, FileMonitoring System has been deployedon a server.| Website DevelopmentFor a remote state like ArunachalPradesh, websites are an importantinterface for the Government toshowcase its activities and interact withthe citizens. The Official website of theState, http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in has beenlaunched along with websites of 11 districtsthat provide varied services and information.Government press release, activities of variousdepartments, information on tourism,biodiversity, medicinal plants, tribes,Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sh G Apang inaugurating the website ofGovernor of Arunachal Pradesh in Presence of H.E. Governor Sh. S KSinghtelephone Directory, and downloadable formsare available on these websites. NIC is alsoproviding technical help to many otherdepartments in developing and hosting theirwebsites.| Web Based MIS For PHEDWeb Based MIS for PHED is a majorcomputerization project of the state for whichthe software development part has beenentrusted to NIC/NICSI. Software Design andDevelopment work has been carried out usingUML tools under .Net framework, following 3-tier architecture. The project is funded by theUnion Ministry of Rural Development underRajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water MissionProject. The modules covered under theMoU signing betweed NIC/NICSI and PHED, ArunachalPradesh. Dr. Y K Sharma, DDG, NIC, Sh. G Padu, CE PHED,Sh K C Dwivedi, former MD NICSI can be seen in thephotographproject are Revenue Collection, ComplaintMonitoring, Water Source and AssetManagement, Water Quality Management,Material and Stores Management, HabitationSurvey Status, Scheme and ProgrammeManagement, Equipment InformationSystem, Contractor and SupplierInformation System, Personnel andPayroll, Finance and Work Accounting.Presently, the application is under testingand training for 3 batches of employeesof PHED has already been conducted.| BPL ComputerizationNIC Arunachal is helping the Department ofRural Development in getting the BPLSurvey data validated, merged and compiledfor all blocks. A software is also beingdeveloped for generating various queriesand reports required by the department.| Computer Training CentreA state-of-the-art computer training centreof NIC Arunachal has been established at theCivil Secretariat. The centre caters to thecomputer training needs of State Govtdepartments/employees and skill enhancementof NIC employees. A training schedule has10October 2005

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The wireless nodes will sharethe existing 2 MBPS leased line gatewayconnectivity of NIC.| Sub-Division Network ProjectUnder this project, the 23 sub-divisions of thestate will have network/Internet connectivity.The sites will either have VSAT connectivity orLAN extension, depending upon distance fromthe nearest CIC. This project will give a boostto e-Governance in the state as many of theGovt. services are offered through SDO offices.| State Data CentreA data centre consisting of Secured NetworkInfrastructure and Storage Area Network(SAN) is being set up in the Civil Secretariatby NIC. Under the State Data Center, it isenvisaged to have a state level Application,Database, Mail and Web server along withfirewall and authentication server. TheSh. D K Debnath, SIO presenting a report ‘A Profile of CICs in ArunachalPradesh’ to the then Minister for IT, Sh. T L Rajkumar during valedictorysession of a DONER sponsored training programmecapacity of data centre will be 1 TB.| Community Information CentreThe establishment of CICs has extended thereach of the IT revolution to this regionand has a potential to boost all-rounddevelopment of the state. People from allwalks of life namely, students, doctors,teachers, engineers, Govt. officials,businessmen, and general public utiliseCICs for their various needs. Some of theservices being offered at the CIC are E-mail/Internet, computer awarenesstrainings, conducting online examinationsfor CCC course of DOEACC, Govt. to Citizen(G2C) Services such as eSuvidha, IncomeCertificate issue, BPL surveycomputerization etc. Local jobadvertisement is also disseminated throughCIC websites. The state government hasfixed nominal fees for the services providedby the CICs.| AGMARKNETThe NICNET Based Agricultural MarketingInformation Network (AGMARKNET)facilitates all Agriculture ProduceMarketing Committees (APMCs) todisseminate market information for thebenefit of farmers and other targetgroups. AGMARKNET has been implementedin Arunachal Pradesh where six APMCs(Itanagar, Pasighat, Tawang, Roing, Tezuand Ziro) are covered under the project,and as part of the expansion programme,networking of another five APMCs (Miao,Along, Daporijo, Bomdila and Khonsa) andState Agriculture Marketing Board isunderway.| Support of NIC and CICduring electionsThe conduct of Elections inArunachal Pradesh is alwaysan uphill task due to acutecommunication bottlenecksresulting from geographicalvastness and difficult terrainof the state. The State andDistrict administrations getimportant assistance fromthe NIC Units, which act asinformation hub during theelections. The CICs are alsopressed into service forassisting in the electionprocess under the technicalguidance of NIC officers.Moreover, NIC has hosted the website ofthe Chief Electoral Officer http://ceoarunachal.nic.in, and also contributes inelection result transmission under NIC-Doordarshan election result transmissionproject. All this has enabled in overcomingthe difficulties and conduct the elections ina more efficient way.| Video-ConferencingIn Arunachal Pradesh, one VideoConferencing Studio is functioning at StateCivil Secretariat Complex, Itanagar andsimilar facilities are coming up at all 16District HQ of the state and one at the RajBhawan.| Web ServicesThe website registration and hosting forstate government departments is donepresently at state-of-the-art NIC HQ webservers. Remote updation facilities are alsobeing provided to the user departments overVPN. NIC Arunachal also undertakes webapplication development on request fromgovernment departments.| E-Mail and InternetNIC provides Internet connectivity and e-mail services to government departments.Till now more than 300 e-mail accounts atthe local e-mail server http://arun.nic.inhave been created for government officials.The mail server is available 24 X 7.It is worth mentioning that the NIC districtcentres are helping the districtadministration in various computerizationactivities, training, Internet connectivity,CIC management and other ICT support.Some district centres have developed andimplemented applications like Inner LinePermit, Trade License, Arms License,Succession Certificate etc. Activities of NICin the state have created an atmospherefor implementation of e-Governance andhave paved the way for the StateGovernment and administration to do morein this area.For further information, contact:Sh. D K DebnathState Informatics OfficerNIC Arunachal Pradesh State UnitBlock 23, Civil SecretariatItanagaremail: sio-arn@nic.inOctober 200511

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○D ISTRICT INFORMATICSM Manivannan, NIC-A&N (former SIO Pondicherry)Santosh Kumar Shukla, Madhya Pradesh correspondentA Venkatesan, SIO PondicherryHOSHANGABAD PONDICHERRY - On ICTRoadmap Setting an ExampleHoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh is abeautiful place situated at the banks ofNarmada River in the southern valley of VindhyaHills. The district is rich in natural resourcesand is historically important too.NIC Hoshangabad was established in the year1989 and since then it has been providing ICTrelated services to the District Administration aswell as other government departments. Someof the prominent activities of the District Centreinclude providing support during Parliamentaryand Assembly Elections, implementation ofAGMARKNET, Bhu-Abhilekh Software, 11 PointsProgramme, conducting computer awarenessprogrammes for District Administration, etc.| 11 Points Programme: Under thisprogramme, a village level database has beencreated, which is used to generate reports thathelp the District Administration to improvecitizen centric services and for tracking thestatus regarding functioning of hand pumps,transformers, ‘aganbadis’, schools, primaryhealth centers, PDS shops, veterinary facilityetc. Status of pending land demarcation /transfer cases, social welfare pension cases,progress of scholarship distribution andavailability of agriculture resources are alsobeing tracked through this programme.| AGMARKNET: AGMARKNET has beenimplemented in the Itarsi and Piparia KrishiUpaj Mandi of the district. It providesinformation pertaining to agricultural sectorlike daily rates of agricultural commodities,market trends, government schemes etc.| Land Records Computerization: Bhu-Abhilekh software (version 2.0) hasbeen successfully implemented in all theseven tehsils of the district. Farmers nowget computer-generated copies of Khasraand B1 forms.| Zila Panchayat Computerization: Asoftware for the computerization of BelowPoverty Line Survey Data and for generation ofvarious reports/queries related to thebeneficiaries of various government schemeshas been implemented in the Zila PanchayatOffice.| Time Limit Monitoring System:A software for Time Limit Papershas been successfully implementedin the Collectorate Office for weeklyreview of the action on officialcommunications.| e-Works Monitoring System: Itis a web-based system for on-linedata entry of infrastructure workslike road, buildings etc sanctionedfor the district. The system ispassword protected. However, thereports are accessible to everyoneon the district websitehttp://hoshangabad.nic.in. ADistrict Infrastructure Cell (DIC) has beenconstituted which is responsible for gatheringthe information related to sanctioned works aswell as to update it on the district website.| Inauguration of Video Conferencing:Hon’ble Chief Minister Sh. Babu Lal GaurHon’ble CM of Madhya Pradesh Sh. Babulal Gaur interacting withofficers of District Administration using NIC’s Video Conferencing serviceinaugurated video conferencing facility at thedistrict via video conferencing some time back.This was multi-point video conferencing inwhich the Hon’ble Chief Minister, prominentofficials of the State Government, divisionalcommissioners and district collectors took part.| Revenue Recovery Certificate (RRC)System: RRC System provides the accountabilityin the monitoring of revenue recovery in thedistrict. District administration can easily monitorrevenue recovery and status of various relatedcases. Various reports like department-wise,bank-wise, tehsil-wise, scheme-wise and datewisecan also be generated through the system.| Web Services: The official website ofHoshangabad http://hoshangabad.nic.in hasbeen designed and hosted on the NIC Web Server.NIC Hoshangabad regularly supports the updationof the content of the website which is provided bythe District Administration. A link is also providedfrom the district website for e-monitoring ofinfrastructure works going-on in the district.| Other Activities: NIC Hoshangabad hasextended NICNET facility through dial-up andLAN to District Collector’s Office, Jan SewaKaksha, Land Record Office and 14 otherdepartments. General computer awarenessand need-based computer trainingprogrammes are regularly conducted fordistrict officials. Payroll processing softwarehas been successfully implemented in variousoffices of the district. NIC district center hasprovided complete IT support during assemblyand parliamentary elections.NIC Hoshangabad District UnitDistrict Informatics OfficerM.K.SharmaDistrict Informatics AssociateRekha JainFor further information please mail tohoshangabad@mp.nic.in12October 2005

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○E GOV PRODUCTS & SERVICESPONDICHERRYSetting an Exampleany means to evaluate the performance oftheir VSAT. SATCOM Division of NIC hasdeveloped a set of tools to facilitate allusers to monitor the performance of theirVSAT as well as to enable bettermanagement of large network projects.These tools allow the users to checkavailability and data usage of each VSAT ona daily basis, check the current online statusof VSAT and get the details of thethroughput of a VSAT for last 12 hrs which isavailable in different formats includinggraphical reports. All these reports areavailable on the website of the SATCOMDivision http://satcom.nic.in/. Theinformation can be accessed through the link‘NICNET Reports’ on the main page of thiswebsite .M Manivannan, NIC-A&N (former SIO Pondicherry)A Venkatesan, SIO Pondicherryprojects are also available. This helps theuser to examine and analyse patterns ofusage as well as availability and downtimeof their respective VSATs.| Online HealthMonitoringSystem forVSATsReal timeinformation hasbeen provided usinga WEB based OnlineHealth Statusmonitoring systemfor VSATs. Thesystem has been implemented with clickable| Online Traffic (Current utilization)Monitoring ToolA Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) webDaily Graph (1 Minute Average)based tool is available, which providesonline data throughput of every VSATthat is operated on NICNET. It alsoindicates any abnormal traffic eitherin transmission or reception, whichhelps the user to identify and analysevirus or spam traffic that flowsthrough a specific VSAT. Any abnormalpattern can be analysed and problemscan be addressed effectively.The main objective of providing thesetools is to enable the users toevaluate performance of their VSATsthemselves. SIOs, HODs, ProjectCoordinators and individual users canuse the reports and tools for availingenhanced services from the NICNET.For more information, mail tocustomer-relations@lsmgr.nic.in| NICNET ReportsNICNET reports provide a means to the userto graphically view Network availability /Utilisation / Data transferred / On-line orOff-line status / Voice and Video utilizationetc (for both current month and previousmonth). Each user can check the utilizationof a particular VSAT. Moreover summaryreports based on networks and majormaps, which can drill down to a specificVSAT of the user’s interest. Through thissystem, one can easily know the number ofonline/offline VSATs of a state or aparticular project. Project Coordinators canuse this tool to keep track of the online oroffline VSATs at a particular point of time.It gives a good indication of actual usageand can be used to take corrective measuresin case any problem occurs.Call for ArticlesReaders are invited to contribute articlesfor this and other sections ofInformatics. The articles may be sent to,The Editor, Room No. 379, 3 rd floorNIC, Headquarters, A Block, CGOComplex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003Email: sonal@nic.in14October 2005

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○E GOV PRODUCTS & SERVICESM Manivannan, NIC-A&N (former SIO Pondicherry)V S Raghunathan, NIC KeralaA Venkatesan, SIO PondicherryPONDICHERRY Centralised AllotmentSetting Process an in Example KeralaCentralised Allotment Process (CAPNIC), asoftware developed by NIC Kerala State Unithelps in conducting counselling for theallotment of seats for the professionalcourses in the state. The web-enabledsoftware is aimed at conducting counsellingfrom multiple locations so that thecandidates need not travel all the way toThiruvananthapuram for this purpose. Thesystem is in open source LAMP model thatmakes it a cost effective and robust one.The software has been developed by takingcare of all the existing rules of reservationsand floating seat concept.| Scope of CAPNICThe system is being used for allotment ofseats for Medical, Engineering, B.Pharm,and Architecture courses. This year about3200 seats in medical stream, 13000 seatsin engineering stream, 60 seats inarchitecture and 1100 seats in B.Pharmwere alloted using CAPNIC. The Systemtakes care of the following activities:• Registration of Candidates for Counselling• Vacancy list Generation• Seat Allotment• Higher Option List Generation• Fee Collection• Memo printing• On-line display – Vacancy/Allotment status.• Re-allotment of seat based on the higheroptions received from the candidates andavailability of seatsScreenshot of Allotment Window on CAPNIC software| Central Allotment ProcessThe allotment process is carried out fromthree Counselling centres located atThiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam andKozhikode. The candidates are called in theorder of their ranks. The system provides amaximum of 20 options to the candidates forselectng an institute of his/her choice. If thecandidate could earmark his/her choice out ofthe preferences, he/she will be allotted theseat asked or else he/she may withdraw fromthe counselling. Alternatively, a candidate canalso give higher options in case he would liketo go for better options. After the seat isallotted, an allotment slip is generated,indicating the fee required to be paid by thecandidate as per the institution or as per thecategory of the candidate.| Infrastructure for the SystemFor implementing the CAPNIC system, theMain Server and the Backup Server is placedin office of the Commissioner of EntranceExaminations (CEE). Second Backup Serveris placed in the NIC office. Data from themain server is replicated to the backupservers. A 2 Mbps leased line connects allcounselling centres and the NIC centre tothe CEE office.For more information, mail tosio@kerala.nic.in‘SANWAD’ : An e-governanceinitiativeSANWAD, an ambitious project of SivasagarDistrict Administration to offer E-governanceservices to its citizens was launched recently byHon’ble Transport Minister of Assam Sh. AnjanDutta. The Project has been conceived anddesigned by the District Administration with thehelp of NIC Sivasagar District Unit. The project isplanned to be implemented in all the subdivisionsof the district under the supervision ofa District Level Committee headed by DeputyCommissioner.Under this project, an IT Kiosk will be set up ineach Gram Panchayat and Ward by selectedoperators. District Unit of NIC will give theoperators training for 15 days. The Kiosks thatwill consist of a Computer, Printer, DigitalCamera, Telephone, Photocopier etc, will providemultidimensional citizen services and businesscommunication facilities.Tasiruddin Ahmed, Assam CorrespondentAt the ‘SANWAD Kendra’, citizens can apply forvarious services like Land Sale Permission,Permanent Residential Certificate, Legal HeirCertificate, Bakijai Clearance Certificate, Copy ofJamabandi (Land Revenue Record), etc.Applications for these services will be receivedat the Kiosk and the applicant will be given aprinted receipt with application ID. KIOSKoperators will arrange to send all theapplications received by them through specialmessenger to the office of the DeputyCommissioner. The applicants can collect thecertificates from Kiosk on a specified date byproducing the receipt/application ID. Applicantscan also check the status of their applications byentering their application ID online. The entireprocess will be strictly time bound.Apart from this, some other services offeredthrough ‘SANWAD Kendra’ are as follows: -• Information about various government○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○schemes including MPLAD/MLALAD schemes.• Details of Self Help Groups and NGOs.• District wise weather report.• Email and Internet for accessing servicessuch as E-mail, Railway Reservation,Examination Results, Flight Schedule, NewsPapers, etc.• Tender Notification/Employment News.• Prices and other market information ofAgricultural produce.• E-POST/Public Telephone• Online Public Grievance Redressal—throughvoicemail or direct interface.• Computer Training.• DTP Facility, Typing, Photostat• Digital Photography: Passport Photograph• Scanning and CD writing facility.These services, including delivery of differentcertificates etc. have already started through all9 Community Information Centres (CIC) in thedistrict with the launch of the project.For more details, mail tosibsagar@nic.inOctober 200515

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In Sikkim, NIC State Centre wasestablished in 1993, which paved the way forspreading computer awareness among themasses. A separate Department of InformationTechnology (DIT) was created in the state inthe Year 2000 - the first of its kind in the NorthEastern Region.Today, ICT has become a buzzword here, withpeople becoming more aware of the benefitsaccruing with the use of ICT enabled services.Computer equipments and Internet facilitiesare extensively available in the state as well as‘surfing’ and ‘e-Learning’ have entered thelexicon of common usage.| Community Information Centres (CICs)Forty CICs that have been established acrossSikkim, are taking ICTs and related services tothe grassroots. Difficult terrain that posed thebiggest challenge to IT penetration, has beenovercome and IT has become universallyaccessible in the state. The CICs are equippedwith modern ICT peripherals such ascomputers, printers and a direct satellite linkfor accessing Internet. The setup has helped inlinking remote inaccessible destinations of thismountainous state where even roads don’treach.In addition to the establishment of ICTinfrastructure, this initiative has been furtherstrengthened with extensive computer trainingprogrammes to equip people with the knowhowof using and deploying ICT. A wide rangeof people have attended these trainingsessions including school students, housewives,farmers, monks and youths.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○The twenty most remote CICs have also beenprovided with business communication facilitieslike Photocopiers, Lamination, Comb Bindingand PCO facilities with assistance from theNorth Eastern Council. In line with theGovernment’s decision to strengthen thePanchayati Raj System, the day to day runningof the CICs has been handed over to localcommittees headed by the respective PanchayatPresidents.| Citizen Centric WebsitesApart from the official website of Sikkim,http://www.sikkim.gov.in, a number of othercitizen centric websites have also been hostedby the DIT that include websites of SikkimLegislative Assembly, Agriculture andHorticulture Department, Social WelfareDepartment, Animal Husbandry Department,Health and Family Welfare Department, RuralDevelopment Department etc. The websites area major step towards e-governance as they actas an interface between the citizens and thegovernment.| MIS and Software Development in theGovernment• Software Cell: An in-house Software Cell hasbeen set up in the DIT to assist thecomputerization process of governmentdepartments. The Software Cell attends tosoftware problems that are faced by variousdepartments as well as rectifies networkingfaults and co-ordinate implementation ofvarious software packages. The cell alsohandles development and maintenance ofdepartmental websites.• Check post: For monitoring movement ofgoods, livestock, passengers and tourists inSikkim, the interstate border check-posts atRangpo and Melli have been computerized andlinked through V-SAT.• State Library: A customized inventorysoftware (Library Information System) has beendeveloped for the State Library at Gangtok.• Land Records: Sikkim has alreadycomputerized Land Records in all the districtsand sub-divisions. Now, computerizedcertificates relating to land records are issuedwith assistance from NIC and DIT.| Trainings and Courses for IT EnabledServicesThe DIT, since its inception, has supported NIC’srole of spreading computer awareness amonggovernment servants. DIT has encompassed awide spectrum of courses for GovernmentDepartments and local unemployed youth,many of which are career oriented. To facilitatethe progress of these courses, twomultipurpose training centres have beenestablished - one at Gangtok covering East andNorth districts and another at Namchi coveringSouth and West Districts. The Department hasbeen conducting training courses for callcentres too with an aim that ICT should alsogenerate employment on a regular basis.| Total Computer Literacy CampaignThe Hon’ble Chief Minister launched the totalComputer Literacy Campaign on the 17 th ofSeptember 2004 with the objective to makeSikkim a completely computer literate State.The special feature of this program is theattempt to make even illiterate peoplecomputer literate through icon-based programs.| IT For the Physically ChallengedThe Department is also bringing substantialchanges to the lives of the physicallychallenged. A computer centre for the blind hasbeen established at Namchi with fourcomputers, four Braille printers and one Julietpro. The Department is also working on the useof IT for the people suffering from cerebralpalsy.| STPIIn order to provide high bandwidth connectivityto investors, a Software Technology Park hasalso been setup at Gangtok, the capital of theState. In a short span, Sikkim has placed itselfprominently on the IT Map of India. Steadybackbone, spatial database etc. are the futureareas, which shall be the focus of the State.Sikkim is committed to keeping pace with thefast-developing world of ICT. This commitmentbacked up by the ready availability of requiredinfrastructure and the improved human resourcesmake the state a promising IT investmentdestination. Sikkim stands proud as the perfectexample of complete coherence between the ITDepartment and NIC; the two have joined handsand shared resources to bring ICT solutions notonly to Government Departments, but to theentire population of the State.For details, please mail tomgkiran@hotmail.com16October 2005

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○T ECHNOLOGY UPDATEM Manivannan, NIC-A&N (former SIO Pondicherry)Dr. Savita Dawar & Antony C J, NIC HQA Venkatesan, SIO PondicherryPONDICHERRY Open Source and OpenSetting StandardsExampleOpen Source is used to describe an openprocess of software development in whichsource code is made available for use ormodifications by the users or otherdevelopers so as to enhance or customize thesoftware for their own purposes. OpenStandards represent common agreementsthat enable communications and areavailable for all to read and implement.Often, open source development makes useof open standards for operating systems orsoftware development tools, but the purposeof open source is to support continuoussoftware improvement while the purpose ofopen standards is to support commonagreements that enable communications thatis available to all. Some of the prominentopen domain tools and technologies arediscussed below:| Java TechnologyJava Technology has brought about afundamental shift in the way applications aredeveloped and deployed by assimilatingplatform independent execution into theSatellite animation using Java3D in CollabCADrealm of network computing. It allowsdevelopment of enterprise-worthy programsthat can run on a wide variety of platformsextending from servers to hand held devicesand smart cards. Java platform is basically asoftware platform (often called Java VirtualMachine - JVM) running over multiple○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○hardware platforms. Differenttypes of JVMs are available thatcater to specialised needs ofdevelopment and deployment interms of computing power,network capabilities, memory,storage etc. Java3D provideseasy-to-use high levelconstructs to developinteractive and animatedgraphical applications that canbe deployed on virtually allenvironments. It targets a widespectrum of three-dimensionalapplication environments likeVirtual Reality Systems, 3DGames, CAD Systems etc. wherethe basic Java principle of“Write Once, Run Anywhere” isdemonstrated in letter and spirit.| PostgreSQLPostgreSQL is a time tested open sourcerelational database system with a provenarchitecture that ensures reliability,scalability and data integrity. Itsupports ANSI SQL 92/99standards and runs on all majoroperating systems. Postgres hasall the ingredients needed foran enterprise database systemlike point in time recovery, savepoints for nested transactions,online backups, asynchronousreplication, support formultibyte character encodingand unicode. It supportsstorage of large binary objectslike images, audio and videoand has interface for most ofthe programming and scriptinglanguages. Postgres has themost liberal open source license (called theBSD license), which grants freedom to use,modify, and re-distribute the source code inany form (open / closed).| Extensible Markup Language (XML)XML, a World Wide Web Consortium standard,is a markup language for documentscontaining structured information. XML isused to describe data and focuses on whatthe data is, while HTML is used to displaydata and to focus on how data looks like.XML was created to structure, store and tosend information. XML enables the exchangeof structured information over the World WidePeep into a VRML worldWeb or the corporate intranet, for furthermanipulation, processing and storage. Theability of XML to combine data withinformation describing its structure makes itincredibly useful as a data exchangetechnology. It is fast becoming the standardfor data interchange on the Web.| Virtual Reality Modeling Language(VRML)VRML can be considered as a threedimensional equivalent of HTML. It is amodeling language for describing threedimensionalobjects and multi-participantinteractive simulations. It also specifies theappearance of these objects and otherproperties such as lighting. A VRML worldmay be animated and highly interactive or beentirely static. Worlds may be based on realplaces or objects or be totally imaginary orabstract. To view a VRML world, a standaloneVRML viewer or a plug-in to a Webbrowser is required.VRML97, an international standard (ISO/IEC-14772-1:1997), is the current version of VRMLand is the equivalent of VRML2.0.For further details, please mail tosavita.dawar@nic.inOctober 200517

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C BPaliwal, Transport Commissioner (UP), who waspresent in the meeting, lauded the efforts forcomputerization of UP Transport Department,which is being done with the help of NIC.In the meeting a presentation on the on-goingcomputerization project was given to theTransport Commissioner and ARTOs discussedvarious issues/problems related to thecomputerization project.Y K Singh, NIC Uttar Pradesh| Recent developments in AGMARKNETProjectThe AGMARKNET project is being implementedthroughout the country on a priority basis andsome of the recent activities regarding theproject are as follows:• NIC Jharkhand State Centre conducted a fivedayworkshop (5 th -9 th September) cum trainingprogram on AGMARKNET in which 20 officialsincluding Market Secretaries and Supervisorsfrom 13 Bazar Samitis of Jharkhand took part.At the end of the training program Sh. N LSingh, Senior Marketing Officer, DMI Ranchipresented the certificates to the participants.• A state level AGMARKNET project reviewmeeting was held on 23 rd August at Dehradun.All the Secretaries of 20 Mandi Samities in thestate participated in the meeting along withSh. P S Kutiyal, Director Mandi Parishad, Sh.Rajesh Goyal, NIC-State AGMARKNET ProjectCoordinator, Sh. Rajendra Singh, A.A.M.A.(DMI, Dehradun) and other officials from MandiParishad of Haldwani and DMI Dehradun.• The Punjab Mandi Board has included themonthly review of AGMARKNET project as acompulsory activity in their agenda. Secretary,Punjab Mandi Board has issued instructions toconduct monthly review meetings withSecretary APMCs, ICT Core Team Members,respective DIOs and further apprise the NICAGMARKNET State Coordinator and Nodal Officerfrom Punjab Mandi Board. Subsequently firstmeeting was conducted at District Ropar on 5 thJuly and later at Patiala and Sangrur on 8 th July.Prashant Belwarier, Jharkhand,Rajesh Goyal, Uttaranchal &Sarbjeet Singh, Punjab Correspondent| NIC officials awarded on the eve of 59 thIndependence DayOn the eve of 59 th Independence Day, Sh. AvtarHenry, Hon’ble Minister of Food and CivilSupplies, Punjab awarded Certificate of Meritand Medal to Sh. Amolak Singh Kalsi, Scientist- D and DIO (Jalandhar) and Sh. Ranjit Singh,Scientist - C and DIA (Jalandhar) for theiroutstanding achievement and commendable jobin promoting Informatics culture in the districtand providing ICT support to DistrictAdministration of Jallandhar.DIO Jind (Haryana), Sh. M Z R Badr was alsohonoured with citation on the occasion ofIndependence Day for his outstanding servicesto the District Administration.Sarbjeet Singh, Punjab & Hari Chand,Haryana Correspondent| Website and live webcast of Nehru TrophyBoat Race, KeralaNehru Trophy Boat Race is an internationallyacclaimed festival event of Kerala that hasbeen taking place for the last 52 years. NICKerala launched the first official website of theevent, which was inaugurated recently by Sh. KC Venugopal, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism andDevaswom, Kerala. NIC Web Services Division,New Delhi also made a live webcast of theevent. The Teleinformatics DevelopmentPromotion Programme Division supportedproviding live feed to the DD sports. Thewebcast is now available as video-on-demandon the website http://nehrutrophy.nic.in. Thewebcast received hits from over 18 countriesacross the world.Asha Verma, Kerala Correspondent| NIC support during President’s visit toSikkimDuring the visit of the HE the President ofIndia, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam to Sikkim on 22 ndSeptember, NIC Sikkim established WirelessLAN in Raj Bhawan for providing Internetfacility and a number of computers were alsoinstalled for the purpose. A team of officialsfrom NIC Gangtok was deployed at the RajBhavan to ensure smooth running of thenetwork operations.On 21 st September, a day before the President’svisit, the official website of the Raj Bhavanhttp://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in was inauguratedby HE the Governor of Sikkim, Sh. V Rama Rao.Hon’ble Chief Minister Sh. Pawan Kr. Chamling,Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries of variousdepartments were present at the inauguralfunction held at Raj Bhavan, Gangtok.Vinita lakhotia, NIC Sikkim| Total Computerization of Motor VehicleDepartment, KeralaHon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Sh. OommenChandy inaugurated the total computerizationof Motor Vehicle Department on 6 th of Augustat the RTO, Ernakulam. Other dignitariespresent on the occasion were Sh. N Sakthan,Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Sh. PChandrasekharan, Transport Commissioner, Smt.Sheela Thomas, Transport Secretary, Sh. K PSomarajan, Chairman and MD, KSRTC, Sh. A PM Mohammed Haneesh, District Collector, Sh.Dinendra Kasyap, City Police Commissioner, Sh.V S Raghunathan, SIO etc.October 200521

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