October 2012 - Informatics

Lead StoryHon’ble Home Minister Sh. P. Chidambaram, Inaugurating theCentral IVFRT Office at DMRC Building Shashtri ParkHon'ble Home Minister Sh. P. Chidambaram during the Groupmeetingplan to divert most of the paymenttraffic to the online channel.Applicant takes online appointmentfor meeting registration officials tosubmit physical copy of the supportingdocument, provide biometrics andinterview for registration. Based on theappointment dates relevant UCF datacan be pushed or pulled to the specificFRRO / FRO office. Applicant arrivesfor interview on specified date.Documents generated during theregistration process are also linked tothe central record.C FormC Forms are also automated and areuploaded through an online mediumby hotels, hospitals, hostels,dharmashalas, and universities to thecentral system. The relevant FRRO /FRO will have access to this data andwill be updated in the UCF for analysispurposes, generating risk assessments,tracking as well as generation of alerts.Other vital ApplicationsBesides all these, other vital moduleslike online NRI/ PIO RegistrationSystem, Indian Citizenship, OverseasCitizenship of India (OCI), Armslicense database are being operational.Present Status of IVFRTl Installation/ upgradation ofinfrasrtucture at 78 ICPs.l ICS software is functional at all ICPsl Networking of ICPs with CFB.l Installation of PRMs, QDXmachines, Web Cameras & CCTV forImmigration requirements.l Centralized APIS implemented atAirports.l Facility made available at importantICPs for access to Passport Visa date.l Online submission of Visaapplication module implemented at 81missions abroad.l FRRO Registration moduleimplemented at all 7 FRROs & 3FROs.l Integration of ICS Software withVisa Module implemented.l Immigration Support Centre & VisaSupport Centre become functional.l Central IVFRT office established atShastri Park.l Online submission of ‘C’ Formmodule implemented.FinaleAs per the set milestones of MMP-IVFRT, NIC has successfully achievedthe set targets in the stipulated timeframe. But, still many more targets areto be achieved and need based featuresare to be added as per the emergingrequirements of stake holders. Theareas where replications/strengthening are to be done arenetworking of ICPs and Missions,digitization of D/E Cards, installationof at modern ICT equipments at ICPs,implementation of Biometrics,development of SW for intigrationwith Custom establishment of DisasterRecovery Centre for IVFRT.FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONDr. B.N.ShettyDeputy Director GeneralNational Informatics CentreA-Block, CGO Complex,Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003.T:+911124362753/24305153F:+911124392225October 2012 | informatics.nic.in | 7