Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

the departments will be able to spearhead e-Governance and citizen services in a transparent
and efficient manner.
9.2.6 Most e-governance projects are being rolled-out on public private partnership
(PPP) mode to leverage financial resources & supplement the techno-managerial capabilities
of private sector. This would help in generating employment opportunities for the local
entrepreneurs and youth of the state. The state government would be playing the role of
policy-maker and administering the implementation with a minimal government-citizen
interface.
9.2.7 An outlay of Rs. 4000.00 lac is provided for the 11 th five year plan (2002-
2007). An expenditure of Rs. 98.56 lac was incurred during 2007-08. An expenditure of Rs.
33.00 lac and Rs. 270.91 lac was incurred during 2008-2009 and 2009-10 respectively.
Against an expenditure of Rs. 870.04 lac incurred during 2010-11, an outlay of Rs. 2450.05
lac is provided in the Annual Plan 2011-12. However an outlay of Rs. 32423.92 lac (out of
total plan allocation of Rs. 11500.00 crore) is provided in the Annual Plan 2011-12 for
computerization under various sub-heads/all the departments i.e 2.82% of total plan outlay,
the detail of which is at Annexure ‘A’.
The detail of schemes being covered under Sub-head ‘Information
Technology’ is given below:-
On-going Schemes
State-funded Plan Schemes
IT-2 Introduction of Computerization in Punjab Government Offices, Semi-
Government Bodies and Offices including Maintenance and Upgradation
of the Systems
Outlay – Rs. 1000.00 lac
9.2.8 Depending upon specific or overall e-governance initiatives, the state
departments approach the Department of Information Technology to provide technical
guidance, support and advice in order to bring them under e-governance umbrella.
9.2.9 Detailed Project Report (DPR), Request for Proposal (RFP) preparation and
project execution are being/would be undertaken for better service delivery and record
management on the basis of their requirements worked out with the help of internal
capacities or project consultants. The funds are required for implementing information
technology and e-governance projects in the government departments. These funds will also
be utilized for connecting horizontal offices with the PAWAN project including bandwidth
cost for electronic exchange of data, application and services. The offices would be covered
in a phased manner on demand based approach. Once the pilot implementation is completed,
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