‘E-vishleshak’ – a statistical software for better governance in Haryana

On the occasion of National Statistical Day, Haryana government has launched statistical software, e-vishleshak, to make their schemes more effective. Launching the software in Chandigarh, Finance and Planning Minister Capt Abhimanyu termed it as ‘Information Destination’ and said it was required for administrative and government work and entire data of various departments would be available…

Kannur’s achievements in e-governance in focus

The district’s achievements in e-governance and e-transaction will be the highlights of Digital India Week programmes to be launched on Wednesday. Along with the 9-point digital agenda being promoted as part of the programme, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the district-level programme would also include events to celebrate the achievements of the…

Mobile One: Governance at your fingertips

An anganwadi worker in rural Karnataka can register her attendance through a service called Mobile One, which a software professional in Bengaluru can also use to pay electricity and water bills or book tickets. This innovation is not by a start-up but by the Karnataka government’s centre for e-governance, which pitches its mobile governance offering,…

Mission Kochi is ‘impossible’

The UDF-led Kochi corporation has hardly 45 days to complete their tenure in office. And the local body is making all ‘efforts’ to execute the projects listed in the Mission Kochi 15-08-15 programme. Even as the civic body desperately attempts to at least start all the 32 projects listed in the Mission Kochi programme, it’s…

Mobile One: Governance at your fingertips

An anganwadi worker in rural Karnataka can register her attendance through a service called Mobile One, which a software professional in Bengaluru can also use to pay electricity and water bills or book tickets. This innovation is not by a start-up but by the Karnataka government’s centre for e-governance, which pitches its mobile governance offering,…

Collector reconnects govt’s e-bridge

People living in Mira Bhayandar especially students, widows and senior citizens will not have to travel all their way to Thane for procuring important government documents. In a much needed respite for them, the district authorities resumed its SETU sub-office in Bhayandar. Considered to be an ‘electronic bridge’ between the common man and government agencies…

AP to provide services on e-platform

In a move that would establish Andhra Pradesh as a model state in e-governance, it will unveil an online platform to offer 600 different citizen services. The platform, called e-Pragati, will include departments like revenue, land and municipal administration, health, social welfare and education. The state partnered with software major Wipro to develop the platform,…