Question : ICT in Government Offices of NorthEast

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:
(a) whether any steps have been taken for the establishment of Information and Communication Technology in the Government offices of North-Eastern States of India;

(b) if so, the details of the progress made in the last three years, State-wise and if not , the reasons therefore; and

(c) the incentivizing tools and directives issued to reduce the corruption in Government offices by use of IT and IT enabled services?

Answer given by the minister

(a): Yes, Sir. National Informatics Centre (NIC) has its State Centres at State level and District Centres at District level in North Eastern States. These state and district centres continuously guide and assist the Government offices in ICT applications.

(b): Details of some of the key ICT projects running in the North Eastern states since last three years are given at Annexure.

(c): The above mentioned ICT projects bring in transparency, effective service delivery, good governance and hence reduce corruption in Government offices.

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Annexure
State ICT Projects/Activities in Last Three Years
Assam ePDS, Dharitree and Property Registration, Vahan & Sarathi (e-Transport).
eProcurement, National Knowledge Network(NKN).
eOffice, ePrastuti (203 Govt. websites for transparency).
Secretariat Local Area Network(LAN), Websites for districts and sub divisions.
Arunachal Pradesh Treasury computerization, Vahan (Vehicle Registration) and Sarathi (Driving License) applications running in 31 RTOs, e-Procurement portal operational for Departments. e-File (eOffice) operational in Civil Secretariat, CPGRAMS and DC Capital office. Six e-Services launched using Service Plus framework, Arms License Information System operationalised. State DBT portal operationalised, Public Finance Management System (successfully integrated with State Treasury), National Scholarship Portal operationalised, GST-GRAS Accounting System (Implemented for Finance Department). eHospital in one hospital.

Manipur Employment Exchange; IVFRT; Land Records, Registration, Mother Child Tracking; MNREGA. e-District; e-Court, CPIS (Personnel Information System); Online GPF; e-Hospital at RIMS-Imphal; Jeevan Pramaan, National Scholarship Portal 2.0; e-PDS; Biometric Attendance, e-Office; PFMS; GST Accounting Software, NGDRS, VAHAN 4.0 SARATHI 4.0, Online Treasuries at 18 Treasuries; CMIS e-Salary, e-Way Bill.

Meghalaya Commissioning of NKN NOC at NIC Meghalaya State Centre. Establishment of VC studio in Main Secretariat Building and Setting up of Video Conferencing at various District Jails and District Courts. Commission of the NIC Data Centre. Implementation of e-Gov application for various departments such as: Meghalaya Employee Information System, Meghalaya State Agricultural Marketing Portal. VAT Computerisation (e-Registration, e-Payment, e-Returns, e-Waybill etc.) Treasury NET Computerisation, e-Skilled Hands Portal , automated Pension Payment System & Live Certificate verification using Bio-metrics, e-Hospitals – ORS (Online Registration System), Online Scholarship Application and Processing System for ST/SC/OBC Students, experts SMS Services to Farmers under ICAR. Setting up of LAN infrastructure in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC). Setting up of ICT infrastructure for implementation of e-Prison project at Shillong, Tura and Jowai District Jails. Implementation of the Meghalaya E-Payment System.

Mizoram CONFONET Consumer Forum network used at 8 districts and state HQ.
AGMARKNET for Agriculture Marketing. Mother & Child Tracking.
E-Procurement system used. Treasury computerization using Compact.
GPF for accounts and Treasuries. Vahan and Sarathi. eRAM Land records application for Land Records & Settlement Department. DM dashboard implemented all districts.
Govt receipt accounting system (GRAS for GST) implemented.
Public distribution System (PDS) for Food and Civil Supplies department.
GPF for Accounts and Treasuries. S3waaS project for district websites for 8 districts. CCTNS for Police Department, SPARROW and E-Court implemented.
IVFRT/ NDAL (Foreigners registration and arms license) implemented.
Nagaland CM/DM Dashboard , Land Records Computerisation Project (LaPaMs), TPDS- Online Allocation of Food Grains and Supply Chain Management System, ServicePlus, Framework based – Online Trade License Application and Issuance System under eMaaS , Online VAHAN 4.0 and SARATHI 4.0, Online GPF System, NDAL-ALIS, AEBAS, Treasury Net (Treasury Computerisation) – Integration with PFMS, Payment Gateway and Rollout, MDM – ARMS, District Website, Mobile application for Online GPF System, NSAP (National Social Assistance Programme), e-Prisons, Issue Management System
Plan Track – Application for Tracking and Status Report on Approved Plans/Works/Projects etc. , e-Office, Secretariat Gate Pass Application, Online Application Submission and Processing System for Recruitment, Court Information System(CIS 2.0) and e-Hospital
Sikkim Land Records Computerisation implemented in all the Office of District Collectors and Sub Divisional Magistrates. VAHAN 4.0 and SARATHI 4.0 applications implemented in all 7 Regional transport Offices. All 43 branches of State Bank of Sikkim are under core banking. Sikkim Financial Management System is running in all DDO offices of the State. Online application management System for Sikkim Public Service Commission.
Seven eDistrict services have been rolled out for District Collectors, SDMs and BDOs and Gangtok Municipal Trade License made completely online.
Nine institutes connected through NKN connectivity. State and Central Government offices are connected through lease line or Wimax for e-governance purposes. Six VC Studios have been established in various governments’ buildings to support the departments for VC Session within and outside the state for meetings/workshops/seminars etc.
AADHAR Enabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS) implemented in 12 central Government offices.
Tripura State Data Centre (SDC) – Operational. National Knowledge Network (NKN) - 10 links to institutions. E-Office– Implemented. E-Hospital in 21 State Government Hospitals implemented. Vahan & Sarathi is operational.
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