ICT in States
e-Shramik: Online Registration for Welfare of Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers
The Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (OB&OCWW) was constituted to regulate the employment and service condition of building and other construction workers and to provide them safety, health and welfare measures. e-Shramik project aims to facilitate the construction workers...
Empowering Citizens through e-Services & m-Governance
IT has been on the top of the agenda of the State Government. e-Governance in Bihar has helped in increasing transparency and accountability in the government functioning. This is an exclusive Interview with Dr. S. Siddharth, Secretary, Department of IT and Department of Labor, Govt. of Bihar...
Uttar Pradesh: Focusing on Rural e-Governance
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country accounting for about 17 percent of the country s total population. It is the fourth largest state in terms of size with 75 districts and nearly 1.06 lakh villages. However, it is a little known fact that Uttar Pradesh was one of the first...
ICT Enabled Tribe Certificate Verification in Maharashtra
The ICT based solutions are evidently effective when implemented wholesomely for each and every process of an application. Therefore, state of Maharashtra, introduced ICT based solution to verify issued Tribe certificates in order to arrest malpractices and to ensure that benefits should reach...
ICT ENABLED IMPLEMENTATION OF FOREST RIGHTS ACT 2006 IN MAHARASHTRA
Today, Information and Communication Technology has infiltrated the remotest corners of the Earth. The Government of Maharashtra came up with an ICT based innovation to preserve the forests and the rights of those who live in these remote forest areas. Implementation of GIS and other ICT...