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From the States

CONFONET
Computerization of Consumer Commissions
is a nationwide initiative aimed at digitizing
the operations of the Commissions in both the
State and District Forums. Its website (http://
confonet.nic.in) offers citizen an interface for
accessing cause lists and judgment copies. On
June 20, 2022, the Minister of Food, Civil Sup-
plies, and Consumer Affairs, Shri K. Lalrinliana
launched an online portal named e-Daakhil to
further bolster the system and receive consumer
complaints online.
NDAL-ALIS
National Database on Arms Licence-Arms
Licence Information System (NDAL-ALIS) is an
all-comprehensive system developed for issu-
Fig 1.6 : Hon’ble Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs of Mizoram, Shri K. Lalrinliana ing arms licenses. It manages the entire process,
launching eDaakhil portal at the Mizoram Secretariat, MINECO, Khatla starting from the application receipt to license
approval, and printing. It aims to ensure that ap-
efficiency, and transparency in dealing with PUC Certificate Testing Centre: Transport De- plicants go through all the necessary verification
transport-related matters. partment has outsourced the Pollution Under processes before being granted a license to car-
iRAD: iRAD (Integrated Road Accident Data- Control (PUC) Certificate testing centers to pri- ry a weapon within a specific jurisdiction. NDAL-
ALIS is a sub-module of the IVFRT project and has
base) is an application developed for the pur- vate firms. Uploading PUC details to Vahan is been implemented in all 11 districts.
pose of collecting, managing, and analyzing data necessary to obtain the certificate. NIC plays a
related to road accidents. It aims to create a cen- crucial role in implementing these testing centers ePrison
tralized and comprehensive database of road ac- and their integration with the Vahan database.
cident information to facilitate effective accident Mizoram integrated PUC with Vahan in 2019, with ePrison system (https://eprisons.nic.in) was
management, analysis, and policy-making. the first permission to conduct emission tests developed by the Prison Division, NIC-HQ, to
computerise and integrate all the activities re-
With iRAD, relevant stakeholders such as po- granted to the New Capital Complex testing site lated to prison and prisoner management. Since
lice departments, traffic authorities, and health in Khatla on January 10, 2020. September 2018, it has been implemented across
departments can input and access information all prisons in the state, including the Central Jail,
about road accidents, including details about Election Project 8 District Jails, and 1 Women Jail.
vehicles involved, casualties, location, date, time, Since early 1990s, NIC Mizoram has played a
and other relevant data. This data can be used crucial role in overseeing ICT-related activities for NSP
for various purposes, including understanding election management in the State Government. National Scholarship Portal (NSP) is an online
accident trends, identifying high-risk areas, eval- Serving as the State Level Agency (SLA) for the portal by the Government of India for applying,
uating the effectiveness of road safety measures, Election Department, NIC has been instrumental processing, verifying and sanctioning Govern-
and developing targeted strategies to reduce ac- in providing comprehensive support for all elec- ment scholarships to students. It aims to reduce
cidents and improve road safety. tions, including Parliamentary, Legislative, and discrepancies and provide a common, effective
Notably, since its initial launch in October 12, more, across all districts and at the state head- and transparent way to disburse scholarships to
2021, Mizoram is among the first states to imple- quarters. The assistance offered by NIC at differ- students. It is implemented as an MMP under the
ment the iRAD project across all its districts on ent stages of the election process has garnered National e-Governance Plan in Mizoram and vari-
September 15, 2021. widespread recognition and appreciation. ous schemes can be availed by the students.

Fig 1.7 : Shri K. Lalrinliana, Minister of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs launching the Electronic Public Distribution System
Point of Sales (ePoS) device at the Government’s Fair Price Shop (FPS), Zonuam, Aizawl. End-to-end Computerization of TPDS Oper-
ations: This scheme aims to digitise various op-
erations related to the Targeted Public Distribu-
tion System (TPDS). It was initially implemented
during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), but due
to delays, it was extended until March 31, 2020. It
aimed to digitise ration cards (RCs), depots, and
other databases, computerise online allocation
and supply chain management, establish trans-
parency portals and grievance redressal mecha-
nisms, and automate fair price shops.
Integrated Management - Public Distribution
System (IM-PDS) : This scheme was started in
April 2020 and extended until March 31, 2023, fo-
cussed on national portability of RCs along with
de-duplication of RCs and beneficiaries at the
state and national levels.

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