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From the States

minimizing manual entry errors. Further, eTrans-
port data supports projects like iRAD and VLTDS,
fostering robust data sharing with a focus on
data privacy and security.

iRAD
iRAD’s core objective is to enhance national
accident databases by utilizing data analytics to
analyze road accident data across the country,
ultimately improving road safety and response
times for various agencies. It was successfully
implemented in Sikkim and inaugurated by the
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Prem Singh Tamang,
in the presence of Hon’ble Minister, Shri Mingma
Norbu Sherpa, along with State Informatics Offi-
cer, National Informatics Centre, Dr. L.P. Sharma
and Senior Director (IT), Shri D.K. Basnett, with
State Resource Manager and District Resource Fig 2.2: Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang and the State Informatics Officer holding the
inaugural plaque for iRAD project on the occasion of Sarathi Samman Diwas.
Managers during the Sarathi Samman Diwas
event on August 27, 2023. The ceremony was also
attended by Speaker of Sikkim State Legislative inventory, allocation policies, and online order ernment of Sikkim to upload the tenders and facil-
generation with SMS alerts, accessible at https:// itates bidders to submit their tender bids online.
feastsk.gov.in The bidders can also download the tender sched-
overnment of Sikkim is dependent • FPS Automation: Uses ePOS devices for trans- ules from the portal. Total 635 e-tenders have
been floated worth ₹ 7505 Crore at sikkimtender.
Gon NIC for various e-services, Net- action capture, authentication, and invoice gen-
work connectivity and Video Confer- eration, ensuring no bogus transactions. Man- gov.in by 127 users from 69 organizations.
encing services. Last year, Government aged through https://epos.sikkim.gov.in ePanchayat
of Sikkim created two new districts • Online Grievance Module: Allows online lodg-
where there is an urgent need to estab- ing and tracking of grievances at https://sik- ePanchayat is an umbrella project comprising
lish NIC District Centres. State Govern- of PRIASoft (accounts), PlanPlus (planning), Na-
ment has already kimpdsgrams.nic.in tional Panchayat Portal (NPP), Area Profiler, Ser-
announced for • Transparency Portals: Provides government vice Plus, National Asset Directory, and Panchayat
starting a paper- orders, beneficiary registers, and more for effec- Award Software Applications and portals. Sikkim
less electronic tive decision-making via https://nfsa.gov.in and has implemented all the modules of ePanchayat
office system in https://annavitran.nic.in and is effectively used by all stakeholders.
these two dis- • One Nation One Ration Card: Empowers mi-
tricts. SPARROW
grants for food security with technology-driven
portability using Aadhaar-based authentication This software monitors government officials’
on ePoS devices work and activities, enabling All India cadre of-
ficials (IAS, IPS, IFS, etc.) to submit their annual
eTendering performance reports (APARs) with Digital Signa-
Vijay Bhushan Pathak This project facilitates all departments of Gov- ture or Aadhaar authentication. It also supports
Chief Secretary
Government of Mizoram
Fig 2.3 An overview of Sikkim Public Distribution System
Assembly Shri Arun Upreti, Deputy Speaker and
many other cabinet ministers, high level officials
of Sikkim state Government. RCMS/ ePDS
Reciepts of
Public Distribution System Commodities
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in Sikkim Periodic Verification Transportation to
is responsible for supplying essential commod- for Removing ineligible Godown Point
ities to beneficiaries, including those under the beneficiaries
NFSA Act. This includes 16,500 households under Storage
AAY, 324,081 individuals under PHH, and others SCM
under different schemes. Almost 100% Aadhaar
seeding in PDS enhances efficiency and transpar- Issue of Ration Transport to
FP Shops
ency. Key modules include: Cards
• EPDS Ration Card Management System: An on- Monitoring and
Inspection of
line application for issuing, modifying, and man- FP Shops
aging ration cards with real-time data exchange,
available at https://epds.nic.in Identification of Sale of
Commodities
• FEAST (Food and Essential Commodities As- beneficiaries
surance and Security Target): Manages stock

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