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District Informatics

Significant Achievements and
Initiatives
• NIC, Akola have three major significant innovative
initiatives of delivery of cloud-like services with
Virtual Machine as a service, Major contribution
in the implementation of NLRMP for Akola and
Maharashtra, and Framework for e-Governance of
fundamental resources water, electricity
• Akola is the first District in Maharashtra where
online mutation started for taluka Telhara in
August 2014. Online e-Mutation processing in
Hon’ble MoS, Shri Sanjay Dhotre conducting VC from Akola with DG, NIC all 7 Taluka’s of Akola is started from Feb 2015.
and monitoring, Covid-19 Quarantine Alert System of Maharashtra. All Kotwal book entries are scanned Akola is one of the leading Districts in the online
(CQAS), E-pass System, and Covid 19 Collection and computerized with Metadata entry and made e-Mutation processing activity of Maharashtra
Centre Application. available online for the public using the Kotwal
Book online application. The online distribution of • District Website switched over to Secure, Scalable
National Land Records Modernization the Kotwal Book records was started in 2015 and till and Sugamya Website as a Service (S3WaaS)
Programme (NLRMP) now 30,513 Kotwal book copies have been served framework from 5 April 2018. Akola is the third
For making the process of the switch over from online, and a total transaction for the revenue of Rs. district in the state of Maharashtra to switch over
offline to online processing quick and seamless, 7,62,825/- was achieved. to S3WaaS
NIC District Centre, Akola has adopted resource Citizens at the remote village level can avail of
optimization for utility computing. It made use the copy of the Kotwal book online from anywhere • New Initiative of Framework for e-Governance of
of several innovations like Process isolation, with online payment through the payment gateway. fundamental resources Electricity, Water “based
Virtualization, Server consolidation, Software, Those Govt. Offices, to whom the copy of the on emerging cognitive technologies
Hardware portability, and leveraging of shared Kotwal Book is submitted by citizens, can verify its
networks with cloud-like services with complete authenticity online by using the QR Code Reader.
Virtual Machine as a service implemented in the Website: http://digitalakola.in/
State of Maharashtra. The notable achievements of
the project are improved service delivery, increased District Website
throughput, increased efficiency, and creates Design, Development, and Maintenance
cost-effective solutions for concrete and effective of District Website https://akola.gov.in
e-Governance. National Informatics Centre Akola district website is migrated to Secure, Scalable &
has developed Virtual Machines of Client for the Sugamya Website as a Service (S3WaaS) Framework
sustainability of Property Card Information System n 05th April 2018. Akola is the third district in the
(PCIS) at District and Taluka Inspector of Land state of Maharashtra to migrate the district website
Records (TILR) offices running all over the state of to the S3WaaS platform.
thereby saving hardware cost at each location.
Smart Performance Appraisal Report
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Recording Online Window (SPARROW- NIC, Akola wholeheartedly executed
(PM Kisan) a valuable role during Election 2019,
Technical support and capacity building for the महापार) MAHAPAR Covid-19 pandemic, NLRMP, PM Kisan,
beneficiary’s records data uploading, correction to Training and Technical support are provided Video Conferencing, MAHAPAR, and
the Taluka and district level staff. for users of Smart Performance Appraisal other e-Governance projects, with
Report Recording Online Window (MAHAPAR) great responsibility. The contribution of
Akola district- Online Kotwal Book in Akola District for filing their online Annual NIC, Akola to the successful conduct of
Kotwal Book is the birth/ death/ caste records Performance Appraisal Reports (APAR). the entire computerization was indeed
maintained in the form of registers by the Village Imparted training for use of DSC and e-Sign. very much commendable. The technical
Kotwals since ancient times in the Vidarbha region Website: https://mahapar.maharashtra.gov.in expertise and proficiency exhibited by
NIC, Akola officials has helped us to
Website of District Akola (http://digitalakola.in/) carry out the entire computerization
works successfully with ease and
efficiency. I appreciate and congratulate
NIC, Akola for the integrity, teamwork,
team spirit, promptness, sincerity, hard
work shown.

JITENDRA S. PAPALKAR, IAS
Collector & District Magistrate
Akola District

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