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Engineering Works and Budget
Monitoring System
(http://admser.chd.nic.in/ewbms/)
Engineering Works & Budget Monitoring System
(EW&BMS) is a work-flow based application being
implemented for the Engineering Department
(PWD) of Chandigarh Administration to monitor
progress of various ongoing works in terms of
both physical and financial aspects.
There are four stakeholders involved in
this application, viz. Engineering Department,
Treasury, Client Departments and Contractors. Fig. 2.6: UT Administration and NIC teams at the inauguration of New Chandigarh UT Secretariat
This application is integrated with PFMS for the • Issuing movement passes for people involved
management of expenditures and other finances. Governments. The portal is managed by the
Department of Printing and Stationery, Chandigarh in essential services
Online Jamabandi UT. Since October 2019, the portal has published a • Registration and issuance of passes for
(http://164.100.147.11/onlinenakal/) total of 1,294 notifications and 514 gazettes. migrants
Online Jamabandi is a land record management Reservation Roster, Recruitment • SMS alerts for Rapid Antigen and RTPCR
system developed for the Revenue Department Rules and Vacancy Management Reporting
of Chandigarh UT. It aims to help people to • Issuance of exemption certificate for tax free
access official land record of Chandigarh such System import of COVID-19 relief materials
as Registration, Mutation and Jamabandi using This application is developed for Department • ePermits for Oxygen Cylinder for Home
Owner name, khewat number and khasra numbers. of Personnel and Social Welfare, Chandigarh UT •
This portal also serves as an authoritative in order to fill the information gap related to Mobile app for distribution of free food grains
source of information on rules and regulations updation of Recruitment Rules and vacancies in under PMGKAY.
regarding property registration in UT region. UT machinery. It allows the Head of Department Network and Infrastructure
(HoD) to monitor on his / her dashboard category-
eAwas wise vacant positions in their departments Services
(https://eawas.chd.gov.in/) and send automated quarterly alerts to the NKN
The Chandigarh Administration House Allotment Branch In-charges to update the information, so Under NKN Project, NIC Chandigarh provides
Committee services are fully computerised by that the posts do not lapse after two years of high-speed network connectivity to top
eAwas. These services include online application remaining vacant. Furthermore, this increases the educational and research institutions in UT and
receipt, verification, bidding, and allocation. transparency in cadre management and improves neighbouring states. IIT Roop Nagar, CSIR-IMTECH,
The system can provide information on house employee satisfaction. Chandigarh, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
allotment and vacation, generate and update Excise & Taxation and NDRI, Karnal are just a few names in a
seniority-based lists, issue rent payment details, The UT Centre has developed three application very long list. The network is designed using a
allow bidding for vacant houses, handle mutual modules for the Department of Excise & Taxation, proactive strategy that anticipates future needs
exchange applications, and manage employee namely, ePermit, Liquor Licensing System and and opportunities, both in terms of usage and
grievances and complaints. Label Registration to facilitate better service perceived value.
The system is supplemented by a mobile app delivery.
that helps field inspectors report on the status of Regional Network Centre
houses. Currently, a chatbot has been integrated Court Computerization In 2003, the UT Centre commissioned a leased
to assist applicants. NIC has replicated the system (http://chddistrictcourts.gov.in) line network to connect all offices in District
for the Municipal Corporation and the Police (http://admser.chd.nic.in/) Collectorate (Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh),
Department in Chandigarh and Punjab State. A centralised solution is in place covering all Punjab and Haryana High Court, Haryana and
the 19 District courts. The data is being used to Punjab Secretariat, and all other state government
eVigilance generate the cause list case details, judgments departments and offices in the territory. Later, this
(https://evigilance.chd.gov.in/) etc. Besides, computerisation has been carried was extended to other neighbouring regions of
eVigilance portal has been developed for the out at State Consumers Disputes Redressal Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and
convenience of more than 33,000 Chandigarh UT Commission (SCDRC) and Central Administrative Haryana. In addition, the UT Centre also offered
employees. It has cut short the time taken for Tribunal. a Managed Leased Line Network connectivity to
vigilance clearance from several weeks or months various central government departments and
to a maximum of 2-3 days. The user department Initiatives during COVID offices which include Census, Directorate General
only has to apply on the portal to get the Vigilance COVID-19 pandemic is a once in a lifetime of Foreign Trade, Environment and Forest, Unique
Clearance Certificate. event. It disrupted life in a unprecedented way. Identification Authority of India, Registrar of
As of December 2022, the portal has received It required efforts from both Government and Companies, and Central Government Health
a total of 21,856 applications and out of which, Citizens to tackle the menace, and UT Centre Scheme, etc. The base bandwidth for NICNET
20,876 have been cleared for the same. was no different. The UT Centre has played a / Internet access for the network has been
pivotal role in providing infrastructure services strengthened to 10 Gbps links through different
eGazette in terms of Internet / Email / Bulk Messaging ISPs.
(https://egazette.chd.gov.in/) / Web / Mobile based applications and Video
eGazette portal publishes official Gazette Conferencing facilities to the UT Administration Chandigarh SWAN
and Notifications issued by the Chandigarh UT on a 24 X 7 basis. Besides infrastructure services, The UT Centre successfully implemented
Administration. These Gazettes and Notifications the UT Centre was also involved in the following Chandigarh State Wide Area Network (CSWAN),
are of great use to Industry, Citizens, and activities: funded by the Government of India. Under

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