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– DR support, Load balancer for applications
Security Services
Securing Critical Government Cyber
Infrastructure. VPN (IPsec and Web VPN) services
are provided to the users. Perimeter Security
– Firewall, IPS & UTM. End Point Security -
Patch Management, Windows Software Update
server and Antivirus solutions. Active directory
implemented.
Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala inaugurating AIMS software and Mobile App

The objective is to improve the service delivery • Linking of Scheme wise data received from
of the government right from its lowest level of planning board and preparation of Plan Budget
establishment. • Preparation of Five-Year Plan Accounts

AIMS – Agriculture Information Integrated Financial Management System
Management System
AIMS provide a single window facility for (IFMS)
farmers to register themselves, declare land Integrated Financial Management System
and crops being cultivated for availing various (IFMS) is one of the prestigious Projects of
services from the Agriculture department without Government of Kerala undertaken by Finance
visiting the office. Based on this data, the farmer Department and Treasury Department. IFMS
can submit online application for various Kerala has been conceived in-line with the NIC Kerala’s contribution in digitalising
services. Applications submitted by farmers will Modernization of Treasury Systems, which is critical functions of Finance Department
be processed by the concerned officials at Krishi one of the MMPs of Government of India. IFMS has been immense. A host of applications
Bhavan, Block, District and Directorate level envisages end-to-end integration system among including Budget Estimation System (BEST),-
offices and benefits will be transferred to eligible various stakeholders such as Finance Department, Budget preparation system(Bougette),-
farmers using the Centralized DBT module of AIMS Treasury Department, Administrative and Line Budget allocation and Monitoring Sys-
which is integrated with State Treasury. Departments, Accountant General, RBI and Banks. tem(BAMS),Core Treasury Information
System(CoreTIS),e-Treasury, Bill Information
Kerala Budget 2.0 National Knowledge Network (NKN) Management System(BiMS), Core Treasury
Budget 2.0 is the software for preparing National Knowledge Network (NKN - ISMS ISO Savings Bank software(CoreTSB),Electronic
the Budget of the Kerala Government. The 27001:2013 certified.) Point of Presence (PoP) Ledger Accounting Systems(eLAMS),Ways
software manages activities like Budget was set up at National Informatics Centre, CGO and means clearing system(WaMS),Bill Dis-
Estimation, Preparation of Budget, Publishing Complex, Thiruvananthapuram and was formally counting system(BDS), SPARK(the HR and
Budget Documents, Additional Authorization, inaugurated on 20 May 2015 by then Principal Payroll Management system for Govt of Ker-
Supplementary Budget, Contingency Fund Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of ala),EMLI, iSoft, Jeevan Rekha Software for
Management, Re-appropriation of Funds, India. All the 14 NIC district centres in Kerala are bio-metric mustering of social welfare pen-
Resumption, Regularization of Funds and connected to this PoP through 1Gbps/ 100 Mbps/ sioners, GAIN PF etc. have been developed
Alteration Memorandum. Major functionalities 34 Mbps links through NKN/ NICNET approved and implemented successfully in the Depart-
are: service providers. 99 Research & Educational ment with the help of NIC.
• The preparation of Budget by fixing of institutes are connected to NKN through 1 Gbps The above applications enabled the State
allotment for Demand, Revenue and Debt heads link or 100 Mbps link. Government to digitize the financial trans-
and the preparation of budget documents. actions in the State and integrate the same
• Projection and analysis of non-Pan requirement NICNET Services electronically with RBI, various banks and
• Management of Post budget activities and State Government departments, PSUs/ office of the Accountant General and other
PAN India communication network for Central
stake holders and ensured an end-to-end
autonomous institutions. LAN/ WAN connectivity electronic flow of financial information. The
eDistrict transactions as on December 2021 and Internet services and 24x7x365 support. Jeevan Rekha software enabled the State
NICNET Services extended to all NIC Centres, FCI, Government to eliminate large number of
Secretariat BOI/ FRRO, RGI, DGDE, DOP, CPWD, fake and duplicate beneficiaries from the
Total Transactions 90347671 CBI, Spices board, AG office, Planning Board, pensioners’ data base and could save crores
of rupees to the State Government.
so far Coir Board, MPEDA, High Court, District Courts,
Lakshadweep Islands etc. Around 239 WAN we are sure that NIC will continue to play a
connections and 3000 LAN nodes across Kerala. constructive and useful role in the future as
Total Transactions 11835147 well in enhancing efficiency of the Govern-
in this year ment’s services for the citizens of Kerala.
Web Hosting Services/ Cloud Services
NIC Kerala State Centre provides web hosting
Total Applications 68247112 and Cloud services (VMware and Open Stack)
so far
to State and Central Government departments RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, IAS
in Kerala. Services offered are Infrastructure as
Total Applications 9968032 a service (IaaS), Application and Database fine Additional Chief Secretary
this year tuning, Server Hardening, Backup & Restore, Co- Government of Kerala
Location Support, State Data Centre Support, NDC

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