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District Informatics
The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
ICT Initiatives in the Queen of Hill Stations
Edited by REUBAN K
NIC, The Nilgiris, since its
formation has been facilitating
District Administration with its
state-of-the-art ICT services
and has spearheaded many ICT
projects. The unit has played
a significant role in most of
the successful projects, so as
to leverage the e-Governance
scenario in the district.
K. Srinivasa
Raghavan
Dy. Director General & SIO •
ks.raghavan@nic.in
K. Ganesh
Scientist-D & DIO
k.ganesh@nic.in
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he Nilgiris, one of the oldest mountain ranges
is located at the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu,
TKerala and Karnataka. The Nilgiris is a part of
the Western Ghats. Ooty the “Queen of Hill Sta-
tions”, Coonoor 19 kms from Ooty and Kotagiri 31
kms from Ooty, are the three famous hill stations
of this district. NIC District Centre was established
in The Nilgiris in 1987 and since its inception, it
has been providing pivotal support to the District
Administration in implementing ICT projects to
enable e-Governance.
ICT Initiatives in the District Administration will be an easier
Covid-19 RTPCR Result Portal task when coupled with technology.
In Containing Covid-19, RTPCR Testing and Results, outcomes and strategies can be
Result dissemination play a key role. NIC, The evaluated concurrently with judicious
Nilgiris developed and implemented a G2C use of technology. At the helm of the
District Administration numerous tasks
application for RT-PCR Result dissemination and
it is being used in 11 other districts. More than vie for the attention of the Collector. In
The Nilgiris district, we have leveraged
30 lakh results have been uploaded. District the use of technology in reducing time,
health officials upload the data in excel format, effort and quick delivery of services
citizens download the result using srf-id and to the public. And leading by example
mobile number. Vital details embedded in QR is the application developed by NIC in
Code can be read and checked without internet Covid Management.
connectivity. RTPCR Testing and Result
Major impact is that 30 lakh people could know dissemination were done by an Online
their result or get Positive / Negative Certificates application developed by NIC. This
without visiting the Government offices. helped District Administration to
disseminate test results in a timely
E-Pass Application manner. This software is now being
• Designed and implemented e-Pass System in used in 11 other districts.
Nilgiris District successfully when the lockdown Communication - an important tool
was declared. More than 5,000 applications to take administration to the grass
were processed using this system. The web root level. NIC – The Nilgiris has helped
application features QR Code authentication District Administration in real time
and Email alerts during Application Submission communication with District Level as
well as field level officers using Video
• and Application Disposal Conferencing facility throughout the
More than 5 lakh Customized targeted Covid-19
lockdown period and thereafter.
awareness messages were sent through NIC’s NIC’s active Role during Assembly
QuickSMS Service Election – 2021 is highly commendable.
• Video Conferencing during Covid-19 Pandemic
• With NIC’s Technical Support, more than
200 Local Video Conferencing sessions were J. INNOCENT DIVYA, IAS
conducted by District Administration during District Collector
Covid-19 pandemic, thereby ensuring seamless The Nilgiris
working of Government machinery even during
lockdown period
interfaces in compliance with the Guidelines for
A dedicated website https://nilgiris.nic.in/ Indian Government Websites (GIGW) and robust
covid19/ has been set up and all information security standards on S3WaaS platform.
related to Covid-19 awareness was made
available to citizens
Other Key Initiatives
Website of The Nilgiris District Support for General Election to Tamil
NIC, The Nilgiris regularly maintains and updates Nadu Assembly 2021
the District Administration’s website (https://
nilgiris.nic.in). The revamped website provides NIC Played an Active role and extended
enhanced and user-friendly functionalities and technical support in conducting Assembly