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WARRIOR STATES

Himachal Pradesh

State

NIC Himachal Pradesh has been at the forefront in ICT
support during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, which is Covid-19
affecting the entire world. NIC HP officers have Portal

contributed jointly in various capacities to assist the State
and District Administration in their efforts to control the
epidemic.

Covid-19 Collection Centre Budget and Expenditure
Portal and Apps through eBills in IFMS
Dr. Neeta Verma, Director General, NIC as- During this financial year, regular clear-
signed the responsibility of quickly developing ance of treasury bills (including monthly salary
two mobile apps on Android and iOS (Apple) and pension) could be ensured using the NIC
platforms for RT-PCR and Rapid Antibody Tests developed eBill module of IFMS system used by ePass
being conducted for Covid-19, along with an au- the 5000+ DDOs. These DDOs were working from Software
thorization and MIS portal. The State NIC team, in home and it involved electronic payment autho-
collaboration with NIC Headquarter teams, have rization by respective treasuries through banks.
been able to meet these targets and developed The online budget distribution for the new finan-
the RT-PCR and RATI mobile apps as well as the cial year could also be carried out during this pe-
portal at https://covid19cc.nic.in in a very short riod through eVitran module of IFMS.
time. The entire country is using RT-PCR and por-
tal to collect correct details of RT-PCR samples Welfare pensions/Relief to
in Specimen Referral Form. More than 1.5 lakh
samples are being collected daily through the unemployed youth
RT-PCR app now. Many MIS reports and down- The welfare pensions to the needy section of
load features are available for sample collectors, the society and unemployment /skill develop-
collection centres, ICMR authorized laboratories, ment allowance were timely disbursed to 6 lakh
State and District Administrative/ Health officers plus eligible persons in the State using eKalyan
and ICMR where the entire data is made available and EEMIS software which are integrated with
on a real-time basis. In Himachal Pradesh, 100% IFMS. The Hon’ble Chief Minister also held We-
samples are sent through RT-PCR app. bex based interaction with the workers regis-
tered with the HP Building & Other Construction 309283 1257
Video Conferencing Facility Workers Welfare Board to motivate them in this ePasses Health Passes

During this period of Covid-19 pandemic difficult time.
during the complete lockdown and even after
lockdown the restrictions like social distancing COVID-19 ePass System and
which is of prime importance, the NIC VC facility Surveillance of Citizens in
has been utilized extensively by the State Gov- District Kangra
ernment. Hon’ble Chief Minister has been reg-
ularly interacting with District Administration, Shri Rakesh Prajapati, IAS, Deputy Commis-
Cabinet colleagues and Block/Panchayat level sioner, Kangra took the initiative to utilize Ser- 14 Lakh+ 6246 Cr.
officials and public representatives. The NIC VC vice Plus framework for configuring the Covid-19
facility has been integrated with Webex to enable ePass Surveillance System for citizens of Kangra Aarogya Setu Expenditure
below district level VCs. District. The Service Plus Team at New Delhi, in Downloads 1.49 Lakh eBills

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