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Editorial

VOL. 31 No. 1, July 2022

PATRON rom a small humble project initiated by the Department of Electronics in the
Rajesh Gera 1970s to its evolution to become the digital think tank for the Government,
FNIC has traversed a long, tedious, but fruitful path. It is currently embedded
ADVISORY PANEL in Indian geography, encompassing all states, union territories, and districts and
Dr. Ranjna Nagpal led the digitization movement in the country from the forefront.
I.P.S. Sethi With the launch of the Digital India initiative, the digitization movement led
Manoj Kumar Mishra by NIC has found a new impetus. Over the past decade, digital govt. solutions
Ajay Singh Chahal
designed and developed by NIC, spanning such areas as big-data-driven lending
and insurance in the agriculture to digital geo-informatics solutions that map the
EDITOR most efficient routes and monitor cargo movements on the country’s highways,
Mohan Das Viswam
have reshaped government-citizen interactions in every possible way. Moreover,
these digital govt. solutions have led to steady democratisation of services and
ZONAL EDITORS ensured greater transparency and efficiency. The benefits are not just limited
Mukesh Ralli to economics but have encompassed social and political spheres with a proven
Dr. Dibakar Ray record of improving quality of life.
Kavita Barkakoty
Reuban K. Continuing the tradition of excellence, we are happy to present you an array of
Rubaiyat Ali articles celebrating the impact made by NIC to the lives of common citizens. We
A.K. Dadhichi have covered the success stories of digitization from the vibrant state of Gujarat
alongside three award-winning districts viz. Chikkaballapur of Andhra Pradesh,
WEB VERSION Kohima of Nagaland and Amritsar of Punjab. We have also covered two citizen-
Sunil Sunsunwal centric digital solutions developed by NIC iRAD, Invest Punjab (Business First)
and PM CARES for Children under eGov Products and Services. In Appscape,
DESIGN & CONTENT SUPPORT we have covered a constellation of mobile apps - Digital Sansad, mParivahan,
Mukesh Bharti Ashwin Bihar, OxyCare, Vehicle Movement Tracking System, eKrishi Rojgar, and
Hemendra Kumar Saini National Scholarship Portal – which were recently designed and developed by
NIC to meet the growing demands of citizens across the country. Then, our regular
PRINT & CIRCULATION sections such as In The News, International eGov and Accolades bring you some
Publications Division, NIC interesting news.
Further, this issue is special to us, as it features a message from our Director
PUBLISHED BY General, Shri Rajesh Gera, discussing the future roadmap for NIC and its ever-
National Informatics Centre expanding role as the facilitator of technology for bridging the digital gap in
Ministry of Electronics & IT society.
Government of India
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