The grand celebration organized on the twelfth anniversary of Jharkhand State Assembly got off with the inauguration of the online “Question – Answering System” of NIC at the newly established computer centre especially dedicated for purpose, by Dr. Syed Ahmad, Hon’ble Governor Jharkhand on 22nd Novembr’2012, Shri Arjun Munda Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Hemant Soren, Dy. CM, Shri C P Singh Speaker of the state assembly, Shri Hemlal Murmu, Health Minister and Shri N N Sinha, Secretary IT were among the dignitaries who heard the vivid presentation of the online system given by Shri Shahid Ahmad, SIO. Large number of state assembly officials and media persons were also present on the occasion. 

The centre will be the hub for online question – answering system comprising of two modules namely ‘Question Management System’ (QMS) and ‘Online Answering Information System’ (OASYS). QMS will help in in-house processing of the questions and will generate due notices and provide interface for the online question portal to the departments. OASYS on the other hand will provide online interface to the departments to access their questions and provide answers. The final proceedings of the question – answer sessions will be put up on the Jharkhand State Assembly portal (http://jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in) for the citizens.

The system, developed by NIC Rajasthan has been adopted by the Jharkhand State Assembly, will use digital signatures for authentication of the answers to be uploaded on the portal by the nodal officers designated for the purpose.