This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister while inaugurating the two-day long Workshop on National e-governance Plan, organised by the Department of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Information Technology in Shimla today.
Chief Minister said that IT had become a part of our daily life and provides access to every vital information and also keeps in touch with the outside world. He said that the first Lok Mitra Kendra was set up in Hamirpur in the year 2001 and this had proved very beneficial to provide IT related services to the people.
He said that the scheme was being extended to gram panchayat level by setting up 3,366 Lok Mitra Kendras all over the State. He said that State Wide Area Network (HIMSWAN) was another scheme which connects grass-root level revenue units of sub-tehsil with district and state headquarters through IT. He said that efforts were afoot to computerise revenue courts.
Prof. Dhumal said that the mobile users would soon be benefitted with SMS Gateway services which would help them in getting information from different departments. He said that Himachal being environment friendly State would soon be introducing Geographical Information System (GIS) to maintain vigil over the invaluable forest wealth. He said that this would be instrumental in checking the illicit felling and soil erosion etc. besides evaluating the impact of Catchment Area Treatment Schemes (CAT). He said that this would also go a long way in earning more Carbon Credits to the State.
He said that Hospital Management System had been introduced in Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla and this facility would also be extended to the other major hospitals in the State.
Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh had emerged the First State in delivering citizens services through IT mode in the Country. He said that the State Government had formulated IT Policy during earlier tenure of 1998-03 envisioning creation of strong IT network down to the village level. He said that recently the State had been conferred with India – Tech Excellence Award at National level and Data Quest magazine independence survey for e-Governance for the year 2008 had adjudged Himachal second in Overall Citizen Satisfaction Indicator in the country.
He said that e-Samadhan scheme had also been started in the State for efficient disposal of public grievances. He said that computerisation of revenue records was nearing completion. He added that computer laboratories had been set up in almost all the government degree colleges where students were being taught I.T. and Business Process Outsourcing techniques. He said that complete computerisation of the government functioning would not only deliver public efficient services but also bring about efficiency in delivering the goods by public servants.
Prof. Dhumal appealed to the IT experts to lend their expertise in making Himachal Pradesh an IT savvy State in the Country and deliver best of the services to the common man. Chief Minister released the e-Governance Road Map of the State on the occasion.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Anubhav Goyal
Quelle/Source: North India Times, 15.07.2009
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