E-governance to cover entire state of West Bengal
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------=_Part_12_4623000.1036676814912 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_13_3478532.1036676814912" ------=_Part_13_3478532.1036676814912 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable E-governance to cover entire state http://www.telegraphindia.com/archives/archive.html Calcutta, Nov. 1: The state government=92s nodal IT agency, Webel, is ready= with the official portal for e-governance.=20 Webel will approach the government in a week to work out the launch details= of the =93first step towards a citizen interface=94 of the e-governance pr= oject in the state.=20 The project, to be executed by Webel and Tata Consultancy Services, aims at= minimising human intervention in citizen-government interactions.=20 According to the blueprint, information kiosks would be set up across the s= tate.=20 =93The project is the first of its kind in the country. Though the Andhra P= radesh government has its e-seva service, which is somewhat similar in natu= re, ours will be different. In Andhra, the services are available in Hydera= bad alone, but we will be offering a broad-based service even at some of th= e remote corners of the state,=94 said a senior Webel official.=20 In the first phase, around 80 kiosks will be set up. The West Bengal State-= Wide Area Network (WBSWAN) will be used to link up the kiosks across the st= ate. The services provided through the portal would initially include downloadin= g forms, tenders and job advertisements, value added services from various = departments and interacting directly with the government and its agencies.= =20 Webel has also drawn up a revenue model to make the privately-run kiosks su= stainable. All the services would be charged.=20 =93We have worked out a viable revenue model and are flooded with applicati= ons from parties interested in setting up the kiosks,=94 said the official.= =20 Already, Rs 2.5 crore has been spent on the project, with TCS bearing 70 pe= r cent of the cost.=20 ------------------------------------------------------ Ashish Kotamkar ([email protected]) -------------------------------------------- Email in Indian languages. This mail has been sent to you from http://mithi.com. ------=_Part_13_3478532.1036676814912 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD><META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dx-user-defined" http-equi= v=3D"Content-Type"><style type=3D"text/css"><!--.MailHeader { font-family: = "Arial"; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: n= ormal; text-decoration: none; }//--></style></HEAD><BODY><font face=3DArial= size=3D2><div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>E-governance to cover entire sta= te</font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>http://www.telegraphindia.com/archives/arc= hive.html</font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>Calcutta, Nov. 1: The state government=92s= nodal IT agency, Webel, is ready with the official portal for e-governance= . </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>Webel will approach the government in a we= ek to work out the launch details of the =93first step towards a citizen in= terface=94 of the e-governance project in the state. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>The project, to be executed by Webel and T= ata Consultancy Services, aims at minimising human intervention in citizen-= government interactions. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>According to the blueprint, information ki= osks would be set up across the state. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>=93The project is the first of its kind in= the country. Though the Andhra Pradesh government has its e-seva service, = which is somewhat similar in nature, ours will be different. In Andhra, the= services are available in Hyderabad alone, but we will be offering a broad= -based service even at some of the remote corners of the state,=94 said a s= enior Webel official. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>In the first phase, around 80 kiosks will = be set up. The West Bengal State-Wide Area Network (WBSWAN) will be used to= link up the kiosks across the state.</font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>The services provided through the portal w= ould initially include downloading forms, tenders and job advertisements, v= alue added services from various departments and interacting directly with = the government and its agencies. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>Webel has also drawn up a revenue model to= make the privately-run kiosks sustainable. All the services would be charg= ed. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>=93We have worked out a viable revenue mod= el and are flooded with applications from parties interested in setting up = the kiosks,=94 said the official. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>Already, Rs 2.5 crore has been spent on th= e project, with TCS bearing 70 per cent of the cost. </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2> </font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>------------------------------------------= ------------</font></div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2>Ashish Kotamkar ([email protected])</font><= /div> <div><font face=3DArial size=3D2></font></div></font></BODY></HTML> ------=_Part_13_3478532.1036676814912-- ------=_Part_12_4623000.1036676814912--