Changlang District the ICT Initiatives in the Land of Bio-Diversity
District Informatics Changlang District The ICT initiatives in The Land of Bio-diversity Edited by KAVITA BARKAKOTY he Changlang District, which is one of the easternmost districts of India, is located in the During the Covid-19 pandemic Tsouth-eastern corner of Arunachal Pradesh, having an international boundary with Myanmar period ICT services of the (Burma) in the east and the south. It has an area of National Informatics Centre, 4,662 sq. Km and a population of 1, 48,226 persons as per the 2011 Census. Changlang District was created Changlang District Centre became as the 10th District of the Arunachal Pradesh on 14 November 1987 by carving out part of Tirap District. all the more important. The NIC District Centre, Changlang District Centre in collaboration With its inception in July 1989, NIC Changlang district Centre started its journey with just one NIC with the State Centre officer and a single 386 machine with a handful of Changlang NIC Website has become a implemented various services, terminals. However, the modest resources did not come in their way towards providing ICT support to the single-window platform for accessing var- which facilitated the emergency district administration and in the implementation of ious citizen services, certificate applica- ICT-based citizen services and government schemes tions, Tender notices, Beneficiary details movement of people and goods. in the district. Being one of the remotest districts of Government schemes, and tourism-re- of the country with no other ISPs, in the early years lated information & services. Support was also provided to NICNET played a pivotal role in providing Internet 24x7 IVR helpline for public grievanc- es, e-passes, and online portal for goods help the District Administration in services to the district administration and other departments in the district.
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