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Vol. 37 No. 1 June, 2017 Message by Hon’ble Prime Minister ....................................................................................................................05 Message by Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology ...........06 Message by Hon’ble MoS for Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology .................07 Chairman’s Desk ..........................................................................................................................................................08 Articles Catapulting towards becoming a Digitally Empowered Society ..............................................................10 by Aruna Sundararajan Digital India: Past, Present and Future ................................................................................................................12 by Dr. U. D. Choubey Bridging the Digital Divide - RailTel’s Contribution Towards Digital Inclusion ....................................20 by R. K. Bahuguna ‘Digital India’ is fuelling ‘New India’ ......................................................................................................................23 by Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma Digital Payments Security .......................................................................................................................................25 by Rama Vedashree Simplifying the Cloud Journey for Government .............................................................................................27 by Anvita Sharma “Digital India - Unlocking Potential” ....................................................................................................................30 by Shalini Girish Advent of Digital in Internal Communications ................................................................................................32 by Samir Kapur Digital India: Key to systemic reforms and ending corruption in India ..................................................34 by K. R. Sudhaman Application (App) Platform Uberisation Generating New Form of Employment in India ...............37 by Dr. Rajen Mehrotra fMftVy VsDuksykWth ls vkxs c<+rk Hkkjr ...................................................................................40 fufru iz/kku Demonetisation paves the way for cashless economy... How IndianOil chipped in ..........................42 by Sanjiv Singh Digital initiative begins in NTPC towards paperless office ..........................................................................47 by Gurdeep Singh Futurise – Digitization Initiatives at Mahindra Group ...................................................................................50 by Rajiv Dubey BEL takes Digital Route to Business Growth .....................................................................................................53 by M. V. Gowtama HPCL initiatives towards Digitization and Opportunities and Challenges faced in the task ..........55 by M. K. Surana Digital India - Initiatives by NALCO ......................................................................................................................58 by Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand NLCIL’s Initiatives towards Digital India ..............................................................................................................62 by Dr. S. K. Acharya Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. - Digital India Initiatives ..................................................................64 by Sanjiv Singh & Gautam Roy Digitization Initiatives taken by EdCIL ................................................................................................................67 by Diptiman Das Digitization of Invoices in NRL ...............................................................................................................................70 by P. Padmanabhan Digital India Programme in WAPCOS ..................................................................................................................73 by R. K. Gupta Activities of RITES to Work Digitization ..............................................................................................................76 by Rajeev Mehrotra PDIL’s Initiative towards Digital India ..................................................................................................................78 by D. S. Sudhakar Ramaiah E-Governance in Pawan Hans Limited ................................................................................................................81 by B. P. Sharma Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. A resolution towards Digital India and Cashless Programme ...................87 by Prabal Basu Digital India Initiatives of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. ................................................90 by Rear Admiral V. K. Saxena Digital India - Initiatives by TCIL ............................................................................................................................93 by A. K. Gupta Digital transformation of Mahanadi Coalfields into Smart Coalfields .....................................................99 by A. K. Jha Digital India Initiatives in REIL ............................................................................................................................. 104 by A. K. Jain HSCL successfully moving towards accomplishing .................................................................................... 106 Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Vision of Digital India by Moyukh Bhaduri Digital India Initiatives of Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. .............................................................................. 109 by Dr. S. P. Mohanty Environment & Ecology Developmental Activities ..................................................................................... 111 by Vinod Kumar Gaur Internet Separation - Securing Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 114 by Sandeep Sehgal Initiatives of ITI Ltd. Towards Digital India ...................................................................................................... 116 by S. Gopu Cyber Security sine-qua-non with Digitalisation ......................................................................................... 118 by Nazreen Fatima Vol. 37 No. 1 June, 2017 1 June, 37 No. Vol. Price per copy : Rs. 50/-(Payment may be sent by DD/Cheque drawn in favour of “Standing Conference of Public Enterprises”) ADVISORY BOARD Material published in KALEIDOSCOPE may be Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General reproduced with prior permission of the Editor and with S. A. Khan, GGM (Corp. Affairs) acknowledgment in the accepted style. P. K. Sinha, DGM (HR&CC) The views expressed in various articles are that ofthe authors U.K. Dikshit, Adviser (Programmes) and not necessarily of SCOPE Management. - Editor K. N. Dhawan, Adviser (CC) Published and printed at New Delhi by & Consulting Editor A. S. Khan on behalf of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises, Core 8,1st Floor, SCOPE Compex, 7 Lodhi EDITOR Road,New Delhi-110003 Nisha Sharma Tel.: 24361495, 24360101 Ext.: 2028, 2029 Fax: PUBLISHER 24361371E-mail: [email protected] A. S. Khan at Rave Scan (P) Limited, A-27, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi - 110028 Total Pages : 148 Designed by Akar Advertising & Marketing (P) Ltd. Annual Subscription: Rs. 500/- Tel: 011-43700100 Chairman’s Desk ndia is witnessing a digital revolution. Digital India initiative of the Government of India aims at transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. IIt is closely linked to India’s global competitiveness and GDP growth. According to a recent report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), “Digital finance could boost India’s GDP by $ 700 billion by 2025 and create 21 million new jobs across sectors.” Several other benefits that accrue from digitalization of operations include increased efficiency, cost competitiveness and improved transparency. The Digital India Programme focuses on three key areas – Infrastructure as a facility to every citizen; Governance and services on demand; and, Digital Empowerment of Citizens.The success of this programme lies in creating an extensive digital infrastructure, providing high speed internet access, universal mobile coverage, increasing digital literacy and providing cyber security. This calls for dedicated and determined efforts of all stakeholders. Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) and Public Sector Banks have been at the forefront of digitization. They have evolved strategies and adopted innovative practices to improve governance and efficiency. Many PSEs have integrated SAP, Enterprise Resource Planning in areas of their operations. Many offices have moved to e-office and paperless office to reduce human intervention in its operations. Adoption of IT technology, E-procurement, E-payments, E-governance, E-digitized record, Online information system are some of the noteworthy initiatives. PSEs also accorded high priority to digitally literate and technology friendly workforce besides security of information. Use of digital technology has created positive impact on their performance and productivity. 8 KALEIDOSCOPE June, 2017 The government is giving major push to e-transactions with the aim to transform India into a cashless economy. In line with the government’s vision, PSEs have been promoting cashless transactions and spreading digital awareness. PSEs are also imparting IT Skill Building among the masses under their CSR activities. They have also been