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AN e-GOVERNANCE PUBLICATION FROM NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE VOL 19 No.4 APRIL 2011 ISSN 0971-3409 http://informatics.nic.in IInformaticsnformatics Interview with Shri A.K.K. Meena, IAS Smart Card Based Projects in Government LEADLEAD STORYSTORY Citizen Centric e-Services in Jharkhand e-Procuremente-Procurement Aspect Oriented Programming ICT Initiatives in Zunheboto Informatics Volume 19 No.4 April 2011 Editorial ational Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed a Patron N landmark software solution namely, Government Dr. B. K. Gairola e-Procurement System of NIC (GePNIC) for Editor-in-Chief facilitating electronic procurement in the Neeta Verma Government at various levels from Centre to State. Software solution developed by our NIC Regional Editors Tamil Nadu unit is being increasingly used by Vivek Verma various Central & State government departments. R. Gayatri The initiative has not only improved efficiency and Anshu Rohatgi transparency in tendering process but also made Prashant Belwariar sure that vendor and contractor management schedules are well managed. We bring you the Advisory Panel details of GePNIC in our lead story. Dr. Y.K. Sharma How ICT is leveraged by our state Governments for T.A. Khan better governance in the tribal state of Jharkhand Dr. Gautam Bose and in Goa, the ultimate tourist destination of India is the focus of our States Section. ICT Editorial Board initiatives in Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand), Dr. Mahesh Chandra Pali (Rajasthan), Zunheboto (Nagaland) have been Dr. Shefali Dash highlighted in the 'District Informatics' section of B. V. Sarma this issue. Vinay Thakur In Guest Column, Sh. A.K.K.Meena, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary, Food & Civil WWW version Supplies, Govt. of Orissa tells us, how the Lokesh Joshi revolutionary e-Gov initiative 'Krushak Samrudhi' has changed the livelihood of the farmers at Print Co-ordination Sonepur District, Orissa. A. K. Aggarwal In the "Perspective' section, Dr. Mahesh Chandra, Anita Arora Deputy Director General, NIC talks about the various Indian Based Smart Card Based Projects Circulation & Despatch Jasvinder Kaur undertaken by NIC and how it has been Manmohan Krishna instrumental in providing better e-Governance in India. Editorial Assistance All our regular sections viz., E-Gov Products and Aditya Gogoi Service, Technology Update, International e-Gov Updates, Cyber Governance, In the News, etc. are full of information about classic initiatives taken under the ambit of e-Governance. Informatics We look forward for your valuable views to help is Published by National us enhance the publication further & make it Informatics Centre, Department more valuable for you. of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Enjoy Reading… Information Technology, Government of India A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 We would like you to contribute to Informatics. You can send your contributions to our State Correspondents or c 2007, All Rights Reserved can also send directly to us at the following address. Design & Printed at NEETA VERMA CIRRUS GRAPHICS PVT. LTD. Editor-in-Chief B-62/14, Naraina Industrial Area, Room No-375, 3rd Floor, NIC-HQ A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road Ph-II, New Delhi-10028 (INDIA) New Delhi-110 003 [email protected] Contents LEAD STORY 4 e-Procurement e-GOV PRODUCTS & SERVICES 9 e-Mamta, Gujarat 11 Harsamadhan , Haryana 4 13 HP Legislative Assembly, Himachal Pradesh FROM THE STATES/UT 15 Jharkhand 19 Goa GUEST COLUMN 24 Interview with Sh. A.K.K Meena, IAS 19 Commissioner cum Secretary Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department, Govt. of Orissa 24 TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 26 Aspect Oriented Programming 28 Promise of HTML5 30 Efficient Centralised Software using Office Business Applications DISTRICT INFORMATICS A profile and overview of e-Governance initiatives in 35 the Districts of 33 Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) 42 35 Pali (Rajasthan) 37 Zunheboto(Nagaland) NEWS 39 International e-Gov Updates 41 Cyber Governance 42 In the News (happenings from across the country) PERSPECTIVE 46 Smart Card Based Projects in Government BOOK REVIEW 48 Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet 46 April 2011 informatics.nic.in 3 Lead Story Procurement is the complete process of acquisition of goods, works Government or services at the best possible total cost, in the e-Procurement right quality and quantity, at the right time, in the right place and from the right System of NIC source for the direct benefit or use of Corporations, Individuals, or Governments. specifics of what will lead to satis- faction. In its most basic form, procurement is nothing ROCUREMENT is one of Next step involves the evaluation more than the steps that are the important functions of potential suppliers. This will in all Government involve getting to know more used in the acquisition of Pdepartments, where large amount of about vendors who can offer Goods, works and Services. funds are spent towards floating and Goods, Works or Services that will Whether for business or for processing various types of tenders meet all the specifications, includ- covering Goods, Works and Services ing the price range. This may the home, there are across the country. e-Procurement is involve taking bids on a project, progressive steps that we all the process by which the physical negotiating prices, or accepting follow as we work towards tendering activity is carried out proposals. Over a period of time, using internet and associated tech- one or two or more suppliers are procuring those items that nologies in a faster and secure envi- likely to stand out from all other we desire. ronment. e-Procurement facilitates vendors. Once the final decision is the user, simplicity of use and made between the remaining sup- improves efficiency without com- pliers, the time has arrived to promising on the required proce- move on to the final stage of the dures of the organization. procurement process. Government e-Procurement System of NIC (GepNIC) has been built The last step involves accepting using Open Source tools and the desired Good, Works or Standards which adheres to industry Service, ensuring that the item is standard best practices and tech- in compliance with all the claims nologies. It also provides for greater made by the supplier, and render- transparency, saving time and ing payment according to the money through shortening of pro- terms worked out with the suppli- K. SRINIVASA curement cycle time and facilitates er. In some cases, it may be possi- RAGHAVAN ease of operations for the imple- ble to engage in the acquisition of Senior Technical Director NIC Chennai menting organization as well as the Goods, Works or Services prior to [email protected] bidder community. In view of its supplying payment. At other importance, Government of India times, payment may be necessary has identified e-Procurement as one before taking possession. With of the Mission Mode Projects both scenarios, the consumer usu- (MMP) under the National e- ally has a short period where it is Governance Plan (NeGP). possible to reverse the acquisition The first step in the process of and move on to another option. M. MANIVANNAN procurement is the need or wants One of the basic rules of procure- Senior Technical Director NIC Chennai for a particular good or service. ment is that in the end, it is impor- [email protected] Then it is important to qualify the tant to think in terms of the total 4 informatics.nic.in April 2011 Lead Story cost of ownership. This includes not only the purchase price, but also time and resources that are expended in the pursuit of the ownership. By under- standing the steps involved in the pro- curement process, it is possible to get a better understanding of the real cost involved for obtaining any Goods, Works or Service. BACKGROUND National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed e-Procurement software solution namely, GePNIC as a product for electronic procurement in the Government. The development of the application started in July 2007 and the first e-Bid Submission took place in November 2007 from Tamil Nadu State Government. Orissa State Government showed keen interest in Screenshot of the GePNIC system the solution. The e-Procurement solu- tion was made operational in the well as bidders were carried out. UT, Jharkhand, PWD Punjab and Government of Orissa from March other Public Sector Organizations, like 2008 onwards. An eProcurement mis- CURRENT IMPLEMENTATIONS Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) sion team was setup by Orissa After the successful implementations Orissa, and Visakhapatnam Port Trust Government fully dedicated to look in Tamil Nadu and Orissa, Other have implemented this solution. At into the roll-out aspects for the various Government Departments in the the Central Government level, GepNIC departments in the State. Extensive States including West Bengal, has been implemented for procure- training to Government officials as Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh ments under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme of Ministry of Rural Development in 21 states, covering some of the North Eastern States. Using the GePNIC solution, around 52080 tenders, worth over 85089 Crores, have been pub- lished successfully till 28th Feb 2011 across the States and Organisations indicated. ABOUT THE SOLUTION The GePNIC solution is generic in nature and can easily be adopted for all kinds of procurement needs such as Goods, Services and Works, by all Government offices in the country. It aims at transparency and non discrim- ination amongst bidders, by allowing free access to tender documents, clari- fications. It also enables secure on line bid submission and access to bid open- ing event to all concerned, from any place on 24 x 7 basis, using the Pictorial representation of the GePNIC system functionality GePNIC system through Internet. The April 2011 informatics.nic.in 5 Lead Story system has been designed taking Tender Status is the window to into account of the tender rules the outside world which informs followed in various states and the various stages of tenders at also the periodic guidelines any given point of time.