AN e-GOVERNANCE PUBLICATION FROM NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE VOL 26 No.2 October 2017 ISSN 0971-3409 http://informatics.nic.in InformaticsInformatics Be the change you wish to see in the world. SPOTLIGHT Hon’ble Union Minister (E&IT) Visits Himachal Pradesh FROM THE STATES Punjab, Nagaland Andhra Pradesh DISTRICT INFORMATICS Sangareddy, Ujjain E-GOV PRODUCTS & SERVICES Aadhaar Authentication Platform TECHNOLOGY UPDATE Live Syncing Daemon (Lsyncd) INFORMATICS Volume 26, No. 2, October 2017 EDITORIAL PATRON e the change you want to see in the world!” So many of us Neeta Verma “ have heard and been moved by the powerful words of Gandhiji. His life and thoughts inspire and ignite many ADVISORY PANEL minds to transform lives in meaningful ways and making Sanjay Gahlout B the lives of others better than they ever thought possible. D.C. Misra Dr. Ranjna Nagpal As we celebrate Mahatma’s 147th birth anniversary this year, there can’t M. Vinayak Rao be a better tribute to him than each of us selflessly doing our bit to keep our country clean and beautiful. ‘Swachh Bharat Abhyan’ introduced in EDITOR the year 2014 is perhaps one of the most ambitious initiatives taken by the Mohan Das Viswam Indian government towards realisation of Gandhiji’s dream of making a cleaner and healthier India. EDITORIAL BOARD R. Gayatri Aiming at overcoming implementational challenges, ICT solutions at Vivek Verma various levels are explored in government, right from generating aware- Rubaiyat Ul Ali ness till measuring and ensuring the effectiveness of the initiative. As a Anshu Rohatgi result, we see a large number of centralized and regional Apps available Prashant Belawariar for citizens and other stakeholders. It is noteworthy that NIC has, in some- way or the other, contributed to the development of many of such useful WEB VERSION Apps. As a technology enabler in government, NIC strives to provide the Lokesh Joshi best of ICT services for empowering citizens and stakeholders. Pankaj Kumar Appscape, in this Issue showcases 8 prominent and feature-rich Apps GRAPHIC DESIGN developed by NIC. Hon’ble Minister of E&IT’s visit to Himachal Pradesh Archana Sharma has been focussed in the Spotlight section and as we cover Punjab, Naga- Dhanwant Singh land and Andhra Pradesh in From the States, two prominent districts Anand Kumar namely; Ujjain and Sangareddy are featured in District Informatics. Aadhaar Authentication, Fostering the implementation of IDS in Malda, PRINT, CIRCULATION & DISPATCH Strengthening the Finance Management in Meghalaya and Wi-Fi imple- Sudarshan Singh Balouria mentation in the Civil Secretariat of Arunachal Pradesh are the articles Anita Arora covered in eGov Products & Services section of this Issue. Featured in the Anita Bhardwaj Technology Update is ‘Lsyncd’ which makes Host 2 Host replication easy. Our usual sections such as Accolades, International eGov Update PUBLISHED BY and In The News are here for you as usual. National Informatics Centre Ministry of Electronics & IT Here’s wishing you a celebration of patriotism and a season indulged in Government of India activities which are socially relevant and inspiring. A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi-110003 Editor INDIA PRINTED AT VIBA PRESS PVT. LTD. C-66/3, Okhla Industrial Area INFORMATICS Room #375, 3rd Floor, NIC HQ. NEW DELHI-110020 A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road INDIA New Delhi- 110 003 Phone: 011-24305365, Email: [email protected] 02 | informatics.nic.in | October 2017 CONTENTS 01 Cover E-GOV. PRODUCTS & SERVICES 24-26 02 Editorial 03 Contents 27-28 Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat goes Wireless SPOTLIGHT 29-31 Aadhaar Authentication 32-35 Strengthening of Finance 04-05 Hon’ble Union Minister Management in Meghalaya Shri Ravishankar Prasad in Himachal Pradesh TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 04-05 36-37 Lsyncd: Host 2 Host Replication Made Easy 38-42 APPSCAPE 43 ACCOLADES 44 INTERNATIONAL 38-42 E-GOV. UPDATE 45-48 IN THE NEWS FROM THE STATES 06-10 Punjab 11-17 Nagaland 45-48 18-20 Andhra Pradesh DISTRICT INFORMATICS 21-23 District Sangareddy 24-26 District Ujjain October 2017 | informatics.nic.in | 03 Spotlight Shri Ravishankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister in Himachal Pradesh The Minister visits Shimla and Dharamshala, reviews ICT activities in the State, the role of National Informatics Centre and Common Service Centre By AJAY SINGH CHAHAL & SANDEEP SOOD, HIMACHAL PRADESH hri Ravishankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Law & Justice visited Himachal Pradesh during September 2017 to review the ICT activities in the State, especially the role of National Informatics Centre and Common Service S Centre. The Minister appreciated the good work being done by the NIC Himachal Pradesh by providing two national level products namely "Manav Sampada" and "ARMS" application for timely, easy and effective moni- toring of Mid Day Meal being served in the schools. The minister appre- marketing portal for local products of ciated the way now Mid Day Meal data is artisans and .IN domain registration. being made available on daily basis at the National Level for effective monitoring of During a conference, the Minister said the scheme. He emphasized on the need to that he has specifically visited Himachal add exception reporting into the system to Pradesh for the conference as most of the keep a check on the data being received. VLEs were unable to visit New Delhi earlier in March 2017. He appreciated the On his visit to Dharamshala, District Kangra, work done by VLEs in running the the Minister inaugurated the CSC VLE Common Citizen Centres and providing Conference at Dharamshala, Himachal various kind of services to citizens in the Pradesh, where more than a thousand Village rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. The Level Entrepreneurs of Himachal Pradesh Minister added that he hope the VLEs from all 12 Districts participated. will continue to expand the scope of Digital India Program by providing The Hon’ble Minister inaugurated 5 services quality services at the doorstep of the of IGNOU, payment gateway integration citizens. with Jamabandis, Homeopathy consultancy, “Winning awards at National level, puts more responsibility on the NIC Himachal Pradesh to come up with innovative ICT solutions for citizens of hill State where commuting to Government ofces is a time consuming and costly affair” 04 | informatics.nic.in | October 2017 Spotlight Hon’ble Minister launching the Revenue Services with Integrated Payment Gateway Services under Revenue sector hri Ravishankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister of need to be extended to enable Electronics & Information Technology, Law & Justice visited Himachal Pradesh during September 2017 to land owners in villages, with review the ICT activities in the State, especially the role almost 90% of the State popula- of National Informatics Centre and Common Service tion, to avail these services with- Centre. out visiting Government ofces The Minister appreciated the good work being done by the NIC Himachal Pradesh by providing two national level products namely "Manav Sampada" and "ARMS" application for timely, easy and effective moni- Hon’ble Minister lighting the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate the CSC-VLE conference at toring of Mid Day Meal being served in the schools. The minister appre- marketing portal for local products of Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh ciated the way now Mid Day Meal data is artisans and .IN domain registration. being made available on daily basis at the National Level for effective monitoring of During a conference, the Minister said the scheme. He emphasized on the need to that he has specifically visited Himachal add exception reporting into the system to Pradesh for the conference as most of the keep a check on the data being received. VLEs were unable to visit New Delhi earlier in March 2017. He appreciated the On his visit to Dharamshala, District Kangra, work done by VLEs in running the the Minister inaugurated the CSC VLE Common Citizen Centres and providing Conference at Dharamshala, Himachal various kind of services to citizens in the Pradesh, where more than a thousand Village rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. The Level Entrepreneurs of Himachal Pradesh Minister added that he hope the VLEs from all 12 Districts participated. will continue to expand the scope of Digital India Program by providing The Hon’ble Minister inaugurated 5 services quality services at the doorstep of the Hon’ble Minister addressing the VLEs in the Conference of IGNOU, payment gateway integration citizens. with Jamabandis, Homeopathy consultancy, Ocers of NIC Himachal Pradesh with the Hon’ble Minister October 2017 | informatics.nic.in | 05 From the States With a focus on building IT interfaces to AUTOMATION OF WORKPLACE MAJOR INITIATIVES its) related requirements in terms of main- regarding boiler inspection to industry so roll out and Pilot launch by 15th Novem- ••Public Finance Management System facilitate citizen-friendly and transparent tenance, transactions and reporting. It has that production does not hamper and ber 2017. ••eOffice, a digital workplace solution PUNJAB SEWA PORTAL (PSP) (PFMS) PUNJAB STATE government, NIC has made significant been developed as per RBI and inspections can be performed in hassle ••National Career Service Portal for 22 DC Offices, MilkFed, PMIDC, (http://164.100.146.172/cui/) OTHER APPLICATIONS contributions in improving service deliv- NABARD guidelines. CCBS is a simple free environment. After inspection, the ••Jeevan Pramaan (Digital Life Certificate) ETTSA, DGR and