National Capital Territory of Delhi was organized into nine districts in 1997 by an order of the then Lt. Governor of Delhi. Soon after the formation of the Central District, National Informatics Centre was entrusted with the task of computerization of the district and thus NIC’s first district centre of Delhi was set up in the year 1997 with an aim to provide relentless informatics services to the District Administration in planning and development. Ever since, the NIC centre has been helping authorities by providing the necessary IT support in various important projects of the district administration. Though it was a tough task initially to motivate the officials to adopt the computer culture, NICNET has since become an indispensable tool for the district administration within this short period. At present Mr.X.K. Mahto, IAS is the Deputy Commissioner of the Central District. The NIC staff at the district unit, led by DIO Sh SSP Singh has efficiently responded to the needs of the centre and computerization work is being pursued actively in the district. The Deputy Commissioner is keenly interested in the computerization activities of NIC and personally monitors the functioning of the computer center.

Major Tasks

  1. MIS for PMRY : The computerization work for the PMRY (Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana) scheme in the district

is being actively carried out by the NIC Centre. All the reports such as loan application receipt, interview call letter, interview list, attendance list, interview result, bank wise result, bank intimation letter and the candidate copy are being generated for all the interviews. MIS for PMRY have been of great support to the district authorities in review meetings of the committee.

  1. Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) : A database has been created for PFA and reports of samples

lifted, samples deposited, food inspector wise list and action taken against the errant dealers is being generated fortnightly.

  1. Liquor Licenses Inspection : The job of computerizing the liquor licences inspection reporting has also

been taken up by the NIC. Liquor shop inspection reports, date wise inspection reports and covering letters are being generated.

  1. SDM Court : The SDM court takes up cases of Land Revenue and Reforms besides criminal cases. Daily cause

list, section wise list of cases, date wise court register and list of cases appearing in all the next due dates are being generated. The court register which shows the date wise movement of pending cases has been used.

  1. Electoral Roll Revision : The process of Electoral Roll Revision is an annual activity in the district. Booth wise

addition, deletion and modification lists are being generated.

  1. Certificates : Deputy Commissioner Office issues various certificates and statements which are required by the

public for different purposes. These include Birth Certificate, death certificate, residence certificate, nationality certificate, income certificate, marriage certificate, surviving member certificate, Legal Heir certificate etc. All these certificates are generated through computers. Issuing of various certificates is one of the most difficult job of DC office which keeps most of the staff of the DC office busy. Computerization of various certificates has definitely eased their task.

  1. Stamp Duty Computerisation : Stamp duty computerization system for the purpose of SPA/GPA/affidavits/

undertaking etc. have been developed. It generates challan verification, impoundment reports, NJ Verification, refund of stamps etc. which find use in collectorate, treasury and in different courts.

  1. Computerisation of Naib Court : The Naib Court in Delhi has been computerised and custody orders,

release warrants and notice orders are generated through computers.

  1. Chief Minister's Bhagidari Scheme : The services of NIC-Central district was also utilized by the

administration in Chief Minister’s Bhagidari Scheme. A database of Area Resident Welfare Associations and Nodal Officers of Government Departments have been prepared. Bhagidari workshop for this district was conducted recently by the Hon’ble Chief Minister and the database was extensively used for participants attendance, grievances, redressal of grievances and further followup actions. Similar workshop will be held at regular intervals and the database will be very useful in monitoring the follow up actions by the Chief Minister’s Office. The support and efforts of NIC were appreciated at the workshop.

Internet Connectivity

NICNET/INTERNET connectivity has been provided to DC, ADM and all SDMs. All the officers of this district have been provided email facilities as well as training for usage and the same is being utilized effectively. It has been decided by the District Authorities to send all official circulars/notices by email only.

Achievements

(A) SDM Court information System has resulted in timely disposal of the cases thus protecting the public from undue harassment.

(B) Proper and effective monitoring of Loan applications of unemployed youths and quick disposal of the cases has helped the government in getting a positive image

(C) Timely issuing of various certificates to public has been appreciated by the public and Resident welfare associations.

(D) Quick redressal of public grievances.

The above are only a few milestones covered, several challenging paths are still to be treaded by NIC Central District Unit of Delhi. Considering the fact that services provided by the District Centre have generated wide interests in the government circle, the dream of complete computerization and paperless office in the district will definitely be realized in the years to come.

In the appreciative words of the Deputy Commissioner Mr. X.K. Mahto, IAS “… such computerization has not only evolved transparency at every stage but also created an effective system for monitoring and disposal of pending cases…”.