A glimpse of some of the new websites/portals launched on NIC’s web servers.........

http://www.aghry.nic.in AG Office, Haryana: Under a plan to modernize the functioning of AG Office, Haryana, a website providing information on the Provident Fund and pension related activities of the state employees has been launched. The website that is developed by NIC Haryana provides information regarding GPF, loan, Pension, forms etc. to benefit in-service as well as retired government servants. An Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) has also been established to provide on-line information through telephones. The portal has more than 100 lacs GPF records of about 2.83 lacs in-service government employees. In addition, there are live records for Pensioners, Public Grievances, final payments, new admissions and missing schedules of Drawing and Disbursement Officers. Hari Chand, Haryana Correspondent

http://ori.nic.in/fscw Web based MIS for Food, Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department, Orissa: The Food, Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department ensures distribution and availability of Essential Commodities to the people at reasonable prices through a network of Fair Price Shops in the State of Orissa. To monitor the activities at the district/block level, capture related data from the district level, access the field information on-line, state level data consolidation and generate reports, web enabled application has been developed & implemented. A State level workshop for all the District Civil Supply Officers was conducted recently. Sushanta Kumar Bhol, NIC Orissa

http://gov.ua.nic.in/transport/ Transport Department, Uttaranchal: Sh. Heera Singh Bisht, Hon’ble Minister of Transport, Government of Uttaranchal inaugurated the Website of Transport Department at NIC Uttaranchal, Dehradun. Salient features of the site were demonstrated by Sh. Rajeev Joshi, Additional Secretary, Transport. The website provides downloading facility of citizen centric services forms to the public. This website contains information about the History of Transport Department, Organizational Structure, Details about obtaining license, registration, guidelines and forms, Tax structure, Offences & Penalties, Road Signs, Dos and Don’ts of Hill Routes and other details. A K Dadhichi, Uttaranchal Correspondent

http://pibaizawl.nic.in Inauguration of PIB Aizawl website: Dr R.Lalthangliana, Minister, Information & Public Relation, Mizoram inaugurated Press Information Bureau (PIB) Aizawl website on 7th April 2005. With the inauguration of PIB Aizawl website, the local media can get Central Government Press Releases, Features etc. in Mizo language, information on Mizoram Journalists, Media List, Cable TV Regulation Act etc can also be seen from the website. Lalhmachhuani, Mizoram Correspondent

http://jnkvv.nic.in Website of Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh: The website of Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya hosted in the public domain by NIC, Madhya Pradesh State Center was launched recently. Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya serves as a center for teaching and research in the field of Agriculture and Allied Science to enhance the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural production system and quality of rural livelihood in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It disseminates information to farmers, extension personnel and organizations engaged in agricultural development through various extension programmes. This website provides comprehensive information about the various agro-climatic zones of Madhya Pradesh, crop varieties released by the University, availability of seeds etc. Santosh Shukla, Madhya Pradesh Correspondent

http://wardha.nic.in/ Wardha District Website, Maharashtra: Official website of the Wardha district, Maharashtra was inaugurated by Guardian and School Education Minister Sh. Vasant Purke on 8th July 2005. Deputy Chairperson of Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), Sh. Pramod Shende was also present on the occasion. The website provides information about the history and demography of the district. The site also provides information about the District Administration and various citizen services provided by it. Moiz Hussain Ali, Maharashtra Correspondent

http://www.pon.nic.in/election/ Website for voter list, Pondicherry: A website designed and hosted by NIC has been launched, where the complete Electoral Roll of Pondicherry is made available on Web. As Pondicherry comprises of outlying regions like Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, the Search Interface has been developed in three languages viz., Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Floating Keyboard, dynamic web font, are some of the other highlights of this web site. Search by Address, Search by EPIC Number and Search by Name are the facilities currently available in the web site. An online enrollment for EPIC is also made available in the web site. Secretary (Elections) formally launched this web site during a meeting of EROs. Sivanandam S, Pondicherry Correspondent

http://sandhan.nic.in Website of Tribal Research Institute, Madhya Pradesh: The Tribal Research Institute, MP has come online. The Government of Madhya Pradesh established Tribal Research Institute, Bhopal in the year 1965 for the upliftment of tribal population. It is mainly engaged in the conservation and protection of tribal culture. It also offers Research Fellowship to the scholars for conducting research related to tribals. The website, designed and hosted by NIC (MP State Centre), contains information related to the administrative setup, schemes, museum, library, publications, and achievements of the Institute etc. Santosh Shukla, Madhya Pradesh Correspondent

http://www.roerich.kar.nic.in/ The Roerich & Devikarani Roerich Estate Board website: Dr. Svetoslav Roerich, an eminent artist and a Russian by birth, had made India his home. The Roerich Estate Board website, designed and hosted by NIC Karnataka was launched by Hon’ble CM of Karnataka recently. His Excellency The Governor of Karnataka, His Excellency The Consulate General of Russia in Chennai, Hon’ble Minister for Revenue, Government of Karnataka, Chief Secretary and others were present in the function. Sh. B.V. Sarma, SIO, Karnataka was felicitated at the Investiture Ceremony for design and hosting of the website by Sh. Chota, Secretary, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad. Sudha Kumari, NIC Karnataka

http://gov.ua.nic.in/ssaua Website for “Sabhi Ke Liye Shiksha”, Uttaranchal: The dynamic website for “Uttaranchal Sabhi Ke Liye Shiksha” project was released by Additional Chief Secretary, Uttaranchal Government recently. This web site provides comprehensive information about the Introduction of the project, various education related schemes run by Uttaranchal Government, organizational structure and links to education related web sites etc. In addition to this, the website provides data in various forms for online monitoring of work progress in “Uttaranchal Sabhi Ke Liye Shiksha” project in the State. A K Dadhichi, Uttaranchal Correspondent