Dehradun Varanasi Dehradun - Moving Ahead With Technology From Arvind Kr Dadhichi, Uttaranchal Correspondent Dehradun is one of the most picturesque valleys in Asia nestling in the arms of the Himalayas. The city also serves as the Provisional Capital of newly created Uttaranchal State. The district which has a population of 1,279,083 (provisional fig. of census 2001), spans a total area of 3088 sq kms. The headquarters of many National Institutes and Organizations like ONGC, Survey Of India, Forest Research Institute, Indian Institute of Petroleum etc and many premier educational and Training Institutions like Indian Military Academy, RIMC (Rashtriya Indian Military College), Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) etc. are also situated at Dehradun. NIC Dehradun NIC Dehradun District Unit was setup in 1989 with the objective of promoting computer culture among the government sector and general public. Ever since its inception, the NIC District Centre at Dehradun has carried out software development and implemented various projects for the district administration. Key Activities Land Records Computerisation : Land Record Management Information System has been implemented in the district whereby Land records of all the villages of the district are now fully Recovery Certificates Monitoring System : Revenue Recovery Certificate Computerization has been done for general administration in the district . Reports of different recoveries and pending positions are generated through this system in an efficient manner. Output can be generated according to the requirements of the district administration i.e bank wise, amount wise etc. NIC Dehradun District Unit Integrated Pay and Accounts Office (IPAO) : A Computerized Integrated Pay and Account office has been established in Dehradun Treasury. This office is responsible for executing all pay related matters of all the government departments and their employees. Computerization helps in disbursement of the salary to the employees and generating all the pay related reports and other required information for Accountant General in time. The software is integrated with Treasury Information System of NIC (TISNIC) Public Distribution Management System (PDMS) : A software developed for district supply office which monitors allocation and distribution of PDS commodities at fair price shop level, district level and state level. Gram Panchayat Information System (GPIS) : This software generates various reports / analysis which focus at panchayat, block, district and state level to choose the priority sector for various developmental purposes. Basic Shiksha Parishad Payroll Computerisation : Entire payroll system of Primary Education Department has also been computerized. The System helps in generating all kind of pay related reports of the teachers of the entire district. Other Activities Other achievements of NIC Dehradun include • Computerisation work in deployment of polling personnel at the time of Lok Sabha, Assembly and Municipal Elections. • Providing E-Mail facility to various Government Departments. • Conducting various training programmes for a number of user departments. • A comprehensive Web Site containing various useful information about the district has been designed and launched http://www.dehradun.nic.in Moving Ahead Being a part of IT world, there are no boundaries to the mandate of NIC Dehradun Unit. Keeping pace with trend of latest technologies, various new projects are under way using the best techniques and tools. • Computerised Registrar Office Of Uttaranchal (CROUN) – This project which is using VB-6 and SQL Server 2000 will facilitate online registration of all types of deeds, computation of stamp duty, registration fee etc., and will help in better monitoring of revenue collection. • Agricultural Marketing Information System Network (AGMARKnet) which is already on the rails of implementation, is a centrally sponsored project to establish nation wide information for speedy collection and dissemination of market information for its efficient and timely utilization. • References Monitoring System is under implementation at Dehradun Treasury and has been developed using VB. Net and SQL Server 2000. NIC Dehradun District Unit District Informatics Officer Manish Jugran District Informatics Associate Jeetika Walia For further information, please contact: NIC Dehradun District Unit Room No. 18, Collectorate Dehradun, Uttaranchal-248001 Email : deh@ua.nic.in