District Bhojpur has been striding ahead in a progressive path of e-Governance since 1988 with the establishment of NIC Unit in the district. NIC continues to be instrumental in successfully implementing several ICT based initiatives. The achievements story continues.

In 1972, Bhojpur District was carved out of the erstwhile Shahabad District. Situated on the bank of river Sone, Bhojpur has been witness to many historical, political and religious events. The First e-Governance initiative was started in the District on 2nd October 1988 with the establishment of the NIC District Centre at Bhojpur. Since then, Bhojpur has witnessed a continuous progress in the field of ICT due to the tireless efforts of the NIC.

KEY ICT INITIATIVES •District Website NIC has developed the official website of the district http://bhojpur.bih.nic.in to provide valuable information to the citizens. All important information like circulars, notices, tenders is uploaded to this website. •RCMS (Ration Card Management System) All consumers have been provided with a Ration card on the basis of data entered from the SECC (Socio-Economic Caste Census). Chances of scams or mismanagement have been minimized as neither the dealers nor the State can raise the allotment arbitrarily. •IVFRT (Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking) Any foreigner can be located using this online software. Each hotelier, institution and university will have to enrol each foreigner approaching them for a stay. Any illegal activity by foreigners will be detected quickly so that the necessary steps can be taken.

“NIC's contributions towards the e-Governance initiatives are noteworthy. We need to focus on latest technological advancements and enable citizens with more m-Governance services to bring Government services closer to them.” DR. BIRENDRA PRASAD YADAV, IAS District Magistrate, Bhojpur

•NADAL (National Database of Arms License) Using this online software the status of the licensed arms in the district can be monitored from anywhere in the country. Arms license and Arms shop's data has been entered through the NADAL onto the National portal for better management of arms holders and suppliers.

Bhojpur District Website

•IDRN (India Disaster Resource Network) In the case of a disaster, precious time is often wasted in looking for the resources, leading to avoidable loss of life and property. All the data related to disaster relief resources has been entered into a National portal. In the unfortunate event of a disaster, the resources can now be easily located and mobilized to prevent unnecessary loss and suffering.

•Track the missing child This is a nationwide effort to locate missing children from all across the country. This online software (hosted at www.trackthemissingchild.gov.in) developed by NIC involves various stakeholders and institutions like NGOs and the Police to locate missing children. For this, the details of the missing child are uploaded to the website along with photographs. NIC provides training to various NGO workers as well police personnel to use this software effectively.

•e-Court and e-Prison The District Court is being computerized and computer facility is being provided to the Hon'ble Judges and Peshkars etc. Video conferencing facilities are also provided for speedy trial from Court and Jail and prisoners are being presented through it for trial. For meetings between the prisoner and their relatives, a system is being developed in the prison so that relatives and prisoners may be kept easily under watch.

Training on e-Prison in progress

•e-Labharthi Using this software, the amount of the pension will now be sent to the account of pensioner directly. Through this, the practice of fake pensioners will be eliminated.

•Mobile Apps The PACCS Mobile App has been developed for better management and tracking of all type of activities related to PACCS.

Other mobile apps have been developed for the Elections, Vehicle management (Sugam) and the Mobile app for DPRO office (Media App) which provides election news, Poll day monitoring, Counting results Trend, search in E-roll, etc.

•POINTS (Police Officer Information and Tracking System) Through this software, police personnel may be tracked. With the help of this software, the police personnel can be contacted immediately in case of an emergency.

•Video Conferencing Many important meeting across all levels or discussions are now held through the aid of video-conferencing which save both time and money.

Training in progress for Block Development Officers and Circle Officers

•Election The election process is now fully computerized. Deployment of polling personnel, Police personnel, EVM, VVPAT – all is done automatically using computerization.

•VMS (Vehicle Management System) This software has been developed for the management of vehicles, especially during the election season for timely payment of rental vehicles.

•Land Record Computerization Land records computerization is now heading towards completion. All khatiyans are now digitized. Khatiyan can be viewed online at the website http://lrc.bih.nic.in.

•Land Registry computerization Registry office has now been fully computerized. Online deed acceptance has been started. Buyer has to apply directly to the registrar in the prescribed format using the download-able form from the website http://www.biharregd.gov.in:8000/ for free. After registration they can download their deed from the web site www.bhumijankari.gov.in.

Computerised District Registry Office

•DM Court Computerization DM court has been computerized and now online. Any judgments can be now seen any time on the website. Other courts like the SDO court, DCLR courts etc. are also under the process of computerization.

•Posting Postings of teachers, invigilators, assistant clerks etc. are all done using specialized software to ensure impartiality.

Computerised District Transport Office

SUMMARY The NIC District Centre of Bhojpur has come a long way from its humble beginnings and has been taking various steps to ensure efficient and effective e-Governance in the past few years.

However, the journey is far from over. The District Centre will continue to take further steps to make the lives of the citizens even easier by making the process of e-Governance simpler and more intuitive.