Many of the National and State level IT Projects are running in the District Una and the District Centre has the latest ICT infrastructure and robust network for promotion and delivery of various G2C services. The District e-Governance Society monitors IT projects at various district offices and generates sufficient funds for sustaining such projects.
Located in the southwestern region of the beautiful State of Himachal Pradesh, the district of Una geographically spreads across an area of 1,540 sq. kms. Una was formed on the 1st of September 1972 with the district headquarter situated 240 Kms from the Himachal’s capital Shimla. Una is 120 Kms away from Chandigarh and the district is connected with broad gauge railway line. The district is also known for its famous “Mata Chintpurni” Goddess temple.
Information Technology activities commenced in Una way back in 1989 with the establishment of National Informatics Centre. Since then, NIC has been continuously providing technical support to the District Administration and various other departments. NIC has also been the implementer of many National and State level IT Projects in the district. The Una District Centre has the latest ICT infrastructure and robust network for promotion & delivery of various G2C services.
The NIC District Centre, Una is playing a major role in providing and promoting the ICT culture by delegating accurate, transparent and responsive information and services to the citizens, which has radically changed the process of e-Governance in the district, enhancing transparency and quality of citizen centric services. ABHISHEK JAIN, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Una Himachal Pradesh
FEATHERS IN THE CAP... zz REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Land Records Computerisation: The HimBhoomi project has been implemented in all the 7 tehsils / sub-tehsils of the district which benefitted the revenue staff in timely preparation of land records. The public has been facilitated by easy availability of RORs at Tehsil Sugam Centres or at the LMKs (LokMitra Kendras).
Himris: This software enables registration of land deeds and has been made operational in all the 7 tehsils of the district. All types of deeds are entered / registered in the system with features to capture biometrics data. The input data is validated with online land records data before the deed gets registered.
LokPraman Patra: It is an online software, which is used for issuance of 14 types of certificates issued by all the Executive Magistrates. It has been implemented in all tehsils & sub divisions of the district.
zz TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT: Sarathi: This application is used for issuance, endorsement, renewal, duplicate issuance of all types of new and old Learner Licenses, Driving Licenses and Conductor Licenses. This software is being used at all the RLA’s and RTO offices in the district.
Vahan: This application software is used for issuance and renewal of Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Transfer of Ownership, Change of Address, Duplicate RC, Hypothecation Termination & Addition and Token Tax etc. Besides, High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) module has also been integrated with this software.
Stall: is a software for Online Learner License Test implemented in all RLAs and RTO office.
zz ELECTION DEPARTMENT: DISE: This software was used for data entry of government employees and random deployment of polling staff, counting staff, results compilation & dissemination to ECI for Lok Sabha Elections 2014 & HP Vidhan Sabha Elections 2012.
ERMS: Electoral Roll Management system is used to maintain ward-wise roll of electors in all panchayats as well as in local urban bodies.
zz FINANCE & TREASURY COMPUTERIZATION: e-Salary: This software has been implemented in all treasuries of the district to generate salary scrolls of the employees of various state departments.
e-Pension: This is a web based software used for generation & distribution of pension scrolls, arrears calculation etc. for the State Government pensioners.
e-Kosh: e-Kosh software is implemented in the district treasury & all the sub-treasuries of the district. Computerized tokens are assigned to bills or challans for the subsequent processing of payment or receipt.
zz SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT: e-Kalyan: This software has been implemented at the District Welfare office and is used for disbursement of welfare pensions through Bank Accounts. Una district of Himachal Pradesh has been chosen as pilot site for disbursement of Aadhaar enabled Social Security Pension through biometric system.
e-Pehchan: It is a web based software used for issuance of the Disability and Senior Citizen Identity Cards.
District Website: The official website of Una, http://hpuna.nic.in has been designed and developed by NIC District Centre. The website is a repository of important information related to the district and citizen centric information.
Besides these, the other State & National Level Projects implemented in the district are the following: yy eSamadhan yy Jeevan Pramaan Patra for state pensioners yy Biometric Attendance System yy Digital Locker and eAadhaar yy Schemes MIS yy e-Courts & Jail Vaarta yy AGMARKNET yy e-Rozgar yy Arms Licensing (eShastr): National Database on Arms Licenses (NDAL) has been implemented in the district and old data of Shastr software has been ported to this application for UIN generation. yy Immigration Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT): CFRO, C-Form, S-Form, PRC modules have been implemented in this project. yy Manav Sampada: is an on-line application to manage the full details of employees and to generate service books electronically. yy NADRS: National Animal Disease Reporting System is an on-line application implemented at three locations of AH&B department in the district for the entry of data related to animal diseases and vaccinations regularly.
In addition to above projects, SUGAM Centers have been established at the District Collectorate office, 4 sub-divisions and 7 tehsils of the district with the active support of NIC. These have been established to provide hassle free services to the citizens under a single roof.