All the Tehsildar and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Offices issue various types of certificates to the public, which are needed for seeking employment, seeking compensation etc. On an average, Tehsil / sub-division offices issue around 25-50 different certificates daily to the general public. ž| The E-Praman (Certificate Issuance System) The E-Praman software developed by NIC Himachal Pradesh is a system wherein within minutes the applicant visiting the Tehsildar / Sub-Divisional Magistrate can obtain the desired certificate in a neat, structured and standardized form on the submission of the application along with relevant papers, within minutes. Various types of certificates viz. Bonafide Certificate, Rural Area Certificate, Indigent (Needy Person) Certificate, Domicile Certificate, Agriculturist Certificate, Character Certificate, SC/ST Certificate, Dogra Class, Minority Community, Other Backward Class Certificate, Income Certificate, Non-Employment, Backward Area Certificate, Legal Heir etc. can be issued using this Certificate Issuance System. With the implementation of E-Praman, the following objectives are fulfilled: • Better services to the citizens by providing immediate and fast issuance of certificates. • Uniform and structured format of the certificates. • Better enforcement of various government notifications in the issuance of the certificates. • List of SC/ST Castes, Backward classes and Backward Panchayats embedded into the system thereby ensuring better enforcement. • Maintenance of Databases related to certificates. • Better monitoring, generation of MIS and query based reports. The implementation of this system does not require an elaborate setup. Instead, a simple PC with a printer is the minimal hardware requirement for its implementation. Within days of its launching it has been implemented in 12 locations and is expected to be implemented in all Tehsils by March 2006. A very nominal charge of Rs 5/- per certificate (Except Indigent Certificate) is charged for the service.