East Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh derives its name from the mighty Siang River. Established in 1911, it is the first district of Arunachal Pradesh to have a modern administrative setup. As per Census 2001, the population of the district is 87,430 and the District Headquarters is ‘Pasighat’ which is one of the important townships in the State.
?| NIC-East Siang The NIC District Unit of East Siang, Pasighat was setup in 1990 with the objective of promoting Informatics culture in the district administration and employees. It is presently involved in several important ICT activities for promoting E-governance in the District.
?| Key Activities ? Inner Line software Since Arunachal Pradesh is a protected area, “Inner Line Permits” are required by the tourists visiting the State. For the concerned department, NIC has developed an Inner line software package in MS-Access, which keeps daily track of fresh, and renewal cases of Innerline permits issued as well as the revenue generated everyday from this activity.
? Trade License Software A Software on similar lines has been developed for Trade License Branch for Issue and Renewal of Trade Licenses. Reports are generated on Trade licenses issued, renewed, daily receipts along with fees & late fine calculations. The software is being extensively used by the Department.
? Arms License Software: For the Judicial Branch of the administration, NIC has developed an Arms License software package in MS-Access, using which, reports can be generated based on applications for issuance of fresh licenses for various types of guns and renewal of the same along with the requisite fees.
? Monthly Expenditure Software: NIC has developed a monthly expenditure software for district’s General Hospital to generate monthly reports on revenues earned from diagnostic tests as well as reports generated head-wise for expenditures like salary, stationery purchased, etc.
? Paybill Software For the Accounts Department, NIC has developed a complete Payroll Package in MS-Access and implemented it from March 2001 onwards. The software is finding extensive application in their monthly payroll printing, especially the TR-22 forms which were once a manual and cumbersome process. The software also has provision for generating Challans, Bill Extract, Schedules etc. These forms are also being accepted by the Bank and Treasury.
?| District Web Site The Website of East Siang district developed by NIC was launched on 26th of March, 2003 at http://eastsiang.nic.in by the Deputy Commissioner, East Siang District, Pasighat. The Site comprises data and information pertaining to the District Administration, Major Departments, Tourism, Entry formalities for entering the District etc. Important Downloadable forms for availing various citizen services have also been put up. Photo Gallery is one of the attractive sections for encouraging tourism in this area of un-spoilt natural beauty.
?| Other Activities: ? NIC has provided LAN connection as well as Internet Connectivity to several user departments, some of which are located at far-flung areas. ? NIC is imparting training to employees of various Government Departments and also to those who are involved in Centrally sponsored schemes like AGMARKNET, 7th AISES project, PMGSY and BPL survey. ? Monitoring and promotion of CIC project is being done regularly so that maximum public utility can be achieved though CICs. NIC East Siang District Unit District Informatics Officer Debdeep Guha For further information, please contact: District Informatics Officer East Siang District, Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh Phone: 0368 – 2222545 Email: siangpas@hub.nic.in