Gopalganj, an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India is known as “Land of Sugarcane “. The district has been divided into 2 sub-divisions Hathua and Gopalganj, each sub-division consisting of 7 blocks. Gopalganj is also emerging as a premier educational place with many colleges in the field of computer science. Being an important agricultural center in North Bihar, it has several secondary and tertiary industries based on agriculture, such as cold-storages.
Nirmal Kishor Prasad Bihar Correspondent nk.prasad@nic.in
Ravi Bandi District Informatics Associate ravi.bandi@nic.in
Established in 1991, NIC Gopalganj District centre at Collectorate building is playing a vital role in pioneering skills in the field of Information Technology.
Major projects Treasury Software-e-Khazana e-Khazana has been implemented to computerize the Treasury. This software won a “silver” Award in the Category of “Excellence in Government process Engineering” during national e-governance awards. It is efficient in keeping track of submission of Treasury Voucher numbers to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers, Online entries of General Provident Fund Schedule for Gazetted & Non-Gazetted Employees of the District, Stamp Entry Facilities for all Denominations of stocks as well as transactions, Automatic flow of stamp challans to receipt sections for account generation, Annual Ledger for Self Drawing Officers, Drawing Officers expenditure report, Pensioners Status etc. eKhazana is helping the Treasury office in compilation of accounts on time and submission of various reports to NIC Bihar and Finance Dept Govt of Bihar.
A centralized web-based interface http://treasury.bih.nic.in has been implemented to monitor the daily transactions being made in the district.
GPF Computerisation - BIVISHYANIDHI The GPF Accounts of all the Groups A, B, C Employees of the District have been computerised. This software, BIVISHYANIDHI Software has unique features to generate Broad Sheet, Annual Ledger, Annual GPF Statement, Missing Credit & Debit Adjustment, Final payment processing and is also used to maintain the up-to Date GPF Accounts. Computerisation of about 12,000 GPF Accounts is going on at present. With the implementation of the package, the department will be better placed for timely delivery of services to account holders.
SCORE Ver. 2.0 (System for Computerization Registration)-VINAYAK
SCORE system in use at the Registry Office
The SCORE Project of National Informatics Centre (NIC), Bihar received the prestigious i4d Award 2007. SCORE software is used to for online property registration at the District Registry and Sub-Registry offices in the District with the objective of bringing transparency in Registration System & resulting in more accountability & efficiency in rendering services citizen centric services
Computerisation of BPL Database NIC Gopalganj District Centre has computerized the Below Poverty Line (BPL) Data for DRDA in getting the BPL Survey Validated, Merged and Compiled for all the 14 Blocks. Software is developed for generation of various queries and reports required by the department.
Employment Exchange The website http://rozgar.bih.nic.in contains information on Professional Registration, Company Registration and Query on Registered Candidates, Employment Schemes, and career counseling etc. Unemployed youth now don't have to travel to Employment office and stand in queues. The main features of this website are, Live Registration of the Candidate, Online Renew Registration & EMI, Submission List, Vacancy List, List of Registered Placement Agencies, Employer Registration, Vocational Guidance, Employment Statistics. etc.
Election Support System -ELECON ELEON is an Election Support System that provides complete I.T Support during the Assembly, Parliamentary & Municipal Elections. Support is provided at various levels of election. Pre-Polling Activities include ICT support For Nominations, Polling party Formation, Route chart preparations while post polling activities involve computerization of counting process, result processing and analysis and transmission of election results directly from the counting centres to the election commission using dial-up connection in every assembly elections
CIPA (Common Integrated Police Applications) CIPA has been designed and developed by NIC HQ for the computerization of police stations. The software has different modules for Registration of Cases, Their investigation, disposal/charge sheeting by police, and disposal of cases by court.etc.
Police Personnel in the District using the CIPA software
Video conferencing (VC) The VC Facility has been established in the district through DAMA VSAT from September 2006. VC Helps in conducting regular meetings for District Magistrate and other officers in the district. The VC Facility has resulted in better monitoring of Government programmes & various schemes with significant savings in cost, time & manpower effort. The Technical support is being provided by NIC for making use of Video conferencing.
NICNET Various Government departments are using NICNET for all the important services such as INTERNET Access E-Mail, Video Conferencing etc., to make functions enabled. A 2 mbps leased line connectivity has been functioning as part of the proposed Internet to link the departments namely DM Office, SP Office, DRDA, Election office, Treasury office. DPRO & GPF Office etc., Using NICNET Connectivity various departments update there periodical data.
District Website A comprehensive website for the District (http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in) has been developed and Hosted by NIC, Gopalganj District unit, which provides information about the District Administration, Important Telephone numbers, Map of the District etc. NIC Gopalganj regularly supports the updation of the Content of the website which is provided by the District Administration.
District Police Website (http://gopalganjpolice.bih.nic.in) This portal offers a number of services to citizens like, Online Registration of Complaints, Security Tips, Passport Verification Status, Wanted & Missing Persons information etc. This website has been developed and hosted by NIC, Gopalganj District Centre and contents provided by the district police. The portal offers some insights into the working of district police-its resources and limitations and the legal framework. The website provides a modern and efficient interface between the department and the general public. It will help the people to interact better with the police.
Training programmes Planned and effective training programmes are conducted for the district employees on various applications like e-mail, Internet, Windows operating system, MS Office etc. General computer awareness and need-based computer training programmes are conducted for district officials.
NIC District Centre's determination and initiative in Gopalganj have created a conducive atmosphere for implementation of several e-Governance projects & have paved the way for the District administration to do more in this area.