Shri Jai Ram Thakur, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, launched the DARPAN Chief Minister Dashboard, on 3rd April, 2018 at Shimla in a program organized jointly by the Department of IT, HP Government and NIC to launch 3 ICT initiatives.
The Hon’ble Ministers from H.P., Dr. Ram Lal Markanda (Agriculture, IT), Shri Virender Kanwar (Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Cooperation), and Dr. Rajiv Saizal (Social Justice & Empowerment, Cooperation), were present on the occasion. Many Administrative Secretaries and all HoDs, NIC HP officers, Department of IT, GoHP officers were also present there. Shri Jagdish Chander, Principal Secretary (IT) Government of Himachal Pradesh welcomed the Hon’ble Ministers and Officers of the Government and briefed them about the CM Dashboard, DBT schemes and Aanganwadi Mobile Apps.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister, in his speech, encouraged the remaining departments to automate their back-end processes so that these are integrated in online mode with the CM Dashboard for better and effective monitoring of development works, grievances, announcements etc. He said that the usage of ICT in the Governance process is a must and that all Departments must ensure maximum usage of technology in their work processes.
A movie prepared by NIC Himachal Pradesh, highlighting the salient features of the CM Dashboard of about 3 minutes was run during the inaugural program. Presently, 18 Projects of the State Government integrated in online mode with CM Dashboard and about 21 other Departments are entering their KPIs directly in the software.