The Princely State of Jhalawar was created in 1838 A.D. after being separated from Kota by the British. It got its name derived from Jhalas, the Jhala clan of Rajputs, also the rulers of Jhalawar. Lying in the south-eastern region of Rajasthan at the edge of the Malwa plateau, Jhalawar has rocky, but water-laden verdant landscape, unlike much of the Rajasthan. With some exquisite pre-historic cave paintings, massive forts, thickly-wooded forests and exotic wildlife diversity, Jhalawar boasts of rich historic as well as natural wealth and diverse range of flora and fauna. Spread over 6219 sq. kms, district Jhalawar has around 20% of its area as forests. It comprises of 7 Sub-divisions, 8 Tehsils, 3 Sub-Tehsils, and 6 Blocks and 1618 villages. Various e-Governance projects undertaken by NIC have brought benefits of ICT and modern technology to the district administration bringing in efficiency and transparency in the whole system and convenience to the masses. LALIT KUMAR GUPTA IAS District Collector, Jhalawar It gives me immense pleasure to know that NIC is covering Jhalawar District in its forthcoming issue of Informatics. NIC District Unit, Jhalawar has been working closely with District Administration and other government associated functionaries in promoting and implementing various ICT projects in the district. NIC Jhalawar has contributed stupendously in the various e-Governance initiatives of Administration. Recently, Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) level VC by using WEBVC services of NIC has greatly changed the style of district administration thus strengthening overall efficiency of the District Administration by way of constant monitoring and guidance to the officers. I congratulate the entire team of NIC Jhalawar under the able leadership of Mr. Badal Agrawal, DIO for his contribution and pro-active support to District Administration in all spheres to make e-Governance a true success. My best wishes for the ongoing initiatives and the future endeavors. KEY ICT INITATIVES: Website (http://jhalawar.nic.in) : Launched by Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan in 2002, the comprehensive website has been designed, developed and hosted by NIC and covers all aspects of information which could be of interest to a common man. SUGAM-RPG: (http://sugamrpg.raj.nic.in): - It is a web-based system for providing an efficient and effective grievance redressal mechanism for the citizens and is being monitored regularly by District Administration. SUGAM Single-Window: Implemented in District Headquarters and all tehsils. It facilitates timely delivery of various citizen services such as Bonafide certificate, Caste certificate, Income certificate, Birth and Death Certificate, Solvency Certificate etc. Land Record Computerization (APNA KHATA): Running smoothly in all Tehsils, Jamabandi (ROR) is generated through computer. Copy of the ROR can be obtained by tehsil "APNA KHATA KENDRA" & KIOSK. Jhalrapatan Tehsil of District is issuing Digitally Certified ROR to the citizens. Election Management System: This system has helped in successfully conducting the elections for Parliament, Assembly, Panchayat and Nagar Palika. Major activities included Polling and Counting formation, EVM Randomization and result transmission. Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS): It is a web-based system for complete government financial accounting. It includes budget planning, estimates preparation, distribution/allocation, fund management, treasury functions etc. This has not only improved the Government services but also expedited Government operations, thus making the budget process more transparent. IFMS has been initiated with the concept of “Any-Where-Treasury". Web Conferencing facility to SDO Headquarters: It facilitates District Collector to immediately interact with SDO's by using WEBVC services of NIC. Video Conferencing Services: A state-of-the-art VC studio has been established in the District Collectorate. It has enabled District Collector and other District Level Officers to attend the various review meetings with their senior officers. NADRS (National Animal Disease Reporting System): The hardware has been installed at all 8 locations fo the district along with VPN connectivity. Training has been provided to all Nodal Officers. Arms License Monitoring System: It keeps up-to-date records of Arms Licenses registered and list of defaulters. IT Awareness Program: From time to time various IT awareness trainings have been organized to facilitate the end-users. Pay Manager: It is a Pay Bill Preparation System for the employees, which provides a common and integrated platform to prepare the pay bills. It has been implemented in the entire district and DDO's have been trained to use the same. CCTV Network at Mini Secretariat: Close circuit cameras have been installed at many important locations in Mini Secretariat for monitoring purpose. District Network: Structured LAN has been established in District Collectorate, having a number of servers & clients which are being used for various software applications. E-mail & Internet connectivity have also been provided. District Centre is connected to State HQs through 34 Mbps leased line circuit. Besides the above mentioned projects, NIC Jhalawar has provided effective support for implementation of some of the National Level Projects like e-Court, CONFONET, CIPA, AGMARKNET etc. AWARDS NIC Jhalawar has won CSI Nihilent e-Governance Award 2011-12 (Award of Appreciation) under District Category at Kolkata on 02-12-2012.