Kullu, known as the “Valley of Gods and Apples”, derives its name from the word ‘KALUT’ which was a tribe in the upper valley of River Beas. It is famous for International Folk Dance festival and ‘Kullu Dussehra’. The district comprises of 4 Sub-Divisions, 7 Tehsils, 2 Municipal Corporations, 3 Nagar Panchayats and 204 Panchayats under 5 Development Blocks. NIC District Unit, Kullu, since its formation in 1989, has been facilitating District Administration with its state-of-the-art ICT services and has spearheaded many ICT projects. The unit has played a significant role in most of the successful projects, so as to leverage the e-Governance scenario in the district. NIC Centre is equipped with NICNET infrastructure having 34 MbPS leased line connectivity to NIC Shimla, VPNoBB connectivity to four RLAs, one RTO, leased line to General Post Office and District Courts. National Informatics Centre, Kullu is playing a pivotal role in implementing citizen centric governance in Kullu District since its inception. The district unit of NIC has taken significant strides since then and has helped the District Administration in bringing about a qualitative change. I congratulate the entire team of NIC, Kullu for their contributions and active support to District Administration for promotion of ICT culture in the district. I wish the team all the best in their present and future assignments. DISTRICT WEBSITE The official website of Kullu http://hpkullu.nic.in, designed and developed by NIC District Centre, is a repository of important information related to the district and caters to the requirements of the citizens. LANDMARKS IN THE ICT MAP OF KULLU e-Soochna Kiosk: A touch screen based G2C system, installed in the DC office, provides information to citizens regarding history, geography, fact-file, blood donor’s list, various developmental schemes, vehicles & Driving License queries, important contacts etc. This information proves very handy for the citizens as they can know in advance the requirements related to the services desired. e-Courts: e-Courts is a mission mode project of NeGP implemented in the district courts and all the subordinate courts in Kullu district. NADRS: National Animal Disease Reporting System has been implemented at four locations in Kullu district. MNREGA Soft: MNREGA Soft software has been implemented at DRDA and five block offices. eSamadhan: Implemented in the district, this is a role based application for all the departments for redressal of demands and grievances. Shastr: It is a system for issuance/ renewal/endorsement of arm licenses. It has been implemented at one sub-division in the district. National Database for arms licenses has also been implemented in the district. Manav Sampda: It is web-based software and has been implemented to record personal details of employees and also to generate their service books online. RCMS: Revenue Courts Management System has been implemented at all the Revenue Offices in the district. Kanoon Vyavstha: Kanoon Vyavastha has been linked with State Police Portal and being in use for transmission of data of CIPA. eNimantran: The software has been developed and implemented to send the invitations to dignitaries and prominent persons for important functions organized by District Administration. AGMARKNET: AGMARKNET is a web-based software working for all six APMCs in the district. e-Rozgar: This system has been implemented at all employment exchanges of the district to computerize the registration process. RCMS: Ration Card Monitoring System has been implemented in the district with almost 80% Aadhar seeding of all family members covered in the Ration Cards. IVFRT Project: Under this project, C-Form and S-Form have been implemented in the district. ELECTION SUPPORT During State Assembly and Lok Sabha Elections, DISE software was implemented for the assistance of Election Department in randomization of EVMs, election duty of micro-observers and polling personnel. Facility of Electoral Roll Management for conducting PRI/ULB elections has also been provided. On the polling day i.e. on 7th May 2014, live webcast of polling process was telecasted from 17 different locations in the district under the supervision of NIC Unit, Kullu. SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT eKalyan: This software has been implemented to disburse social security pension through money orders, bank and post office accounts. ePehchan: ePehchan software is used for issuing Disability and Senior Citizen Identity cards. REVENUE DEPARTMENT Himbhoomi LMK: Himbhoomi LMK has been implemented at Sugam Centres and Lok-Mitra Kendras in the district to issue Nakals (RORs) to the land owners. HimRis: The software has been implemented at all the seven Tehsils in the Kullu to facilitate the work of land deeds. Lok Praman Patra: The software has been implemented at all the seven Tehsil offices to issue Praman Patras to the general public and issuance of duplicate certificates from LokMitra Kendras (CSCs). FINANCE & TREASURY e-Salary: The software has been implemented at District Treasury and Sub-treasuries to prepare the salary for employees of all the departments in the district. e-Pension: It is a web-based software for generation and distribution of pension to pensioners. e-Kosh: The software has been implemented at District Treasury and all Sub-treasuries to computerize the their functions and transfer the data to e-Kosh for monitoring and controlling state finances. SUGAM CENTRES These centres have been setup in the District Collectorate office and three Sub-divisions of the district with the software support from NIC. These are established to provide hassle free services to the citizens under one single roof. The services provided at the Sugam Centres are: Issuance and renewal of Driving and Conductor Licenses by using ‘SARATHI’ Software Vehicle registration using ‘VAHAN’ software Issuance of permits to commercial vehicle owners Issuance of High Security Registration plates to vehicle owners Issuance of 14 types of certificates by using ‘Lok Praman Patra’ software Registration of deeds by using ‘HimRIS’ software Issuance of RORs by using ‘Himbhoomi Nakal’ software Aadhaar registration and issuance of e-Aadhaar