Shri Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh launched the DARPAN DM Dashboard software on 4th September 2017 at Hamirpur. Shri Anil Sharma, Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development, Shri I.D. Lakhanpal, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Shri T.G. Negi, Principal Advisor to CM, Shri Onkar Chand Sharma, Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Shri Madan Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. Shri Vinod Garg, DIO- Hamirpur gave a brief presentation on the various features of DARPAN software and how it will be useful to the Deputy Commissioner, Hamirpur for monitoring the progress of various schemes, projects, functions, grievances. He informed that all NIC Himachal Pradesh developed applications has been integrated with DARPAN as Key Performance Indicators. Shri Bhupinder, ADIO was also present. The DARPAN software, acronym for Dashboard for Analytical Review of Projects Across Nation, has been developed as a Product by National Informatics Centre to review the progress of Schemes, Plans, Projects, Applications etc. on a single dashboard. It has interfacing with highly configurable services where projects can be integrated using Web Services for scheduled data information. The national level projects like MGN- REGA, Swacch Bharat, Urban Development Mission, PMGSY, Mid Day Meal etc. are integrated in it. The software has interfaces for the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Secretary concerned, Divisional Commission and Deputy Commissioner. The Dashboard shows relevant data to the respective Officers who are viewing it through their official Email account based login. DARPAN can be used as a tool to transform complex government data into compelling visuals. It provides the district administration with a graphical dashboard for real-time, dynamic project monitoring without the need for coding or programming. Hon'ble Chief Minister Launching DARPAN-DM Dashboard A view of audience at the inauguration ceremony venue