As the State went down with first lockdown due to corona, NIC MP stepped up its efforts & services to support the State Government. ICT services were extended to facilitate WFH environment. NIC developed e-Governance Systems helped all major department in online management of their core businesses, key processes and critical functions.
All system leveraged e-Payment Platform developed by NIC for effecting DBT / e-Payment of relief and assistance to the underprivileged and disadvantaged section of the society. DBT / e-Payment were effected directly from the State-level without involving the interventions of the field offices which were not functional due to lockdown. e-Payment of over 25,899 Cr. was effected as DBT to 1.9 Cr. unique beneficiaries of different categories under different Schemes during the lockdown period. The beneficiaries include Unorganized Laborers, Social Security Pensioners, Students, Cook-Cum-Helpers of MDM council, Beneficiaries of Sambal Scheme, Person with Disabilities, Migrant Laborers, Building and Construction Workers.
VC services were extensively used by the Chief Minister and senior officials of the State to interact with the field officers and beneficiaries. The DIC’s also contributed by supporting numerous VC to monitor the situation and implementation of various Covid related Systems.
The mammoth exercise of procurement of wheat was completed with record Procurement of over 1,24,000 Metric Tons of Wheat from about 18 lakhs farmers with disbursement of over 25,000 Cr. Payment to various Stake Holders. The team worked every day even during lockdown period to facilitate operations and payments. Other significant activities are :
Rojgar Setu Portal Providing suitable employment and means of livelihood to migrant workers was a big challenge. Rojgar Setu Portal was developed as a common platform for Migrant workers, Employers and different departments. • Skill Development Department Skill mapping of all migrant workers was undertaken on Portal to facilitate skills enhancement under various schemes and seeking a suitable job as per their skills • The Portal allowed onboarding of employers, Registration of jobs/vacancies, searching of skill profile of workers. District Administration coordinate with employers of their district to register vacancies and shortlist suitable candidates in their vicinity
Pravasi Shramik Portal and Shramik Seva Mobile App This mobile app has been designed and developed to facilitate Identification, Registration and Tracking of Migrant Workers. The system also facilitated the benefits of schemes & Assistance to Migrant Labourers and their family members.
e-Office e-Office solution became a lifeline for senior bureaucrats and other Govt officials as it facilitated WFH, processing of e-files and eliminated the need of handling of physical files that could be infected. After eFile initiation in the Office of Hon’ble CM and CS, the breakthrough came with Finance Dept. after it ordered all departments for moving proposals/files through eOffice/eFile software only. Since Lockdown 44 Departments in Mantralaya are using the platform, 33 HODs have started using e-File and many more are in the pipeline. For smooth on-boarding, online trainings are continuously being provided through desktop-based VC sessions. 1800 eFiles have been created and more than 1500 officials have been trained during the past 4 months of Covid pandemic.
Public Distribution System NIC, MP performed rule-based identification of ~33 lakh members of underprivileged & disadvantaged families (Non-PDS) after a detailed analysis of various family and member specific databases. This data was pushed to the PoS machines for System based Allotment of FPS to families thus facilitating distribution of free food for sustaining COVID-19.
MP State Mid Day Meal Portal and ePayment Platform This was used by Hon’ble CM for DBT of Food Security Allowance of Rs. 146 Cr. directly into the bank accounts of 66 lakh School Students at a single click.
Telemedicine The premier hospital AIIMS Bhopal has rolled out e-OPD module for the e-hospital project in collaboration with NIC for services. The trial run for the module is in progress.
Video Conferencing Government of MP has been using NIC M.P. Video Conferencing services extensively since the first Lockdown. Video Conferencing Setup establishment at CM Residence and CM Anti Chamber has done approx 28000+ Hours of VC during Covid-19 times.
Webcast of important events of Chief Minister, Video Conferencing sessions of the Chief Secretary with various Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and other Members of the COVID-19 Task Force on daily basis is being taken care of during this period.
NIC, Madhya Pradesh is committed to extending support to the State Government in all its endeavour to the maximum possible extent through appropriate Technological interventions.