On 6th October'2007, Sh. Madhu Koda, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand inaugurated the Data & Network Centre (iNOC) of NIC, in the auspicious presence of Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Hon'ble Union Minister of State, Govt. of India, Dr B.K Gairols, DG NIC and several other dignitaries. Speaking at an impressive function organized at Nepal House, Ranchi the Hon'ble Chief Minister said that information technology & e-Governance has gained huge importance these days, and thanked the union minister for setting up the state of the art data centre at Jharkhand and assured that the state govt. will fully utilize the new facility for people's benefit. In his address, the union minister of state lauded the role of NIC and opined that it is the best organization in the field of information technology at the national level. Earlier welcoming the chief Minister, the union minister, principal secretaries of various departments of the government of Jharkhand, Sh. B K Gairola, Director General, NIC highlighted the achievements and multifaceted role of NIC at the national level. Sh. Shahid Ahmad, SIO NIC, Jharkhand gave a comprehensive presentation of projects and activities of NIC Jharkhand. The Hon'ble Chief Minister also released the “e-Governance: Initiatives and Achievements “magazine brought out by NIC Jharkhand. The Hon'ble Union Minister and Sh Manoj Kumar Yadav, Hon'ble Member of the Jharkhand Assembly released the “e-Nagrik Sewa “ and “SAMVAD” (Public Grievance) software respectively, both of which have been developed by NIC Jharkhand.