Department of Information Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh has instituted excellence in e-Governance awards for e-Governance applications developed/ implemented in Madhya Pradesh. Recently these awards were given by Sh. Kailash Vijayvargiya Minister for Information Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh and Chief Secretary Sh. Rakesh Sahni. Education portal designed & developed by NIC Madhya Pradesh for Department of School Education and Tribal Welfare Department, was adjudged the best project fulfilling the objective - 'IT for Masses'. The portal facilitates the department to administer more than 1.10 lac schools, 3.5 lac teachers and monitor the competency levels of more than 1.60 crore students. The portal also acts as a sign-on for various process automation applications and facilitate a common platform for the dissemination of information and collaboration between departments and agencies working for school education.The product GeoAmpere, Geomatics based Application Model for Planning Distribution of Electricity to Rural Entities, implemented at Madhya Pradesh. Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited (MPPKVV Co. Ltd), Indore, has been selected for excellence in e-Governance initiatives. Jabalpur and Sagar districts jointly received the award for 'Best e-Governed Districts in Madhya Pradesh' for developing and implementing various e-Governance applications in districts. NIC district centre in both the districts were instrumental in developing and implementing various e-governance applications.