Surrounded by the Balaghat hills, Osmanabad is one of the eight districts of Marathwada region in Maharashtra. The district constitutes of eight blocks and two Sub-divisional headquarters- Osmanabad and Bhoom.
NIC District Centre Established in the year 1989, NIC Osmanabad District Centre has been a pioneer in providing ICT solutions to the various government departments, educational institutions and public sector undertakings. The Centre also played a significant role during the Latur- Osmanabad earthquake and provided all necessary support to the administration and the affected people. Various ICT activities taken up by the District Centre are:
Land Record Computerization: The Land Record Computerization has been successfully completed and all the eight talukas in the district have started issuing computerized ROR. Osmanabad is also the first district in Maharashtra where online mutation module has been implemented.
Property Card Computerization: As an integral part of the land records computerization, the property card database of whole district has been compiled. The system of issuing PR Cards in Kalamb and Tuljapur talukas have been computerized and both these talukas are distributing computerized PR Cards to the public.
District Web site: The district website http://osmanabad.nic.in was designed and developed by the NIC District Centre and has undergone many modifications and upgrades since its launch. A district level committee has been formed to carry out regular updates and maintenance of the website.
Land Acquisition Software: Osmanabad has been one of the first few districts to have developed and implemented the Land Acquisition Software that keeps track of the stages of land acquisition and monitors the status of cases. It helps in early disposal of the cases, speedy compensation to landowners and provides faster availability of land for executing government projects.
Computerization of BPL database: The Below Poverty Line (BPL) database has been generated for district Osmanabad. The activity was carried out jointly by DRDA and NIC. The project execution mechanism used for data entry and preparation of final score points was highly appreciated by the authorities and has been adopted as a role model for the entire state of Maharashtra
Agmarknet Project: The District Centre has made sincere efforts in implementing the Agmarknet Project, which includes computerization of two APMC- Murum and Kalamb. These APMCs have started to provide information to farmers on a regular basis. NIC has also conducted training programme for the concerned staff and the focus is now on providing kiosks at village level to facilitate farmers in getting commodity prices right at their doorstep.
Training Programmes: As part of the initiative to develop trained human resource in the field of ICT, NIC Osmanabad regularly conducts training programs for the government employees. These training programs not only create awareness and interest in using ICT but also help in implementing IT projects in the district.
Video Conference, Data Centre Services & District LAN: NIC Osmanabad has been providing data and video communication services to various departments of the district. The VC facility is being extensively used for monitoring the status of various developmental programmes and ongoing schemes. A Campus Area Network has been established at the District Collectorate that connects various offices like District Treasury, Small Savings, Planning Office, Supply Office, EGS, DAO and also enables access to Internet, email, etc.
Lok Sabha & Assembly Elections: The District Centre provides ICT support for different activities pertaining to Lok Sabha and Assembly elections like deployment of poll personnel, establishment of EDP centre at observers’ office, preparation of lists/reports of election analysis, counting process, etc.
SETU SUVIDHA KENDRA – ISO 9001: 2000 certified: Setu Suvidha Kendra is an ambitious citizen-centric project of Maharashtra Govt., which is based on the concept of Single Window System for issuing licenses, certificates, bills, bonds, stamp paper, various scheme application forms, ROR, etc. to the general public. NIC Osmanabad played an important role in establishing these centres not only at district but also at all the taluka offices. Recently, this project got ISO9001 certificate for quality management system.
New Initiatives: • Extension of network connectivity to the block level through establishment of Maharashtra State Wide Area Network under the second phase of MAHANET project. • Enhancing IT enabled services in rural areas through Gramdoot Seva Kendras for Zila Parishad - detailed action plan and SRS under preparation. For further information, mail to mahosm@nic.in