During a two-day tour at Chandigarh recently, Honable Dr Shakeel Ahmad, Minister of State for Communications and IT, Govt of India, reviewed the functioning of NIC Punjab State Centre apart from other offices under MoCIT. Sh. Sunil Kumar, SIO Punjab made a presentation on the major projects implemented by NIC Punjab and apprised him about other initiatives in the pipeline. The Minister appreciated the efforts made by NIC Punjab in implementation of e-governance in the state. The Hon’ble Minister also reviewed IT activities and e-Governance projects carried out by NIC in Haryana. Mr. Ghan Shyam Bansal, SIO NIC Haryana made a presentation and gave a status report to the Hon’ble Minister who appreciated the efforts of NIC in the state and informed that VC facility would be extended to other parts of the State apart from the six districts which are already connected.