Sirsa is said to be one of the oldest places of Northern India and its ancient name was Sairishaka, which finds its mention in Mahabharata, Panini's Ashatadhayayi and Divyavadan. It must have been a flourishing city in the 5th century B.C. as mentioned by Panini. Sirsa forms the extreme west corner of Haryana and has bagged the honour of having the second highest cotton acreage across the country. Spread over an area of 4277 sq. kms and formed on November 1, 1975, District Sirsa is located at a distance of 255 Kms from National Capital on NH-10 and 250 Kms from the State Capital-Chandigarh.
NIC District Centre Sirsa, established in 1988, has been instrumental in implementing various e-Governance projects & ICT initiatives with full dedication and zeal. It has been its continuous endeavour to efficiently deliver citizen centric services.
Dr. ANSHAJ SINGH, IAS Deputy Commissioner I would like to place on record the excellent work, devotion to duty and outstanding sense of responsibility of the NIC Team in District Sirsa in promoting Informatics Culture and implementing G2C Services down upto tehsil level. This has resulted in bringing significant transparency & efficiency in the whole system. Apart from various other e-Governance projects, NIC Team has also played a vital role in providing ICT support during the recent visit of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India to District Sirsa on July 6, 2013. I really look forward for NIC Team at Sirsa to act upto highest level by their sincere and strenuous efforts.
KEY ICT PROJECTS • e-Disha Centres: New building of District Level e-Disha Centre was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister Haryana which has been renovated by providing air conditioned waiting hall for public with AQMS. • Land Records MMP: Sirsa was the pilot district towards computerization of land records in Haryana and the project was formally launched by the then Hon’ble Chief Minister Haryana on November 1, 2003. • Nakal (RoR) Issuance Centre at Kanungo Circles: Sirsa is the only district in Haryana where Jamabandi Nakal Issuance Centres have been established at 3 Kanungo Circles using SWAN connectivity. • National Land Records Modernization Programme: Hon’ble Chief Minister Haryana laid the Foundation Stone for Modern Record Room at Tehsil Rania. Various revenue documents are scanned under DMS. Cadestral Maps of all villages have been digitized for further linkages. • Digital Signature Certificates: DSCs have been procured from NICCA for various officers of the district for the projects requiring DSC authentication. • e-Tendering: District Sirsa is the front runner in implementation of e-Tendering system at Municipal Committees. • Property Registration: Haryana Registration Information System (HARIS) with Biometric authentication and online capturing of photographs has been implemented at all tehsils and sub-tehsils. • VAHAN & SARATHI: National level software have been successfully implemented in all three subdivisions and RTA Office. • Website of District Sirsa: The Official website of District Sirsa designed and developed by NIC was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble Chief Minister Haryana on October 31, 2000. The website acts as one point source of information to access vital information.
OTHER ICT RELATED PROJECTS • Full ICT support during Krishi Vasant Webcast/VC • CSCs - VLE Selection towards establishment • HARSAMADHAN • JANSAHAYAK • Certificates Issuance • NADRS • e-Court MMP • Treasury MMP • Revenue Court cases Monitoring • Rural Informatics and e-Panchayat MMP • Online BDMIS and IDSP • Pension and Senior. Citizens ID Cards • National Food Security Ordinance-2013 • Smart Card based Ration Card at block Sirsa • CM’s Announcements • Elections • CIPA & CCTNS • AGMARKNET
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA, IAS The spirit and enthusiasm with which the projects are managed and activities are carried out is really commendable. I further appreciate the challenging tasks that NIC has taken-up in framing new dimensions. It is but an expression of my total faith in NIC and its professionals.
ICT RELATED CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT • e-Disha Centres at all Subdivisions • Tehsil Service Centres at all tehsils & sub-tehsils • Jamabandi Nakal Issuance Centres at 3 Kanungo Circles • ICT Training Lab. at District Hqrs. • e-Aadhaar Centre at District Hqrs. • Video Conferencing Centre at NIC and Conference Hall • DNMC & BNMCs under SWAN • Judicial Service Centre & Computer Server Room in Courts
VISIT OF Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India visited CMK Girls PG College Sirsa on 06/07/2013 and interacted with the students of Govt. & Private Schools wherein NIC was entrusted to provide the ICT Support for the event.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam interacting with Deputy Commissioner Sirsa
AWARDS/APPRECIATIONS The efforts of NIC District Team have been continuously applauded by District Administration and the team has dozens of appreciations and awards to its credit.