Sh. Madup Viyas, Collector Cum Development Commissioner and Secretary (Transport and IT) inaugurated a 5-day training programme conducted by NIC Lakshdweep on web based Ship Ticket Reservation System in the Secretariat, Kavaratti recently. All Port Assistants and other staff of the Port Department attended the training programme. In his inaugural address, the Collector Cum Development Commissioner stressed the need to computerize the system of ship ticketing and advance reservation of the ship ticket to make the system hassle free for the general public. Sh. K P Mohammed Koya, DIO, Sh. C M Ahmed, Director (IT), Sh. A Hamza, Port Officer, Dr. M S Syed Ismail Koya, Director (S & T), officials of the Port Department and NIC were present in the inaugural function. The web based Ship Ticketing System provides facility for booking tickets from any island to any island or mainland in one-month in advance. It also has the facility to display the status of reservation, ship schedules, accommodation availability, etc.