Video Conferencing (VC) is one of the widely used services of NIC which is very popular amongst the User Departments. Here’s a glimpse of the major happenings related to NIC’s VC services.
• Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri A. B. Vajpayee inaugurated Gramin Shikhsya Abhiyan in the State of Jharkhand on 28th August 2002 over Videoconferencing. A remote village of Jharkhand “Konjhari” was connected over NICNET for the conference. Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Babu Lal Marandi along with his State Minister for Science & Technology and Education were present in the Konjhari village and interacted with Hon’ble Prime Minister. The Prime Minister dedicated the Gramin Shikhsya Abhiyan programme for the State of Jharkhand and interacted with the Children & teachers present in the village. NIC’s VC services provided during the event were also appreciated.
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inaugurated Videoconferencing network between its four other offices which includes, CBI-Kolkatta, CBI-Mumbai, CBI-Chennai and CBI Academy, Ghaziabad respectively on 9th August 2002. Shri Pramod Mahajan, Hon’ble Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Government of India inaugurated the videoconferencing network from CBI-Hqrs, Delhi and emphasized the need for VC at CBI for enabling faster communication and disposing pending cases quickly and cost-effectively. NIC/NICSI has implemented the project using SCPC DAMA VSATs technology in a record time of two months.
• First DAMA based VC Facility in the State of Rajasthan was recently inaugurated at Jodhpur by Sh Ashok Gehlot, Hon’ble Chief Minister. Shri Gehlot carried out a direct conversation with the Information Technology Minister of Chattisgarh state. He enquired about the usage of the facility in Chattisgarh. In addition to Jodhpur and Chhatisgarh, other sites which participated in the VC included Jaipur, Delhi and Chandigarh.
• The VC facility in the State of Himachal Pradesh was recently inaugurated by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Hon’ble Chief Minister at NIC Dharamshala, District Kangra. He also inaugurated the first e-governance centre in Himachal Pradesh at the event. As an appreciation gesture towards the NIC team, the Chief Minister honoured Dr Ambreesh Kumar, SIO Himachal Pradesh and other NIC Officers with merit certificates.