In January 2003, the Tamil Nadu Government declared all the districts in the state, barring Chennai, as drought hit areas. Comprehensive relief works are being taken up in all the 28 affected Districts. As many as thirty five drought relief schemes have been adopted to ensure employment generation, sustainability of economic activity, availability of food, social security and availability of drinking water. As required by the Revenue Department of Government of Tamil Nadu, a web based reporting system has been developed by NIC, Tamil Nadu State Unit to monitor and assess the various drought relief schemes implemented in all the Districts. The system allows data entry of details relating to all the thirty five schemes, through user friendly screens and menus, by the District offices. The Internet connectivity available at the NIC, District Centres, at the Collectorates, is being utilized. The weekly information is fed on every Monday by all the 28 Districts. The introduction of this system has made the whole process of compilation and collation very simple. A number of statements and tables are made available instantaneously. These reports are constantly reviewed on a weekly basis by a high level committee consisting of six Ministers, the Chief Secretary, twelve Secretaries and other senior officers.