Among the six districts of the Nagaland state, Zunheboto is situated in the middle bounded by Mokokchung in the East and Wokha district in the West. Tizu, Doyang and Tsutha - the three important rivers of the district are source for hydel power generation and terrace cultivation. High hills spread over many areas of the district varying from 1000 to 2500 metres but most people live between 1500 - 2000 metres altitude. ZBTO, the district Hq. is 1875 mtrs. above sea level. Most of the population reside in rural areas. NIC Zunheboto is the nodal centre for providing ICT based decision support & services to the district administration. Various e governance projects undertaken by the centre are manifestation of the services and support provided by the district administration for the benefit of the citizens. Internet facility is provided through leased line apart from Local Area Network setup which acts as an extension of NIC Network. District Website: The district website http://zunheboto.nic.in designed and developed by NIC district centre, gives detailed information about the district pertaining to agriculture, tourism, topography, employment, schools etc. The district profile, telephone directory of officials and photo gallery are of special interest to the visitors. The link to Community Information Centre (CIC) opens up vast repository of information not only for the state but for the whole of north east. Video Conferencing Facility: VC facility in the district uses leased lined connectivity. The facility has helped the district administration come closer to the state capital - Kohima which facilitates in reviewing and implementation of various developmental schemes in the district. The facility assumes much greater significance and importance considering the tortuous terrain which can only be surmounted by such communication facilities. IMPORTANT ICT-BASED SUPPORT & SERVICES Inner Line Permit (ILP): Under the Eastern Bengal Regulation Act of 1873 and Government of Nagaland Notification No.REV/T-9/91, any person who is not a local inhabitant and desiring to enter into Nagaland requires an Inner Line Permit (ILP). ILP Cell set up at Zunheboto in Deputy Commissioner's Office provides support to the administration through the ILP software with regards to registering new applicants or renewal of the registered applicants under the aegis of the district centre. District Transport Office Computerisation: The VAHAN and SARATHI software is implemented at the District Transport Office for registration of vehicles and issuance of driving Licenses respectively. The provision of issuing Driving License and Vehicle Registration on Smart Card had been incorporated. In order to run VAHAN and SARATHI software smoothly, the centre gives all technical support like updating to new version, training etc. Tele-Education Project: Under the project the Government Higher Secondary School, Zunheboto was supported in organising the Tele-education crash course in recent years. Online registration of students is operational for proper delivery of study materials to the students of the school in Zunheboto. MGNREGA: The district administration is fully supported in implementing the MNREGA software both offline and online to effectively monitor the scheme's status, Job creation and employment generation activities. AGMARKNET: The Agriculture Marketing Network software has been successfully implemented in the District involving entry of quantity and rates of different essential commodities available in the market. The APMC Chairman and staffs have become quite conversant with the AGMARKNET software. The centre monitors the project and provides training to the APMC staffs on the AGMARKNET software. General Election Support: Thinking of assembly election without the support of NIC is a thing of past. The software fully meets the Election Commission of India guidelines regarding randomization of polling personnel, electronic voting machines, deployment of personnel, counting of votes etc. The final transmission of election results using high speed state of art NICNET highlights the strong national data communication network established by NIC. The services, assumes high importance for the district administrator during such exercise. The NIC has been doing commendable work in the district with pro-active approach in implementing various e-Governance projects. NIC Zunheboto is fulfilling its assignments at transport, MGNREGS Project, Tele-Education and other government department as well as providing technical support. The extension of the NIC Network helped the PS to DC, ADC, SDO, EAC's, DTO with internet facility. -- SH. T. KIHETO SEMA NCS, Deputy Commissioner, Zunheboto, Nagaland E-Courts: It's an ICT initiative in the judiciary in order to strengthen the functioning of the Courts. The "Judiciary Monitoring System" enables registration of court cases, allocation of the same to the appropriate courts on the basis of constitution prepared by the honourable courts, preparation of cause list and uploading the same along with the judgement on web. Setting up of server room & Judicial Service Centre at the district court is in progress. Other Projects: Various e-Gov Projects like Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP), CONFONET etc. were successfully implemented at the District. The newly launched National Animal Disease Reporting System (NADRS) is in progress at three Blocks of the District. For further information ANAND YANREMBAM District Informatics Officer NIC Zunhebebot District Centre, O/o The Deputy Commissioner, Zunheboto - 798620 Ph: 03867-220384 nagzhb@nic.in