e Governance initiatives in agriculture

e- Governance to Rural India

Subtitle

? Is e- Governance

e-Governance is a diffused neology used to refers to the use of information and communication technology to provide and improve government services, transactions and interactions with citizens, businesses and other arms of government

Focus area of rural e- governance

• Livelihoods• Rural Employment• Women empowerment• Rural water supply and sanitation• Health • Natural resources management• Education• Disaster management• E-governance under rural local bodies

Bhoomi (LAND RECORDS ON WEB)

"Land records form the base for all land reforms and therefore regular online updating of land records is essential,

BHOOMI has done it."

Cont…• Online delivery and management of land records in

Karnataka • BHOOMI has computerized 20 million records of

land ownership of 6.7 million farmers in the state.

• Farmers can now access the database and are empowered to follow up

Cont…• Printed copy of the RTC can be obtained online

by providing the name of the owner or plot number at computerized land record kiosks in 177 taluka offices, for a fee of Rs.15

• This is Private Public Participation (PPP) model

e-sevae-seva (= eService)

….the earliest & the largest

Integrated Services Project in India

Cont…

• One-stop-shop for citizen/ business services– Open 8 am to 8 pm – Open 8 am to 3 pm on Holidays

• Over 150 services– Any service at any centre, any counter– G2C, G2B, B2C services

• Efficient Service– 3 to 5 minutes per transaction on non-peak days– 20 to 30 min on peak days in some centres

• Good ambience for citizens– No more standing in line

• Electronic Queue Management system

Before e-Seva …

After e-Seva …

AKSHAYA

• Bridging the digital divide in Kerala

• A project for e-literacy and mass-employment generation.

• Initiated in the district of Malappuram on the 25th of November, 2002 with a planning workshop.

Cont…Broad Objective• To dilute the gap existing between the laymen in the

society and the applications of Information Technology, the most important tool for development

Specific Objectives• Make all families (9 lac) in Malappuram district e-literate• Develop infrastructure to provide sustained e-literacy

and facilities like e-mail and internet telephony to the layman.

• Create mass employment through the setting up of Multipurpose Computer Technology Centres (M-CTCs)

• Make available need-based training and service at lower rates to the trainees

Operational Activities

• Hundred percent e-literacy• Awareness campaign• Sustained e-literacy• Need-based training at concession rates• Mass employment generation• Assistance to the Akshaya centre

entrepreneurs

Facilities at the Akshaya Centres

• Continued e-learning program• Data entry under E-governance program• DTP and Job work• Other computer training for public• Design of invitation cards, visiting cards,

banners,Posters, paper bags etc and Screen Printing

• Data Bank Services• Telemedicine applications

Aim to achieve

• Transparency

• Public accountability

• Responsiveness

• Speed decision making

• Openness

Mission

To create foundation for citizen centric e- governance , at district head quarters & subsequently at taluka headquarter

Objectives

• Single window clearance of 83 important certificates (includes renewal of leases, permits & licenses)

• Quick redressel of public grivances• Common registry of letters,petitions for all

sections of the office• On line pendency monitoring of all above• To provide services after office hours & on

holidays also in order to save Time,Money & Energy of the public.

LOKMITRA

The Government of Himachal Pradesh initiative for general public, especially living in distant rural areas of the State, with the benefits of “Using Information Technology (IT) in Governance (Egovernment)” at their doorstep. The Web-enabled Government-Citizen Interface, named as LOKMITRA, is one such step of the State Government in that direction.

Services offered

• Classified Complaints• Questions/General

Grievances• Downloadable Forms• Vacancies• Tenders• Promotional Schemes• Contacts

• Market Rates • Sale/Purchase• Matrimonial Services• Notice Board• Hamirpur News• Children Corner• Village Email

i-shakti (women Empowerment)

• Local NGOs, Govt. of AP, Hindustan Lever Ltd. (HLL), Azim Premji Foundation, Tata Adult Literacy, CARE India, Dabur Ayurved, ICICI Bank, Times of India, Mahindra and Mahindra and Yonearth Interactive -2004

• An IT-based rural information service network • i-Shakti kiosks offer information through a voice based

interactive system, in the form of audio-visuals Information and services to meet rural needs in medical health and hygiene, agriculture, animal husbandry, education, vocational training and employment and women's empowerment

• Nalgonda, Vizag, West and East GodavariDistricts of AP

• Financial Information Network & Operations Ltd. (FINO) founded on 13th July, 2006

• FINO is a Multibank promoted, professional, financially strong with a Board comprising of Customer Banks and MFI

• FINO has its Own network of agents (Business Correspondents) at ground level

• Works with several partners to reach the remotest parts of the country

Gyandoot is an intranet in Dhar district (M.P.) connecting rural cybercafes catering to the everyday needs of the masses. Web site of GYANDOOT is an extension of Gyandoot intranet, for giving global access. 

Cont…

1.Commodity/ Mandi Marketing Information System

2.  Income Certificate3.  Domicile Certificate (mool

niwasi )4.  Caste Certificate5.  Landholder's passbook of land

rights and loans (Bhoo adhikar evam rin

pustika)6.  Rural Hindi e-mail 7.  Public Grierana Redressal

(Shikayat Nivaran)8.  Forms of Various Government

Schemes

9.  Below Poverty Line Family List

10. Employment news11. Rural matrimonial (Vivah

Sambandh)12. Rural Market (Gaon ka

Bazaar)13. Rural News Paper (Gram

Samachar)14. Advisory module (Salahkar) 15. E-education16. General Provident Fund 17. Khasra Nakal Avedan

Gyan ganga• Initiatives of the GoG (Government of Gujarat) to

ensure wireless Internet connectivity to all 18,000 villages in Gujarat

• Rural citizens access a host of on line services such as e-mail, Internet browsing, land records, rural job opportunities, status of various Government projects etc., and even consult specialists through video conferencing for their agricultural, veterinary, and health care queries.

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Benefits of Gyan GangaBenefits of Gyan Ganga

• As access to top class services in a single click

• Market prices • Solutions with an Agri-

expert • Veterinary services • E-Government services • Distance health care • Distance learning

• Remote Eye Care • e-Agriculture • Crop disease • Post treatment • Veterinary on the Internet • On line doctor • Remote cardiac care

• TKS are one-stop resource centres

• Offer cultivators a wide range of services and solutions

• from the stage of sowing of seeds to post-harvest management and marketing of agricultural produce

Details of TKS services

• Agro input supplies• Farm equipment leasing • Agronomy services • Bulk blending • Training and information • Other services • Additional services at franchisee TKSs

IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Coop Ltd

Daily 5 free value added voice messages on: Mandi priceFarming techniquesWeather forecastDairy farmingAnimal husbandry Rural health initiatives

Transforming Lives….

The Value Chain … Farm to Factory Gate

Serving 3 purposes

• Provide information to farmers on crops/ weather/ Prices

• Sell a variety of products to them• Buy various firm produce from them for

ITC’S use