GIS based applications in e-Panchayat

e-Governance Project for Panchayati Raj institutions (e-Panchayat) in India includes decentralised database and planning, budgeting and accounting, implementation and monitoring of central and state sector schemes, citizen-centric services, unique codes to Panchayats and Individuals and essential GIS based applications. This project will cost 450,000,000,000 INR in the span of three years. Under this project, Internet connectivity will be provided to all 236,000 panchayats in the country across 31 states and Union Territories. The project will focus on three activities—identification of information and services needs of all stakeholders, process re-engineering and preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Mission Mode Project (MMP). Main focus is on providing 20 services like birth certificate, caste certificate, tribe certificate, death certificate, applying for old age pension, widow pension, ration card, register land/property, registration with state employment exchange, registering complaints/grievances with Women Commission, check land records and check agriculture market process online.

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