Several significant e-governance initiatives have been implemented in India, including:
1) FRIENDS in Kerala, which handles over 1000 types of citizen payments like utilities, taxes, and fees.
2) Bhoomi in Karnataka, which computerized land records for over 20 million plots of 6.7 million farmers.
3) e-Seva in Andhra Pradesh, which offers 118 services like bill payments, certificates, reservations, and tax filings at its centers.
5. FRIENDS
• Fast, Reliable, Instant, Efficient Network for the
Disbursement of Services is part of the Kerala IT Mission.
• FRIENDS counters handle 1000 types of payments that
citizens can make like; utility payments for electricity &
water, revenue taxes, license fees, motor vehicle taxes,
university fees, etc.
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7. Bhoomi
• The Department of Revenue in Karnataka State has
computerized 20 million records of land ownership of 6.7
million farmers in the State.
8. e-Seva (electronic Seva)
• Launched on the 25th of August 2001.
• Improvised version of TWINS project.
• e-Seva centres offer 118 different services like payment of utility
bills/taxes, registration of births/deaths, registration of
application for passports , issue of births/deaths certificates,
filing of sales tax returns, railway reservations,
bill payments of Airtel, Hutch etc.
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10. CARD
• Computer-aided Administration of Registration
Department.
• Initiated to meet objectives to demystify the registration
process, bring speed, efficiency, consistency & reliability,
substantially improve the citizen interface etc.
11. Gyandoot
• It is a low cost, self-sustainable, and community-
owned rural Intranet system that caters to the
specific needs of village communities in the district.
12. Vidya Vahini
• It provides opportunity for schools, teachers & students all
across the nation, to express and share their creative &
academic potential via the internet.
• Its mission is to spread education , uniform quality of
education across India to develop their creativity and
problem solving skills.
13. DRISHTEE- Connecting India Village by Village
• It provides information and access to
education and health services,
market-related info. & private info.
exchanges and transactions.
• They also provide social benefits like
access to education & health info.
14. TARAhaat- Achieving Connectivity for
the Poor Case Study
• It comprises a commercially viable model for bringing
relevant information, products & services via the internet
to the unserved rural market of India from which an
estimated 50% of the national income is derived.
15. • These centre initially provide e-literacy to one
member from every household.
16. CONCERT
• Country wide Network of Computerized Enhanced
Reservation and Ticketing developed by CRIS is a total
networking solution to Indian Railways Passenger
Reservation System.
17. SAKSHAT
• Initiative to provide solution to educational
requirements of students, scholars, teachers
and lifelong learners.
