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2.COLLECTORATE-2000:AN E-PERSPECTIVE 8
2.1. PRELUDE 8
2.2. COLLECTORATE-2000 AT DISTRICT 8
COLLECTORATES
2.3. SOFTWARE MODULES IN COLLECTORATE- 9
2000 SOFTWARE
2.4. MODULES OF COLLECTORATE-2000 10
In simple terms Electronic Governance can be defined as giving Citizens the choice of when and
where they access government information and services. Putting the Citizen at the centre of
government means taking a delivery channel view. This would mean using more and more of
Electronics & Information Technology in many of the government functions.
There is tremendous importance for rules and procedures in the government. Unless the records
are kept properly, accessing information and tracing the precedents becomes time consuming and
this is one of the reasons for the delays in government administration. Secondly, rules and
procedures lead to enormous red tape and delay and this in turn leads to corruption. Today, we
find that the present paper based system is very time consuming and inefficient. The rules,
procedures can be made transparent to the citizens, information can be made freely available to
the citizen, trace precedents faster and in short, improve the pace of effectiveness of governance
by using Information Technology.
In fact, Information Technology and Information Highways are going to dominate the next
century. Government therefore has to take this fact into account and create SMART governance
(simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent government). Hence the significance of
electronics governance.
The advent of Information Technology as a highly leveraged enabling tool for delivery of
products and services has now redefined the fundamentals and changed the institutions and
mechanisms of delivery forever. This Information Age paradigm shift is characterised by Citizen
and Business focus integration driven as it were by the choice of service providers and means of
access. In this context the concept of Public Governance has not gone unaffected. It too has seen a
fundamental shift in the concept, manner and method by which the State has deliver its services.
This new practise of administration of the Public has developed into the concept of Electronic
Governance.
2. Definition:
Electronic Governance is the application of Information Technology to the processes of
Government functioning to bring about
Simple
Moral
Accountable
Responsive and
Transparent Governance.
3. Vision Statement:
The Department of Electronics has taken upon itself the charge of translating this definition into
definitive reality by:
Developing the institution of Nodal Officers both within the MIT as well as corresponding
Departments in the Government of India for quick initiation and transfer of suitable
technologies and packages enabling Electronic Governance (EG).
Leveraging resources of various Ministries/Departments & Public Sector Institutions of
the Government of India to enable adoption & adaption of objectives of electronic delivery
of services.
Encouraging development of similar mechanisms and dedicated institutions at the State
level.
Encouraging various Constitution Bodies to adopt EG as a tool for more effective delivery
of services and administration.
Addressing privacy concerns through a clear statement of continuing commitment to the
data protection and Internet security methods both in the Public and Private domain.
3. Initiate moves to encourage Central and State Governments to develop and link, already
existing databases to the public domain.
4. Initiate and develop Data Warehouses in every Ministry & Department to facilitate the
process of EG.
5. Leverage resources and activities in the various State Governments for Data Base
building activity.
6. Initiate and develop pilot projects in applications that are currently not available so as to
extend full benefit of IT.
7. Develop and integrate suitable models in areas of Electronic Governance where systems
are being developed independently by Central or State organs.
11. Set up and or facilitate specific communication networks for the Government sector
12. Assist Central and State Governments in identification and implementation of suitable
hardware and software packages for Electronic Governance.
14. Initiate amendments in Central and State Acts, Rules and Regulations under various
departments and ministries to put in place IT and Web enabled Citizen Services.
17. Build convergence into connected Services Delivery programmes relating to the citizen
devices.
18. Develop commercial and governmental systems for issuing and managing digital
signatures/electronic signatures smart cards.
19. Identify measures for suitable protection of data during filling up, transmission and
against alterations by using combination of security measures.
20. Launch the 25% target of Electronically Governance widely and enabled suitable
milestones and makers to monitor them.
24. Establish Government Information Services (GIS) and facilitate the setting up of
National Information Infrastructure incorporatong links with GII on one hand and State
Information Infrastructure, District Information Infrastructure, Local Information
Infrastructure (LII) and other networking systems on the other, so as to enable seamless
transfer of information multilaterally between users and providers of information and
services.
6. Operational Strategy:
Inorder to put in place the above objectives certain operational strategies need to be structured so
as to translate and actualise the objectives. This would involve
o Interaction with the User Groups comprising of Industry, Citizen service dedicated
organisations and eminent members of the public with interests in the subject. This
could be the Citizen or User Expert Groups (UEG).
o Interaction through a Steering Group (SG) comprising of key
departments/ministries represented at the respective JS levels and identified
initially for implementation of EG across their functional areas. Institutional help
from specialised bodies like IIPA could be suitably co-opted in this group.
o The third expert group would comprise of solely Industry and Business
representatives as inputs and interactions are strategically essential for giving a
Industry focus to the Project. This would be the Industry and Business Expert
Group (IBEG).
7. Time Frame:
8. Financial commitments:
In order to give the Project a specific focus, the NEGP would be financed through a separate
budget head set up for the purpose. Available budget heads would also be leveraged for
addressing expenditures for the Project. This would also enable mission critical linkages and avoid
rework and duplication. For FY 98-99, an allocation should be made of Rs 2 crs for meeting
expenditures on expert studies and other project related activities. The same would be re-
appropriated from the budget of the NII. For FY 99-2000 and later on for FY 2000-2001
appropriate expenditures in the aforementioned separate budget head would be structured.
In responding to the challenge, the government would have to monitor and develop control
mechanisms to allay public fear of confidentiality of services along with assured simplicity of
delivery procedures. Only then would a sustainable and enduring frame-work of Electronic
Governance find place in public belief and confidence.
COLLECTORATE-2000: AN E-PERSPECTIVE
In 1988 in all the District Collectorates, VSATs have been installed (C200 model) with a
speed of 1.2 kbps along with one computer system and two Technical Officers of NIC.
Subsequently, in mid 1990s, the NICNET facility was enhanced with IPA/FTDMA
VSAT Earth Station with a speed of 64 kbps (shared) for Internet browsing purposes in
the Collectorate. The AP Government has also established high speed APSWAN (AP
State Wide Area Network) connecting all District Collectorates with the State Secretariat.
With such high speed networking infrastructure between Districts and the State
Secretariat, it is considered that a LAN (Local Area Network)) within the Collectorate is
essential and initially 22 Client Systems along with 1 Server System were provided in
each Collectorate. In a few Districts such as Khammam, a LAN was also installed with
these systems. However, it has been considered that for future expansion, an exhaustive
LAN with about 100 notes covering all the seats in the Collectorate will be required and
accordingly in Kakinada (East Godavari) Collectorate the LAN with 100 nodes has been
installed by NIC(APSU) during November, 2000. In some Districts such as Khammam
where the LAN is already operational, work flow automation across various sections
could be achieved through implementation of FMS (File Monitoring System).
The FMS performs the work flow automation of moving the documents from table to
table and section to section in the Collectorate on the LAN approaching a "paper less" or
"less paper office". However, the FMS was attempting only automation of the file
movement and work flow but was not dealing with any functional processing of various
activities in the functions of the Collectorate.
The District Collectorate is the seat of the State Government in the District. All the State
Government Departments are represented in the District at the Collectorate and
associated offices.
In addition, various types of Welfare schemes, relief and rehabilitation also form the
functions in the Collectorate. The associate directorate functions as Civil Supplies,
Family Welfare also are important.
All these activities are based on the work flow or file movement within the Collectorate
and associated offices.
The `Collectorate 2000' software developed by National Informatics Centre (AP State
Unit), Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology, attempts at automating
all the above identified functions with about 24 (twenty four) software modules, each
module relating to individual function.
The workflow automation is achieved by integration FMS (File Monitoring System) with
the individual modules of `Collectorate 2000'. Thus by implementing `Collectorate 2000'
software along with FMS or workflow automation on a LAN (Local Area Network)
within Collectorate, it is possible to fully automate all the important functions of the
Collectorate thereby eliminating the unnecessary paper work and delays.
The entire system is based on a LAN connecting all seats in the Collectorate with
computer systems (initially 22 client systems and one server to be expandable later).
`Collectorate 2000' software modules can operate either within an integrated mode with
workflow automation (File Monitoring System) on a LAN or can also operate
independently in stand-alone mode (without FMS). The GUI (Graphic User Interface)
in the client side is developed in Visual Basic with the backend server supporting
Oracle 8 RDBMS (SQL server version will also be available). Some modules are also
web based with public accessibility through Internet.
8. Geographic Information
24) GIS for District level
System (GIS)
There are limitations on the powers of District Collector to allot land based on the value
and / or extent of the land. Where the Collector is not empowered to take a decision the
matter has to be referred to the Government through the Chief Commissioner of Land
Administration (CCLA).
This module covers the various stages in the processing of an application for land
alienation i.e. from registering the request details to approving the case and storing the
remittance particulars. The various actions performed by the officials at different levels
involved in the process are recorded into the system. This module displays the entire
details of the case at any time in different screens which can help as ready reference to
the Collector & other officials for performing action at that stage. The letters required to
be sent to MRO/RDO or applicant are also generated through the system.
INPUT :
Organization name
Purpose
Whether land is free from encroachments , Survey no.-wise extent & nature of land
available
Survey no.-wise extent & rate of the land recommended by MRO/RDO, whether
mandatory documents are enclosed or not.
OUTPUT :
2. Illegal assignments
INPUT :
Beneficiary Name
Annual Income
Assignment date
The data on no. of beneficiaries / persons affected and the extent of area on the following
items.
Illegal assignments
Sivai Jamadars occupied & Regularized
Illegal Sivai Jamadars occupied & evicted
Encroachments reported
Enquiry conducted
OUTPUT :
(Statement I,II, III are the standard report formats designed by the CCLA office and are
supposed to be sent every month from Collector‟s office to the Chief Commissioner of
Land Administration.
SCOPE OF PROJECT :
INPUT :
Details of persons whose land is acquired and the benefits given. Number of cases
processed at various stages, number of cases approached courts for benefits. Details of
land and availability like wet or dry and any structures, wells and trees that exist in the
land.
OUTPUT :
Pendency List (LAO Unit wise), Cases List (stage wise), Status/stage of case with details
Both the Agricultural Land Revenue and the Non Agricultural Land Revenue include
statements of the Demand Collection and Balance (DCB) and the Non Collectable
NALA is the revenue from the residential, commercial and industrial establishments.
The district wise consolidated statements are sent to the Chief Commissioner of Land
Administration.
INPUT :
DCB - Demand, Collection and Balance of Agricultural Land revenue. This is captured
daily / weekly / monthly
NALA - DCB - Demand, Collection and Balance of Non Agricultural Assessment. This
is captured daily / weekly / monthly
OUTPUT :
INFORMATION FLOW :
The Government of India has setup a National Savings Organization under the control of
the Ministry of Finance to promote the scheme in the country. The Ministry of Finance,
The National Savings Schemes are being generally operated through Post Offices.
The following are the different small savings securities covered under this scheme:
Extension Activities:
The State Government / Central Government appoints the agents to collect the deposits
from the individuals. The agents will deposit the amount collected in the post offices. The
agents are eligible for commission from the State and the Central Governments. The State
Government also fixes certain target of amount to be made under the National Savings
Schemes and the Pay Roll Savings Schemes, within the respective departments.
INPUT :
OUTPUT :
4.7 GRUHARAKSHA:
Gruharaksha is an insurance scheme for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families to cover the
loss or damage to their dwellings due to natural calamities. This module computerises the
complete procedure starting from accepting claimant‟s applications to the disbursement
of amount and its reimbursement from insurance agency.
4.8 APATBANDHU:
Apatbandhu scheme is a Social Security scheme launched by Government of Andhra
Pradesh. If a bread earner dies due to accident , the scheme provides assistance to legal
heirs of bread earner. The scheme is applicable to Below Poverty Line families. (BPL).
The scheme is launched in collaboration with New India Assurance Company Ltd
(NIAC). The software designed automates the complete scheme starting from allocation
of budget to Districts upto the sanction of assistance to claimants.
In case of Family Welfare , Permanent methods like no.of Vasectomies and Tubectomies
performed are covered and in case of Temporary methods IUDs, Oral Pills and condom
users are covered.
- Antenatal Care
- Natal Care
- Post Natal Care
- No.of deliveries at various institutes
- Post Natal Care
- No.of deliveries at various institutes
- Maternal and Child deaths
- Imminusation
- Number of marriages with details of age of wife
The module is an excellent monitoring and decision support tool to the collectorate .
In all the collectorates the matters concerning LAW and ORDER are dealt by seat C1
under section C. Various issues dealt are :
Surrendered Extremists
Civilians killed/injured by Extremists
Property Damaged By Extremists
2. Deaths occuring in
Lockups
Communal Violences
Open Firing
Accidents
In all the above cases public, MRO, SP or any other person can give a complaint to the
collector. Collector calls MRO and SP for enquiry report. Basing on the enquiry report he
takes the decision and sends a copy to Government for further action if necessary and a
copy is also sent to Human Rights department at NEW DELHI.
Deaths: Collector appoints JC or DRO who are called Addl. District Magistrates to
enquire the Post Mortem Report and witness etc. Collector sends the enquiry report of the
JC or DRO with his remarks to the Government for further action.
The objective of this application is to help the collector(ate) in monitoring the different
types of cases which disrupt the normal life by taking suitable measures to reduce the
Arms Licensing comes under the Judicial Powers of Collector. Individuals apply for
Licenses to possess and use arms for the purposes of self-protection, crop protection or
for both. The District collector is the authority to issue Arms Licenses to the applicants,
depending on the merits of the case based on report received from the Superintendent of
Police.
Each Licensee is allowed to possess a maximum of three arms (like Pistols, Single-barrel
and Double-barrel Guns, etc). There can be any number of retainers for each arm who
will physically hold and use the weapon in case of necessity. The system captures and
maintains personal details of the Licensee and all the retainers, details of the weapons and
the ammunition, dates of expiry of the license, date before which the arm has to be
produced for verification and date by which the arm has to be surrendered in the Police
Station or the Arms Dealer. The Licensee can also apply for sale of his arm(s) or renewal
his License.
The Arms Licensing Monitoring System allows for data entry under three sub- modules:
Arms Licencing - To enter ddetails of New Arms Licence (like licence holder name, his
address, licence date, date on which licence expires, name of weapons under that licence,
bore of the weapon, make of the weapon, category of licence, quantity of ammunation
allowed per year and at given point of time etc).
Sale permission of Arms - Applied for sale or not, whether approved for sale or not etc.
Renewal of Arms Licencing - Renewal details of Licence like date of renewal, Renwal
valid from, renewal valid upto etc.
Using the Query module, option details of licences can be viewd on the computer. User
can query /search even with partial name of paritial licence no or on licence date (less
than or equal to)
This software generates several letters and reports, such as Issue Order, Renewal
Proceeddings, Mandal- wise abstract of Licencees, Renewal details (for a given year/for a
given licence number/ All), List of all licences in a District, List of all licences holding a
particular type of weapon (eg: list of all licences holding weapon as Pistol), List of all
new licences for a particular year.
The verifications are used to evaluate the applications as per the norms given from time
to time. A recommendation for sanction / rejection of the application is also arrived based
on the norms.
The proposals are then sent to the State for further processing. When finally approved, a
copy is received by the Revenue Department for record. Disbursal of the pension is taken
care by the Treasury Department.
Entry of normal and the actual rainfall details & cost estimates received at the
Collectorate from the executing agencies on the works to be taken up
Release of respective amounts to the executing agencies
Capture of details on different stages of work like administrative , technica l
sanctions & grounding, completion of work
Generation of Mandal Abstract on schemes / works taken up by different
executing agencies with details on fund estimates , releases and expenditure
Provision of a Template with District /Mandal/Village, Financial year, Scheme
/Work and Estimates/ Releases/ Expenditure / Consolidated options for generating various free
format reports
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