State all set for e-governance

By Our Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 9. The Haryana Government is all set for e- governance in the next three months. The Chief Minister, Mr. Om Prakash Chautala, has cleared a proposal for procurement of nearly 1,000 computers and powerful servers in one go.

According to an official announcement here, the Haryana Civil Secretariat is all geared up for a new look when 500 computers will go operational within a few weeks.

The CM's Secretariat, every Minister, Administrative Secretary, Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretary along with their personal staff will have their own computers. High end servers are also being installed and all these computers will be networked to support `common pool information', which will be accessed by various functionaries associated with the decision-making process in the government.

Training is also on at the Secretariat. The Centre for e- Governance has already trained 750 or more employees in the past four months. Some MLAs have also undergone training. Procurement of hardware is being done after requisite training. Hartron, the nodal organisation responsible for computerisation, has been given the responsibility to carry out this purchase. Mr. L.M. Goyal, Chairman, State IT Steering Committee, has recommended a transparent and properly planned purchase procedure, whereby established manufacturers with excellent sales service, whether Indian or multinational companies, get equal opportunity.

The note claims that it is for the first time that computers are being procured by an organisation in North India in such a large number and that too in such a planned, transparent and reliable manner.

As an additional precaution, before taking up delivery, every system shall be inspected and tested. Computer systems will be subjected to bench marking test (WIN bench/AMI DIAGS) and also continuous run test for a period of 72 hours.

It is for the first time that each and every computer being procured will have to pass a continuous run test for 72 hours for quality procurement and to weed out non-standard manufacturers.

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