IT ministry issues RFP for e-governance web portal

Website to be used for monitoring of CSC schemes, providing interface for various e-governance services, broadband connectivity status of CSCs and facilitate online transactions for e-government services

PTI | August 10, 2011



The Information Technology department has issued request for proposal (RFP) for selecting a business partner who will design, develop and manage website for monitoring services under Common Services Centre scheme.

The RFP has been floated by special purpose vehicle CSC e-Governance Services India which was formed to manage CSC scheme of government. The CSC Scheme envisages setting up of 2.5 lakh internet enabled ICT centers named as Common Services Centres (CSC) in the public private partnership (PPP) mode in rural areas.

Each CSC is run by a Village Level Entrepreneur (VLEs) selected who is selected by the private sector partner under the scheme. The website will be used for monitoring of CSC schemes, providing interface for various e-governance services, broadband connectivity status of CSCs, facilitate online transactions for e-government services and various other services that form part of e-governance services.

The business partner selected through RFP will be paid commission for transactions completed through the portal. All payments under this contract will be made to business partner from an escrow account to be managed by CSC SPV.

Apart from operations and maintenance of the portal, the business partner will be enrolling village level enterpreneurs who run CSCs and there activation on the Portal. Last date for submission of bid is September 5.

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