The national e-governance awards instituted by department of administrative reforms and public grievances have been announced. The awards are given to recognize and promote excellence in implementation of e-governance initiatives. This year the awards have been announced in seven categories namely, excellence in government process re-engineering, exemplary re-use of ICT based solutions, outstanding performance in citizen-centric service deliver, innovative use of technology in e-governance, innovative use of ICT by PSUs for customer’s benefits, best government portal and special award for e-governance in agriculture sector. The award will be presented at Aurangabad on Feb 10, 2011 by the union government.
The various award winners are :
Category 1 - Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering
• GOLD Processing of Income Tax Returns at Centralized Processing Center, Directorate of Income Tax (System), Income Tax Department, New Delhi.
• SILVER e-Stamping for MCA Services, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi.
• BRONZE Aasthi(GIS based Property Tax Information System), Directorate of Municipal Administration, Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka.
Category 2 - Exemplary Re-Use of ICT Based Solutions
• GOLD Panch Tantra – Gram Panchayatha Online System, Rural Development and Panchayatha Raj Department , Government of Karnataka and NIC
• SILVER Geoinformatics in implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 in Maharashtra, Tribal Research and Training Institute, Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra.
• BRONZE e-grantz, Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala .
Category 3 - Outstanding performance in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery
• GOLD SWAGAT – State-Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology, Chief Minister’s Office, Gujarat.
• SILVER Aarogyam, District Health Society, Bagpat & J.P. Nagar, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• BRONZE Tele Samadhan – Call Centre for Citizen facilitation and grievances redressal, Madhya Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation, Department of IT, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Category 4 - Innovative use of Technology in e-Governance
• GOLD BTRAC 2010, Bangalore Traffic Police.
• SILVER Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), Gujarat State Watershed Management Agency, Department of Rural Development, Government of Gujarat.
• BRONZE e-Disaster Management Cell, Collector Office, Gadchiroli.
• BRONZE e-Governance, Computer Department, Rajkot Municipal Corporation .
Category 5 - Innovative use of ICT by PSUs for Customer’s Benefits
• GOLD Financial Inclusion, Punjab National Bank, New Delhi.
• SILVER Enhanced National Train Enquiry System (ENTES), Centre for Railway Information Systems, Indian Railways.
• BRONZE Electronic Fund Transferring System, Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited, Housing Department, Government of Karnataka.
Category 6 - Best Government Portal
• GOLD Indian Customs EDI Gateway Project (ICEGATE), Directorate General of Systems & Data Management, Central Board of Excise and Customs.
• SILVER Net-Portal Project of Geological Survey of India, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata.
• BRONZE National Data Warehouse of Official Statistics, Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, New Delhi.
Category 7 - Specific Sectoral Award - Focus Sector – Agriculture
• GOLD Agrisnet – Agriculture Information Service Network, Agriculture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
• SILVER e-Krishi, Kerala State IT Mission, Department of IT, Government of Kerala.
• BRONZE e-Auction, Tea Board of India, Kolkata.
