The document discusses two Mission Mode Projects under India's National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) - the Central MMP for Passport, Immigration and Visa, and the State MMP for Gram Panchayats (local governments). For the Central MMP, the objectives are to enhance travel experiences for Indians going abroad by reducing immigration clearance times and improving security checks. Responsible departments include the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Home Affairs. Online application submission and tracking is available. For the State MMP, the goal is to overcome challenges in rural areas by implementing e-governance modules within Gram Panchayats to issue licenses, certificates and disseminate information. Some states have implemented Panchayat

1. Mission Mode Project Focus on Service Delivery & Capacity Building Meenu S Babu IIITM-K

2. NeGP Vision All Government services should be accessible to the common man in his locality through One-stop-shop (integrated service delivery)ensuring convenience, efficiency, transparency & reliability

3. Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality

4. NEGP –Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) MMPs identified on the basis of high citizen / business interface – projects cover range of key services offered by department Integrated India Portal Common Service Centers EG Gateway E Courts E-Office E Procurement State Agriculture Land Records Transport Treasuries Commercial Taxes Gram Panchayats Municipalities Registration Police Emplmt. Exchang e Central Income Tax Central Excise Passports/Visa & Immigration MCA 21 National ID Pensions Industry Initiative Banking Insurance

5. Central Mission Mode Project -- Passport, Immigration & Visa

6. Objectives Aims at enhancing the experience of in-bound and out-bound travellers from India Project implemented in two modules - one looking into aspects of immigration & Visa (aims to reduce immigration clearance time and ensure better security checks). - second into passport issues(concerned with speedy resolution of issues )‏

7. Services: Application for fresh passport Renewal Application status tracking Effective and efficient immigration formalities for all incoming international flights.

8. Responsible Departments Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Civil Aviation Ministry of Home Affairs Bureau of Immigration (BoI)

9. STATUS: On line submission of applications and tracking. Passport application submission at 463 districts passport cells and 1095 post offices/speed post centers. All 31 offices are computerized. Issues machine readable and machine printed passports in ICAO STANDARDS. 15 out of 26 large mission and 67 out of 120 small mission computerized. Implementing e-Governance in visa and immigration is awaiting consideration and approval.

10. State Mission Mode Project -- Gram Panchayats

11. Panchayats. . . First Level Of Interaction For Over 60% Of Rural Population National e-Governance Plan has identified Panchayat as one of the Mission Mode Projects(MMP). MMP designed to overcome the challenges being faced in the villages such as lack of reliable communication infrastructure, delay in providing services to the citizens (Licenses, Certificate etc)‏

12. In order to achieve its vision and objectives, MMP envisages implementation of various application modules covering the following services/management functions within Gram Panchayat: Issue of Trade Licenses House Related Services Certificate of Birth, Death, Income Dissemination of Internal Process of Panchayat agenda, voting, resolution Copy of Proceedings of Gram Sabha and Action Taken Report Receipt of Funds / Progress Report Data on BPL, PF for Landless , Agricultural Laborers, education, Health facilities & status Digitization of the Village Infrastructure on a Map

13. Some states ( West Bengal , Orissa and AP) have implemented e-Government modules in Panchayat . A National Panchayat Portal has been developed by NIC which has information, content and services needed by people links citizens with Panchayat links Panchayat with each other allows access to information & services provided by Ministry of Panchayati Raj

14. STATUS : States like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Assam started computerization of gram panchayat. Total envisaged cost is about 3500 Cr. for 3 years.

15. Gram Panchayat Management System WEST BENGAL

16. NeGP initiatives in rural Bengal Extension of WBSWAN to all 341 blocks with 2 mbps connection. Connectivity to 277 Gram Panchayats in the Bardhaman district through 31 blocks and 6 sub-divisions as pilot project. 6797 Citizen Service Centers for delivery of various services planned in the rural areas of the state. Capacity building of PRI functionaries and officials.

17. GIS based Information System at GP Level. Digital Map of all GPs prepared & available in the website www.wbprd.nic.in All village level Census 2001 data available for all GPs. Possible to answer complex query to facilitate planning. Other GP level social, economic & infrastructure data can be easily ported and are being done in selected GPs.

18. Other services offered at the GP Level Documentation of births & deaths. Computerized certificate generation. Issue of trade licenses. Monitoring & reporting of poverty alleviation programs. Information on BPL families / Individual beneficiaries.

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