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Innovative ICT solutions for transforming Governance. Focus : Rural India. Tanmoy Chakrabarty Vice-President & Head- Government ISU. 2 nd September, 2010. What makes a leader?. Leaders show the way to others. Treasury Management Solution was first implemented in Assam. Budget Management
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Innovative ICT solutions for transforming Governance Focus : Rural India Tanmoy Chakrabarty Vice-President & Head- Government ISU 2nd September, 2010
Treasury Management Solution was first implemented in Assam Budget Management System Departmental System Budget & Ceiling Budgeting & Revision Budget & Ceiling Distribution at DDO Level Consolidated Information Warehouse Treasury Management System Payment & Receipt Single Window Interface !!!
Directorate of Accounts & Treasuries (DoAT), Govt. of Assam, Problem • DoAT manages 53 treasuries across the state and provides management & monitoring reports to the Finance department • Monitoring of actual expenses against the budget was extremely difficult on the existing manual system Solution • Developed a central server based system connecting all treasuries, the Finance department and the DoAT office Benefits • Real time ways and means position and elimination of overdrafts • Elimination of budgetary deficits through better management of expenditure and incomes • Conservation of national resources through Real-time inputs to the CAG
It was then replicated across states Assam became a beacon for other states Assam can become a leader in eGovernance
“The Bottom of the Pyramid market provides a new growth opportunity for the private sector and a forum for innovation” • C.K. Prahalad • Author of :The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
... “the place of innovation !”…“ the place for innovation !” Rural Areas…
Innovate to … “make computers affordable for all” Innovations in the area of ICT • Innovate to… “make the Desktop mobile & reach the masses”. • Innovate to… “let the Technology reach the villagers” • Innovate to… “impart Literacy programs via mobile” • Innovate to… “provide Knowledge to farmers” Lets Innovate… • Innovate to… “create a solution to manage rural Finances” • Innovate to… “ensure equitable medical help..”
Innovate to … “make computers affordable for all” • Innovate to… “make the Desktop mobile & reach the masses”. • Innovate to… “let the Technology reach the villagers” • Innovate to… “increase Literacy via mobile” • Innovate to… “provide Knowledge to farmers” Lets Innovate… Innovate to… “create a solution to manage rural Finances” • Innovate to… “ensure equitable medical help”
Innovate to … “make computers affordable for all” Simputer..Affordable computing for all
Simputer • Platform- independent • Customized to local requirements • Solves the Last Mile Problem • Simputer
Innovate to… “make the Desktop mobile & reach the masses” Computer-on-Wheels
Computer-on-Wheels with Mobile Connectivity Courtesy: Mrs. Rajeshwari, CoWProject
Innovate to…let the Technology reach villagers Grameenphone
Innovate to… increase Literacy via mobile Adult Literacy Program
Computer Based Functional Literacy • Available in 8 Indian languages TCS’ Adult Literacy Program • Over 100,000 people benefitted
Increasing the spread of literacy The advantages of the Mobile Phone for scaling up the ALP programme:
Innovate to… “provide Knowledge to farmers” mKrishi mKrishi on Mobile Also displays the geographical location of the farmer’s handset. TCS Farmer Application mKrishi Advise on fertilizer
mKRISHI – Mobile Based Agro Advisory System • mKRISHI… • Trying to reduce the last mile gap between farmers and their eco system partners such as Agriculture experts, Markets, Government officials, Banks etc.
Innovate to… “create a solution to manage rural Finances” Financial Inclusion
Financial Inclusion • 147 million • households • in rural areas • Farmer • Households • 89 million • 203 million • households • in India Source: http://www.ibef.org/artdisplay.aspx?tdy=1&cat_id=60&art_id=16840
Rural Banking Financial Inclusion: Solution Framework • Non-branch banking • Areas where internet kiosks exist • Segmentation of the Non-branch banking • Without a brick & mortar branch • Areas where there are motorable roads, good connectivity exist • Areas where there are no motorable roads, hilly terrain
UID to remove Type I and Type II errors and change the face of rural India Bring the poor in the mainstream by providing Identity; provide inclusive growth and opportunity to people who are not a part of the system right now
Innovation in Medicine… Webhealthcenter Portal Telemedicine Health Parameter Tracking Decision Support System Smart Chair & Silicon Locket Remote Patient Care
And to sum it all up… “Innovate to enable ICT Integration"
e-enabled Public Services Capacity Building ICT Intervention for Integration Empowerment of Citizens e-learning Strong Database Web based Monitoring Information Services Project Monitoring Accessibility Transparency Accounts & Fund Monitoring
Thank you! tanmoy.chakrabarty@tcs.com