Information
Technology (IT) would have a prominent and progressive role in the new millennium
as the single most important enabler for improving efficiency and effectiveness
in organisations. The State Government recognises the role of IT as an effective
tool in catalysing economic activity, in efficient governance and in developing
human resource. This policy seeks a deep impact initiative by the State Government
in encouraging replacement of traditional delivery system of public services
by IT driven system of governance that works better, costs less and is capable
of serving the citizens’ needs with ease.
A high
degree of public satisfaction through transparent and efficient functioning
of public domain activities would be at the focus of IT initiative. Application
of sunrise technologies in transition to a knowledge based society, providing
equal opportunity to all in reaping the benefits of development, harnessing
vast potential of human endeavour and enriching quality of life shall provide
the long term underpinning of socio-economic transformation of the State.
This policy further seeks to facilitate private domain initiative in e-transition
of Haryana by providing critical infrastructure, systems framework and enabling
environment
Objectives
The
IT Vision is sought to be realised by achieving the following objectives:
Upgrading the standard
and quality of administration, particularly in social and public services
sector through a process of modernisation and rationalisation of the administrative
set up.
Providing public
centred, efficient and cost-effective Government
Extensive percolation
of IT literacy and education in the State
Promoting investments
in IT industry
Encouraging private
sector initiative in IT related infrastructure and services
Increasing the share
of IT in State Gross Domestic Product
Generating IT related
employment opportunities
Enhancing earning
capacity of the residents thereby ensuring a better quality of life
IT
Policy and Public Domain
Re-engineering
of administrative processes
The State shall
undertake intensive re-engineering and administrative reforms, redefining
its role, and recasting the structure and functioning of its administrative
Departments to facilitate adaptation to IT. This exercise shall be carried
by removal of redundancies, resource optimisation and rationalisation of rules
and procedures to bring about transparency in working and enhancing efficiency
and productivity.
IT application
in transaction automation and creation of information databanks will be mandatory
for all Departments, Boards and Corporation to achieve accountability and
efficiency in administration. This process will be completed by the year 2003.
As a part
of administrative re-engineering, integration of projects across various Departments
to provide a single point of contact to citizens for electronic delivery of
services would be put in place.
IT
Budget
Each
Department, Board and Corporation shall earmark 5% of its budget for IT applications.
This budget shall be spent for complete transition to e-Governance by the
year 2005. Individual organisation specific IT plans will be finalised by
31.3.2001. The allocated budget shall be spent on procurement of hardware,
systems software, establishing IT centres, networking, web technology, development
of applications software, training and technical consultancy, etc. This initiative
will be supervised by Hartron and NIC.
IT
Initiative Fund for e-Governance
An IT initiative fund for e-Governance shall be established
with contributions from profit making State PSUS, co-operative institutions
and other public sector organisations. The initiative fund shall be utilised
for developing replicable and reusable models of e-Governance, IT innovations
in administration reengineering, IT supported resource optimization, decision
support systems, MIS, intranets and other applicable enabling technologies.
The fund
shall have an initial Corpus of Rs. 10 Crores and shall be administered by
a Governing Body headed by the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
An Executive Committee of the Governing Body headed by Secretary, EIT shall
be constituted for appropriations from this fund.
State-wide
Area Network
The State shall
establish backbone network Haryana State Wide Area Network (HARNET) for voice, data and video transmission and
dissemination. The network shall be utilised for inter department connectivity,
multi-user and multi-service facilities, video conferencing, file transfer
facility, e-mail, on-line application processing, query and response. HARNET
shall enable better communication, information sharing, allowing people to
work together more effectively resulting in cohesive administration. Phased
implementation of HARNET will cover strengthening the existing intranets at
State Secretariat, Haryana Bhawan and 19 Districts Head Quarters with existing
NIC/DOT infrastructure. The second phase shall extend HARNET to all Government
Departments, State Secretariat, Districts, Sub-Divisions, Tehsils, Sub-Tehsils
and Block Head Quarters. Hartron shall implement this extended HARNET in association
with private sector. Where DOT is not in a position to provide suitable links,
such connectivity shall be achieved through private initiative.
The State Government Departments shall establish departmental intranets and
local area networks which will lay the foundation of Centralised Data Repository
of public domain information for "Anytime-Anywhere" usage.
