Sirmaur's Tryst With Smartness
eGov|December 2018

A tele-medicine service has been started in the far flung areas to provide the medical facility of consultation with doctors sitting in top hospitals of the country like Apollo, says Lalit Jain, Deputy Commissioner, Sirmaur, in conversation with Gautam Debroy of Elets News Networks (ENN).

Sirmaur's Tryst With Smartness

You have recently developed MyDC app. Tell us about this mobile app in detail.

MyDC app provides the opportunity to refer the grievances directly to the district administration, which is then forwarded to the department concerned for resolution through this app. All messages, announcements made by the deputy commissioner of Sirmaur are available on this app.

To benefit the visitors/tourists of other states visiting Sirmaur district, important information like details of the rest houses and hotels in the district; phone numbers of important departments; tourist, historical and pilgrimage centres of the district; and important web links have been provided on the app.

How does MyDC app help in government functioning?

This app will help the government as well as general public through the following upcoming features:

• Black Spot options: It will help to mark the landslide prone areas, broken roads as well as the problem of the backward areas to the department concerned.

This story is from the December 2018 edition of eGov.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the December 2018 edition of eGov.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM EGOVView All
Zero Emission Mobility Is The Way Forward
eGov

Zero Emission Mobility Is The Way Forward

The road ahead for improving the present scenario of the transport sector is to make way for electric vehicles and ensure zero emission, says Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, as he puts spotlight on the challenges faced in introducing green mobility solutions and measures taken by the government to mitigate those, in an interview with Souvik Goswami and K C Mishra of Elets New Network (ENN).

time-read
5 mins  |
May 2019
Using Innovation, How Pilibhit DM Ensured Record Voting In LS Poll
eGov

Using Innovation, How Pilibhit DM Ensured Record Voting In LS Poll

A record 67.2 percent voting was achieved in Pilibhit in Phase-III of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, making it the top district in Uttar Pradesh to have registered maximum voter turnout.

time-read
2 mins  |
May 2019
Mizoram Beckons Investors Via Business Summit
eGov

Mizoram Beckons Investors Via Business Summit

The North East is the fastest growing part of India today, with the Government of India laying special emphasis and having a focussed approach of putting this part of India in the spotlight of growth and development.

time-read
4 mins  |
April 2018 Special issue
Bringing Social Change Through NEDP
eGov

Bringing Social Change Through NEDP

Though NEDP has been implemented by the State only recently and its activities are still confined to a few selected fields, its achievement in the social sector is encouraging. There still exist a great scope for expansion in terms of coverage and extent.

time-read
4 mins  |
April 2018 Special issue
‘OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION'
eGov

‘OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION'

Starting from June 2019, a massive campaign will be launched to increase class attendance in schools, as in each class quality of education depends on the knowledge from the previous class. This will be a non-financial intervention that would be taken up by involving parents, NGOs, media, self-help groups (SHGs), says Dr B Janardhan Reddy, Secretary, School and Higher Education Department, Government of Telangana, in an interview with Sudheer Goutham B of Elets News Network (ENN).

time-read
8 mins  |
May 2019
NEDP Intervention In Agriculture And Allied Sector
eGov

NEDP Intervention In Agriculture And Allied Sector

Agriculture and Allied Sector has been identified as one of the most important key growth drivers under the National Economic Development Plan (NEDP).

time-read
4 mins  |
April 2018 Special issue
Smart Cities Catalysing Development Across Uttar Pradesh
eGov

Smart Cities Catalysing Development Across Uttar Pradesh

With the State government led by Yogi Adityanath determined to transform Uttar Pradesh (UP), Smart Cities Mission is emerging as a ray of hope to realise this dream. As intensive use of smart solutions to develop smarter and sustainable cities in the country is gaining pace, UP is marching ahead in sinc with the time, observe Arpit Gupta and Ahmad Shariq Khan of Elets News Network (ENN).

time-read
8 mins  |
December 2018
The City Of Culture On Course To Becoming Truly 'Smart'
eGov

The City Of Culture On Course To Becoming Truly 'Smart'

Thanks to a number of path-breaking initiatives under implementation, the historic City of Lucknow is marching ahead to soon become a truly ‘Smart’ city, says Anil Garg, Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow and Chairman, Lucknow Smart City Limited, in conversation with Arpit Gupta of Elets News Network (ENN).

time-read
6 mins  |
December 2018
El Salvador Looking At India To Partner For Growth
eGov

El Salvador Looking At India To Partner For Growth

Pharmaceuticals is among the top exports from India to El Salvador, where local population has almost similar disease profile as Indians and has made a huge impact in making healthcare more affordable in his country, says Ariel Andrade Galindo, El Salvador’s Ambassador to India, in conversation with Vivek Ratnakar of Elets News Network (ENN).

time-read
4 mins  |
December 2018 eIndia
Documenting India's Digital Evolution
eGov

Documenting India's Digital Evolution

With the governance in India steadily acquiring an improved version of administration and service delivery, the change in the system has been expedited by the power of digitisation.

time-read
4 mins  |
December 2018 eIndia